RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Most residents in poverty, New York counties · 1990

New York counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 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. The median across all 62 is 10,774.

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RELATEDHighest median household income Lowest median household income Highest per-capita income Lowest poverty rate Highest poverty rate Most six-figure households

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Kings County, NYNY2,653,963521,352–

02Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332345,575–

03New York County, NYNY1,664,862305,174–

04Queens County, NYNY2,358,182212,889–

05Erie County, NYNY946,741118,499–

06Monroe County, NYNY750,50673,981–

07Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09062,776–

08Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74359,904–

09Onondaga County, NYNY466,58448,139–

10Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93947,944–

11Oneida County, NYNY226,39229,938–

12Richmond County, NYNY501,29029,570–

13Orange County, NYNY417,66928,650–

14Albany County, NYNY321,22528,278–

15Niagara County, NYNY208,91223,710–

16Broome County, NYNY195,73622,338–

17Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12619,554–

18St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48819,314–

19Tompkins County, NYNY104,04717,821–

20Rockland County, NYNY357,39716,939–

21Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51014,347–

22Oswego County, NYNY118,56914,241–

23Ulster County, NYNY183,33014,137–

24Dutchess County, NYNY300,70813,951–

25Steuben County, NYNY91,85513,389–

26Jefferson County, NYNY111,54013,137–

27Schenectady County, NYNY162,58112,430–

28Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39011,823–

29Clinton County, NYNY78,13811,386–

30Chemung County, NYNY80,41510,815–

31Saratoga County, NYNY241,34310,774–

32Sullivan County, NYNY80,5869,309–

33Herkimer County, NYNY59,2198,623–

34Otsego County, NYNY60,5898,420–

35Cayuga County, NYNY74,3658,415–

36Franklin County, NYNY46,5007,980–

37Allegany County, NYNY46,8007,467–

38Wayne County, NYNY91,2507,390–

39Fulton County, NYNY52,2167,027–

40Ontario County, NYNY113,1307,021–

41Madison County, NYNY67,1206,359–

42Cortland County, NYNY45,8506,240–

43Montgomery County, NYNY50,0466,136–

44Chenango County, NYNY45,7156,071–

45Delaware County, NYNY44,3056,045–

46Columbia County, NYNY60,1686,034–

47Washington County, NYNY59,3535,699–

48Warren County, NYNY65,0205,421–

49Livingston County, NYNY61,4385,305–

50Tioga County, NYNY47,4534,878–

51Essex County, NYNY36,4384,555–

52Genesee County, NYNY58,4164,400–

53Greene County, NYNY47,2384,344–

54Orleans County, NYNY39,8254,048–

55Schoharie County, NYNY30,1763,677–

56Wyoming County, NYNY39,7413,631–

57Lewis County, NYNY26,4793,556–

58Seneca County, NYNY32,8833,511–

59Putnam County, NYNY99,0283,063–

60Yates County, NYNY24,5473,053–

61Schuyler County, NYNY16,9242,091–

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,006458–

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