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Most equal income distribution, New York counties

New York counties with the lowest income inequality, measured by the Gini index (2023 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 2000
01Lewis County, NYNY26,4790.399
02Genesee County, NYNY58,4160.404
03Chenango County, NYNY45,7150.405
04Washington County, NYNY59,3530.408
05Wayne County, NYNY91,2500.411
06Wyoming County, NYNY39,7410.415
07Cortland County, NYNY45,8500.418
08Livingston County, NYNY61,4380.424
09Franklin County, NYNY46,5000.425
10Putnam County, NYNY99,0280.425
11Allegany County, NYNY46,8000.426
12Montgomery County, NYNY50,0460.427
13Orleans County, NYNY39,8250.427
14Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5100.428
15Hamilton County, NYNY5,0060.430
16Cayuga County, NYNY74,3650.436
17Madison County, NYNY67,1200.438
18Fulton County, NYNY52,2160.439
19Jefferson County, NYNY111,5400.439
20Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3900.441
21Herkimer County, NYNY59,2190.442
22Ontario County, NYNY113,1300.442
23Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0900.442
24Schoharie County, NYNY30,1760.444
25Niagara County, NYNY208,9120.444
26Oswego County, NYNY118,5690.444
27Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1260.444
28Otsego County, NYNY60,5890.445
29Saratoga County, NYNY241,3430.446
30Schuyler County, NYNY16,9240.446
31Clinton County, NYNY78,1380.448
32Orange County, NYNY417,6690.449
33Richmond County, NYNY501,2900.449
34Schenectady County, NYNY162,5810.449
35Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9390.451
36Oneida County, NYNY226,3920.451
37Steuben County, NYNY91,8550.452
38Essex County, NYNY36,4380.455
39Albany County, NYNY321,2250.456
40Warren County, NYNY65,0200.458
41Delaware County, NYNY44,3050.459
42St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4880.460
43Seneca County, NYNY32,8830.460
44Tioga County, NYNY47,4530.462
45Erie County, NYNY946,7410.464
46Onondaga County, NYNY466,5840.464
47Chemung County, NYNY80,4150.466
48Monroe County, NYNY750,5060.466
49Dutchess County, NYNY300,7080.466
50Yates County, NYNY24,5470.466
51Greene County, NYNY47,2380.467
52Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.468
53Broome County, NYNY195,7360.471
54Rockland County, NYNY357,3970.471
55Ulster County, NYNY183,3300.480
56Tompkins County, NYNY104,0470.483
57Sullivan County, NYNY80,5860.495
58Columbia County, NYNY60,1680.510
59Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.520
60Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.533
61Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7430.538
62New York County, NYNY1,664,8620.598
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES