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Most equal income distribution, New York counties

New York counties with the lowest income inequality, measured by the Gini index (2024 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR20102024
Most equal income distribution by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPINCOME INEQUALITY (GINI)VS 2010
01Lewis County, NYNY26,4790.399+1%
02Genesee County, NYNY58,4160.404−1%
03Chenango County, NYNY45,7150.405−3%
04Washington County, NYNY59,3530.408+4%
05Wayne County, NYNY91,2500.411+7%
06Wyoming County, NYNY39,7410.415+7%
07Cortland County, NYNY45,8500.418−1%
08Livingston County, NYNY61,4380.424+8%
09Franklin County, NYNY46,5000.425+1%
10Putnam County, NYNY99,0280.425+5%
11Allegany County, NYNY46,8000.426+1%
12Montgomery County, NYNY50,0460.427+1%
13Orleans County, NYNY39,8250.427+11%
14Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5100.428+4%
15Hamilton County, NYNY5,0060.430+3%
16Cayuga County, NYNY74,3650.436+8%
17Madison County, NYNY67,1200.438+7%
18Fulton County, NYNY52,2160.439+0%
19Jefferson County, NYNY111,5400.439+5%
20Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3900.441+9%
21Herkimer County, NYNY59,2190.442+7%
22Ontario County, NYNY113,1300.442+3%
23Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0900.442+6%
24Schoharie County, NYNY30,1760.444+9%
25Niagara County, NYNY208,9120.444+4%
26Oswego County, NYNY118,5690.444+6%
27Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1260.444+4%
28Otsego County, NYNY60,5890.445+3%
29Saratoga County, NYNY241,3430.446+9%
30Schuyler County, NYNY16,9240.446+18%
31Clinton County, NYNY78,1380.448+7%
32Orange County, NYNY417,6690.449+10%
33Richmond County, NYNY501,2900.449+5%
34Schenectady County, NYNY162,5810.449+6%
35Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9390.451+1%
36Oneida County, NYNY226,3920.451+4%
37Steuben County, NYNY91,8550.452+5%
38Essex County, NYNY36,4380.455+8%
39Albany County, NYNY321,2250.456+1%
40Warren County, NYNY65,0200.458+10%
41Delaware County, NYNY44,3050.459+11%
42St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4880.460+10%
43Seneca County, NYNY32,8830.460+16%
44Tioga County, NYNY47,4530.462+16%
45Erie County, NYNY946,7410.464+1%
46Onondaga County, NYNY466,5840.464+3%
47Chemung County, NYNY80,4150.466+5%
48Monroe County, NYNY750,5060.466+3%
49Dutchess County, NYNY300,7080.466+11%
50Yates County, NYNY24,5470.466+2%
51Greene County, NYNY47,2380.467+8%
52Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.468+8%
53Broome County, NYNY195,7360.471+4%
54Rockland County, NYNY357,3970.471+6%
55Ulster County, NYNY183,3300.480+12%
56Tompkins County, NYNY104,0470.483+3%
57Sullivan County, NYNY80,5860.495+14%
58Columbia County, NYNY60,1680.510+8%
59Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.520+8%
60Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.533+7%
61Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7430.538+1%
62New York County, NYNY1,664,8620.598−1%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES