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Most residents in poverty, New York counties · 2020

New York counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, NYNY2,653,963526,219−15%

02Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332397,002−3%

03Queens County, NYNY2,358,182278,961−14%

04New York County, NYNY1,664,862263,761−14%

05Erie County, NYNY946,741130,823+13%

06Monroe County, NYNY750,506106,904+30%

07Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09098,545+16%

08Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74384,165+4%

09Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93975,448+8%

10Onondaga County, NYNY466,58466,113+19%

11Richmond County, NYNY501,29053,589+20%

12Rockland County, NYNY357,39749,220+80%

13Orange County, NYNY417,66945,670+27%

14Albany County, NYNY321,22538,003+21%

15Broome County, NYNY195,73636,843+43%

16Oneida County, NYNY226,39233,055+8%

17Niagara County, NYNY208,91226,441+14%

18Dutchess County, NYNY300,70826,020+23%

19Ulster County, NYNY183,33024,857+22%

20Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12622,671+17%

21Oswego County, NYNY118,56919,698+15%

22St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48819,091+1%

23Tompkins County, NYNY104,04718,474+9%

24Schenectady County, NYNY162,58118,018+12%

25Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51017,388+20%

26Jefferson County, NYNY111,54016,752+13%

27Saratoga County, NYNY241,34313,959+22%

28Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39013,005+13%

29Chemung County, NYNY80,41512,339+5%

30Steuben County, NYNY91,85511,908−9%

31Sullivan County, NYNY80,58610,472−13%

32Wayne County, NYNY91,25010,235+27%

33Ontario County, NYNY113,13010,169+39%

34Clinton County, NYNY78,1389,850−12%

35Cayuga County, NYNY74,3659,398+4%

36Montgomery County, NYNY50,0468,830+48%

37Franklin County, NYNY46,5008,456+14%

38Herkimer County, NYNY59,2198,185+1%

39Fulton County, NYNY52,2167,908+14%

40Otsego County, NYNY60,5897,816−15%

41Livingston County, NYNY61,4387,805+17%

42Allegany County, NYNY46,8007,769+0%

43Delaware County, NYNY44,3057,162+16%

44Cortland County, NYNY45,8506,761−10%

45Washington County, NYNY59,3536,709+17%

46Genesee County, NYNY58,4166,293+37%

47Columbia County, NYNY60,1686,260+10%

48Chenango County, NYNY45,7156,097−17%

49Madison County, NYNY67,1205,750−15%

50Orleans County, NYNY39,8255,568+17%

51Warren County, NYNY65,0205,567−10%

52Greene County, NYNY47,2385,521−6%

53Putnam County, NYNY99,0285,462+31%

54Tioga County, NYNY47,4534,795+10%

55Seneca County, NYNY32,8834,058+6%

56Essex County, NYNY36,4383,794−16%

57Lewis County, NYNY26,4793,527−1%

58Wyoming County, NYNY39,7413,527−3%

59Schoharie County, NYNY30,1763,456−4%

60Yates County, NYNY24,5473,353+4%

61Schuyler County, NYNY16,9242,636+16%

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,006441−21%

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