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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Most rent-burdened, New York counties

New York counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 44.9%.

Most rent-burdened by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010
01Rockland County, NYNY357,39758.6%+5.1 pts
02Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33256.9%+3.9 pts
03Putnam County, NYNY99,02855.0%+2.4 pts
04Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09054.3%−0.8 pts
05Orange County, NYNY417,66953.7%+1.8 pts
06Tompkins County, NYNY104,04753.5%+1.6 pts
07Richmond County, NYNY501,29052.0%+1.9 pts
08Ulster County, NYNY183,33051.6%+2.5 pts
09Schenectady County, NYNY162,58151.0%+4.2 pts
10Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93951.0%−1.1 pts
11Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74350.8%+0.8 pts
12Livingston County, NYNY61,43850.4%+8.7 pts
13Queens County, NYNY2,358,18250.1%−0.2 pts
14Dutchess County, NYNY300,70849.3%+0.4 pts
15Columbia County, NYNY60,16849.3%+10.1 pts
16Monroe County, NYNY750,50649.0%−3.6 pts
17Kings County, NYNY2,653,96348.5%−2.4 pts
18Tioga County, NYNY47,45347.8%+10.3 pts
19Chemung County, NYNY80,41547.8%+0.3 pts
20Washington County, NYNY59,35347.4%+1.4 pts
21Erie County, NYNY946,74147.3%−1.2 pts
22Onondaga County, NYNY466,58447.2%−0.5 pts
23Broome County, NYNY195,73646.6%+0.9 pts
24Cortland County, NYNY45,85046.0%+5.5 pts
25New York County, NYNY1,664,86245.9%+2.7 pts
26Oswego County, NYNY118,56945.8%−3.9 pts
27Schuyler County, NYNY16,92445.6%+9.2 pts
28St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48845.5%−1.4 pts
29Cayuga County, NYNY74,36545.3%+6.9 pts
30Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12645.3%0.0 pts
31Albany County, NYNY321,22544.9%+0.4 pts
32Niagara County, NYNY208,91244.8%−2.7 pts
33Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51044.8%+2.0 pts
34Jefferson County, NYNY111,54044.6%+7.2 pts
35Warren County, NYNY65,02044.6%−0.8 pts
36Sullivan County, NYNY80,58644.0%−3.9 pts
37Ontario County, NYNY113,13043.2%−3.0 pts
38Oneida County, NYNY226,39242.6%−2.5 pts
39Clinton County, NYNY78,13842.3%−0.9 pts
40Schoharie County, NYNY30,17642.0%−10.8 pts
41Genesee County, NYNY58,41642.0%+1.1 pts
42Otsego County, NYNY60,58941.8%−9.8 pts
43Essex County, NYNY36,43841.4%+6.3 pts
44Madison County, NYNY67,12041.4%+11.2 pts
45Wayne County, NYNY91,25041.1%−4.6 pts
46Seneca County, NYNY32,88341.1%−1.0 pts
47Montgomery County, NYNY50,04640.9%−3.0 pts
48Allegany County, NYNY46,80040.6%−3.4 pts
49Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39040.5%−3.7 pts
50Steuben County, NYNY91,85540.3%−4.0 pts
51Greene County, NYNY47,23839.3%−4.2 pts
52Hamilton County, NYNY5,00639.2%+16.6 pts
53Delaware County, NYNY44,30539.0%+2.7 pts
54Saratoga County, NYNY241,34338.9%−1.9 pts
55Fulton County, NYNY52,21638.9%−10.3 pts
56Chenango County, NYNY45,71537.9%+0.2 pts
57Lewis County, NYNY26,47937.0%−3.2 pts
58Herkimer County, NYNY59,21936.9%−7.5 pts
59Orleans County, NYNY39,82536.4%−7.3 pts
60Wyoming County, NYNY39,74135.9%−7.4 pts
61Franklin County, NYNY46,50033.1%−12.8 pts
62Yates County, NYNY24,54730.7%−14.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES