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Most residents in poverty, New York counties · 2010

New York counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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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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 2000

01Kings County, NYNY2,653,963551,565−11%

02Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332393,056−4%

03Queens County, NYNY2,358,182289,663−11%

04New York County, NYNY1,664,862281,621−8%

05Erie County, NYNY946,741128,767+11%

06Monroe County, NYNY750,506102,319+25%

07Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09085,852+1%

08Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74378,224−3%

09Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93966,365−5%

10Onondaga County, NYNY466,58463,561+14%

11Richmond County, NYNY501,29048,479+9%

12Orange County, NYNY417,66941,409+15%

13Albany County, NYNY321,22538,232+22%

14Rockland County, NYNY357,39735,108+29%

15Oneida County, NYNY226,39235,037+14%

16Broome County, NYNY195,73631,058+21%

17Niagara County, NYNY208,91227,622+19%

18Dutchess County, NYNY300,70824,987+18%

19Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12623,116+19%

20Ulster County, NYNY183,33020,553+1%

21Tompkins County, NYNY104,04719,132+12%

22St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48818,926+0%

23Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51018,684+29%

24Oswego County, NYNY118,56918,657+9%

25Schenectady County, NYNY162,58117,225+7%

26Jefferson County, NYNY111,54016,755+13%

27Saratoga County, NYNY241,34313,978+22%

28Chemung County, NYNY80,41513,536+15%

29Steuben County, NYNY91,85513,376+2%

30Sullivan County, NYNY80,58612,881+7%

31Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39012,821+11%

32Clinton County, NYNY78,13810,958−2%

33Wayne County, NYNY91,25010,381+28%

34Cayuga County, NYNY74,3659,723+7%

35Fulton County, NYNY52,2169,531+38%

36Ontario County, NYNY113,1309,410+28%

37Otsego County, NYNY60,5899,248+0%

38Herkimer County, NYNY59,2198,258+2%

39Allegany County, NYNY46,8008,075+4%

40Livingston County, NYNY61,4387,750+16%

41Montgomery County, NYNY50,0467,458+25%

42Franklin County, NYNY46,5007,413−0%

43Washington County, NYNY59,3537,286+27%

44Madison County, NYNY67,1207,194+6%

45Genesee County, NYNY58,4167,046+53%

46Cortland County, NYNY45,8506,975−7%

47Putnam County, NYNY99,0286,950+66%

48Chenango County, NYNY45,7156,868−7%

49Warren County, NYNY65,0206,581+7%

50Greene County, NYNY47,2386,505+11%

51Delaware County, NYNY44,3056,378+3%

52Columbia County, NYNY60,1686,003+5%

53Orleans County, NYNY39,8255,190+9%

54Essex County, NYNY36,4385,090+13%

55Tioga County, NYNY47,4534,925+13%

56Seneca County, NYNY32,8834,885+28%

57Wyoming County, NYNY39,7414,585+26%

58Lewis County, NYNY26,4793,960+12%

59Schoharie County, NYNY30,1763,742+4%

60Yates County, NYNY24,5473,736+15%

61Schuyler County, NYNY16,9241,522−33%

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,006459−18%

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