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Most residents in poverty, New York counties

New York counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Kings County, NYNY2,653,963503,548−19%

02Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332390,739−4%

03Queens County, NYNY2,358,182299,766−8%

04New York County, NYNY1,664,862269,263−12%

05Erie County, NYNY946,741131,679+14%

06Monroe County, NYNY750,506102,851+25%

07Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09098,291+16%

08Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74390,079+11%

09Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93975,286+8%

10Onondaga County, NYNY466,58465,034+17%

11Richmond County, NYNY501,29056,854+28%

12Rockland County, NYNY357,39755,555+104%

13Orange County, NYNY417,66951,409+43%

14Albany County, NYNY321,22541,308+32%

15Broome County, NYNY195,73636,498+42%

16Oneida County, NYNY226,39235,455+15%

17Niagara County, NYNY208,91228,515+22%

18Ulster County, NYNY183,33026,724+32%

19Dutchess County, NYNY300,70825,125+19%

20Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12621,879+13%

21Schenectady County, NYNY162,58121,277+33%

22Oswego County, NYNY118,56919,255+12%

23Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51018,946+31%

24St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48818,083−4%

25Tompkins County, NYNY104,04717,103+1%

26Saratoga County, NYNY241,34316,824+47%

27Jefferson County, NYNY111,54015,742+6%

28Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39014,544+26%

29Chemung County, NYNY80,41513,401+14%

30Steuben County, NYNY91,85512,756−2%

31Sullivan County, NYNY80,58612,640+5%

32Clinton County, NYNY78,13810,748−3%

33Wayne County, NYNY91,25010,396+29%

34Ontario County, NYNY113,13010,149+39%

35Cayuga County, NYNY74,36510,145+12%

36Franklin County, NYNY46,5008,522+14%

37Herkimer County, NYNY59,2198,015−1%

38Allegany County, NYNY46,8007,633−1%

39Otsego County, NYNY60,5897,537−18%

40Columbia County, NYNY60,1687,399+30%

41Montgomery County, NYNY50,0467,219+21%

42Putnam County, NYNY99,0286,977+67%

43Fulton County, NYNY52,2166,892−0%

44Warren County, NYNY65,0206,862+11%

45Livingston County, NYNY61,4386,818+2%

46Madison County, NYNY67,1206,743−1%

47Washington County, NYNY59,3536,496+13%

48Delaware County, NYNY44,3056,412+4%

49Tioga County, NYNY47,4536,396+47%

50Genesee County, NYNY58,4166,149+34%

51Cortland County, NYNY45,8505,903−21%

52Chenango County, NYNY45,7155,469−26%

53Orleans County, NYNY39,8255,049+6%

54Greene County, NYNY47,2384,683−20%

55Seneca County, NYNY32,8834,433+16%

56Wyoming County, NYNY39,7414,426+22%

57Essex County, NYNY36,4384,144−8%

58Schoharie County, NYNY30,1763,525−2%

59Lewis County, NYNY26,4793,282−8%

60Yates County, NYNY24,5473,124−3%

61Schuyler County, NYNY16,9242,606+15%

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,006539−4%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES