RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Lowest poverty rate, New York counties · 2020

New York counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.4%+4%

02Putnam County, NYNY99,0285.6%+28%

03Saratoga County, NYNY241,3435.9%+4%

04Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0906.5%+8%

05Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7438.4%−4%

06Madison County, NYNY67,1208.5%−14%

07Warren County, NYNY65,0208.5%−13%

08Hamilton County, NYNY5,0068.6%−17%

09Wyoming County, NYNY39,7418.7%+4%

10Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088.8%+17%

11Ontario County, NYNY113,1309.0%+24%

12Tioga County, NYNY47,4539.9%+18%

13Essex County, NYNY36,43810.1%−12%

14Columbia County, NYNY60,16810.2%+13%

15Genesee County, NYNY58,41610.8%+41%

16Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51010.8%+14%

17Richmond County, NYNY501,29010.8%+8%

18Washington County, NYNY59,35310.9%+16%

19Wayne County, NYNY91,25011.2%+30%

20Orange County, NYNY417,66911.4%+8%

21Schenectady County, NYNY162,58111.4%+4%

22Greene County, NYNY47,23811.5%−5%

23Queens County, NYNY2,358,18211.6%−20%

24Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.6%+2%

25Seneca County, NYNY32,88312.0%+5%

26Albany County, NYNY321,22512.1%+14%

27Cayuga County, NYNY74,36512.3%+11%

28Clinton County, NYNY78,13812.3%−11%

29Niagara County, NYNY208,91212.4%+17%

30Livingston County, NYNY61,43812.6%+21%

31Steuben County, NYNY91,85512.7%−4%

32Chenango County, NYNY45,71512.9%−10%

33Lewis County, NYNY26,47913.3%+1%

34Sullivan County, NYNY80,58613.3%−18%

35Otsego County, NYNY60,58913.4%−11%

36Yates County, NYNY24,54713.5%+3%

37Herkimer County, NYNY59,21913.6%+9%

38Ulster County, NYNY183,33013.7%+20%

39Erie County, NYNY946,74113.7%+13%

40Orleans County, NYNY39,82513.8%+28%

41Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.9%+14%

42Monroe County, NYNY750,50614.1%+26%

43Oneida County, NYNY226,39214.2%+9%

44Jefferson County, NYNY111,54014.4%+8%

45Cortland County, NYNY45,85014.4%−7%

46Rockland County, NYNY357,39714.5%+53%

47Chemung County, NYNY80,41514.7%+13%

48Schuyler County, NYNY16,92414.7%+24%

49Fulton County, NYNY52,21614.8%+18%

50New York County, NYNY1,664,86215.6%−22%

51Delaware County, NYNY44,30516.2%+26%

52Allegany County, NYNY46,80016.7%+8%

53Oswego County, NYNY118,56916.8%+20%

54Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39016.9%+23%

55Tompkins County, NYNY104,04717.5%−1%

56St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48817.6%+4%

57Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12617.8%+28%

58Franklin County, NYNY46,50017.8%+22%

59Montgomery County, NYNY50,04617.8%+48%

60Broome County, NYNY195,73618.5%+44%

61Kings County, NYNY2,653,96319.2%−23%

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33227.0%−12%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES