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Most residents in poverty, New York counties · 2000

New York counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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 1990

01Kings County, NYNY2,653,963618,094+19%

02Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332408,891+18%

03Queens County, NYNY2,358,182324,902+53%

04New York County, NYNY1,664,862307,384+1%

05Erie County, NYNY946,741115,729−2%

06Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09084,712+35%

07Monroe County, NYNY750,50681,992+11%

08Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74380,830+35%

09Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93969,684+45%

10Onondaga County, NYNY466,58455,787+16%

11Richmond County, NYNY501,29044,579+51%

12Orange County, NYNY417,66935,977+26%

13Albany County, NYNY321,22531,282+11%

14Oneida County, NYNY226,39230,711+3%

15Rockland County, NYNY357,39727,278+61%

16Broome County, NYNY195,73625,738+15%

17Niagara County, NYNY208,91223,281−2%

18Dutchess County, NYNY300,70821,107+51%

19Ulster County, NYNY183,33020,295+44%

20Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12619,344−1%

21St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48818,861−2%

22Oswego County, NYNY118,56917,120+20%

23Tompkins County, NYNY104,04717,014−5%

24Schenectady County, NYNY162,58116,024+29%

25Jefferson County, NYNY111,54014,854+13%

26Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51014,492+1%

27Steuben County, NYNY91,85513,064−2%

28Sullivan County, NYNY80,58612,065+30%

29Chemung County, NYNY80,41511,798+9%

30Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39011,524−3%

31Saratoga County, NYNY241,34311,481+7%

32Clinton County, NYNY78,13811,135−2%

33Otsego County, NYNY60,5899,211+9%

34Cayuga County, NYNY74,3659,066+8%

35Wayne County, NYNY91,2508,084+9%

36Herkimer County, NYNY59,2198,074−6%

37Allegany County, NYNY46,8007,743+4%

38Cortland County, NYNY45,8507,519+20%

39Franklin County, NYNY46,5007,445−7%

40Chenango County, NYNY45,7157,383+22%

41Ontario County, NYNY113,1307,325+4%

42Fulton County, NYNY52,2166,911−2%

43Madison County, NYNY67,1206,791+7%

44Livingston County, NYNY61,4386,693+26%

45Delaware County, NYNY44,3056,179+2%

46Warren County, NYNY65,0206,163+14%

47Montgomery County, NYNY50,0465,984−2%

48Greene County, NYNY47,2385,874+35%

49Washington County, NYNY59,3535,753+1%

50Columbia County, NYNY60,1685,694−6%

51Orleans County, NYNY39,8254,757+18%

52Genesee County, NYNY58,4164,604+5%

53Essex County, NYNY36,4384,504−1%

54Tioga County, NYNY47,4534,348−11%

55Putnam County, NYNY99,0284,184+37%

56Seneca County, NYNY32,8833,829+9%

57Wyoming County, NYNY39,7413,641+0%

58Schoharie County, NYNY30,1763,596−2%

59Lewis County, NYNY26,4793,550−0%

60Yates County, NYNY24,5473,237+6%

61Schuyler County, NYNY16,9242,275+9%

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,006561+22%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS