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Lowest poverty rate, New York counties · 2020

New York counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.4%+0.2 pts
02Putnam County, NYNY99,0285.6%+1.2 pts
03Saratoga County, NYNY241,3435.9%+0.2 pts
04Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0906.5%+0.5 pts
05Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7438.4%−0.4 pts
06Madison County, NYNY67,1208.5%−1.3 pts
07Warren County, NYNY65,0208.5%−1.3 pts
08Hamilton County, NYNY5,0068.6%−1.8 pts
09Wyoming County, NYNY39,7418.7%+0.3 pts
10Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088.8%+1.3 pts
11Ontario County, NYNY113,1309.0%+1.7 pts
12Tioga County, NYNY47,4539.9%+1.5 pts
13Essex County, NYNY36,43810.1%−1.4 pts
14Columbia County, NYNY60,16810.2%+1.1 pts
15Genesee County, NYNY58,41610.8%+3.2 pts
16Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51010.8%+1.3 pts
17Richmond County, NYNY501,29010.8%+0.8 pts
18Washington County, NYNY59,35310.9%+1.5 pts
19Wayne County, NYNY91,25011.2%+2.6 pts
20Orange County, NYNY417,66911.4%+0.8 pts
21Schenectady County, NYNY162,58111.4%+0.5 pts
22Greene County, NYNY47,23811.5%−0.7 pts
23Queens County, NYNY2,358,18211.6%−3.0 pts
24Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.6%+0.2 pts
25Seneca County, NYNY32,88312.0%+0.5 pts
26Albany County, NYNY321,22512.1%+1.5 pts
27Cayuga County, NYNY74,36512.3%+1.3 pts
28Clinton County, NYNY78,13812.3%−1.6 pts
29Niagara County, NYNY208,91212.4%+1.8 pts
30Livingston County, NYNY61,43812.6%+2.2 pts
31Steuben County, NYNY91,85512.7%−0.5 pts
32Chenango County, NYNY45,71512.9%−1.5 pts
33Lewis County, NYNY26,47913.3%+0.1 pts
34Sullivan County, NYNY80,58613.3%−3.0 pts
35Otsego County, NYNY60,58913.4%−1.6 pts
36Yates County, NYNY24,54713.5%+0.4 pts
37Herkimer County, NYNY59,21913.6%+1.1 pts
38Ulster County, NYNY183,33013.7%+2.3 pts
39Erie County, NYNY946,74113.7%+1.5 pts
40Orleans County, NYNY39,82513.8%+3.0 pts
41Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.9%+1.7 pts
42Monroe County, NYNY750,50614.1%+2.9 pts
43Oneida County, NYNY226,39214.2%+1.2 pts
44Jefferson County, NYNY111,54014.4%+1.1 pts
45Cortland County, NYNY45,85014.4%−1.0 pts
46Rockland County, NYNY357,39714.5%+5.0 pts
47Chemung County, NYNY80,41514.7%+1.7 pts
48Schuyler County, NYNY16,92414.7%+2.9 pts
49Fulton County, NYNY52,21614.8%+2.3 pts
50New York County, NYNY1,664,86215.6%−4.4 pts
51Delaware County, NYNY44,30516.2%+3.3 pts
52Allegany County, NYNY46,80016.7%+1.2 pts
53Oswego County, NYNY118,56916.8%+2.8 pts
54Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39016.9%+3.2 pts
55Tompkins County, NYNY104,04717.5%−0.2 pts
56St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48817.6%+0.7 pts
57Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12617.8%+3.9 pts
58Franklin County, NYNY46,50017.8%+3.2 pts
59Montgomery County, NYNY50,04617.8%+5.8 pts
60Broome County, NYNY195,73618.5%+5.7 pts
61Kings County, NYNY2,653,96319.2%−5.8 pts
62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33227.0%−3.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS