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Counties in New York by poverty rate, 2024

Bronx County had the highest poverty rate of 62 counties in 2024, at 28.7%. Nassau County had the lowest, at 5.9%. The median was 12.7% and the figure for New York was 14%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28.7Bronx County
Lowest5.9Nassau County
Median12.762 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2024

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Bronx CountyBronx County: 28.7 %28.7Kings CountyKings County: 19.2 %19.2Cattaraugus CountyCattaraugus County: 18.7 %18.7Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 18.7 %18.7Sullivan CountySullivan County: 18.7 %18.7Franklin CountyFranklin County: 18 %18Tompkins CountyTompkins County: 17.3 %17.3St. Lawrence CountySt. Lawrence County: 16.8 %16.8Oneida CountyOneida County: 16.7 %16.7Allegany CountyAllegany County: 16.4 %16.4Broome CountyBroome County: 15.9 %15.9Oswego CountyOswego County: 15.7 %15.7Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 15.5 %15.5New York CountyNew York County: 15.5 %15.5Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 15.3 %15.3Rockland CountyRockland County: 15.2 %15.2Cortland CountyCortland County: 14.7 %14.7Herkimer CountyHerkimer County: 14.6 %14.6Steuben CountySteuben County: 14.5 %14.5Chemung CountyChemung County: 14.2 %14.2Monroe CountyMonroe County: 14.1 %14.1Otsego CountyOtsego County: 13.7 %13.7Cayuga CountyCayuga County: 13.5 %13.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 13.5 %13.5Queens CountyQueens County: 13.4 %13.4Seneca CountySeneca County: 13.4 %13.4Clinton CountyClinton County: 13.2 %13.2Niagara CountyNiagara County: 13.2 %13.2Schoharie CountySchoharie County: 13.2 %13.2Erie CountyErie County: 12.8 %12.8Delaware CountyDelaware County: 12.7 %12.7Fulton CountyFulton County: 12.7 %12.7Ulster CountyUlster County: 12.7 %12.7Albany CountyAlbany County: 12.6 %12.6Lewis CountyLewis County: 12.6 %12.6Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 12.6 %12.6Yates CountyYates County: 12.6 %12.6Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 12.5 %12.5Warren CountyWarren County: 12.4 %12.4Chenango CountyChenango County: 12.1 %12.1
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Bronx County28.7+1 pts
2Kings County19.2+0.1 pts
3Cattaraugus County18.7+0.1 pts
3Chautauqua County18.7+2 pts
3Sullivan County18.7+4.2 pts
6Franklin County18+3.4 pts
7Tompkins County17.3+1.6 pts
8St. Lawrence County16.8-2.2 pts
9Oneida County16.7+1 pts
10Allegany County16.4+1.4 pts
11Broome County15.9-0.9 pts
12Oswego County15.7+0.8 pts
13Montgomery County15.5-0.3 pts
13New York County15.5-1 pts
15Schuyler County15.3+2 pts
16Rockland County15.20 pts
17Cortland County14.7-1.3 pts
18Herkimer County14.6+0.5 pts
19Steuben County14.5+0.3 pts
20Chemung County14.2-2.7 pts
21Monroe County14.1+1 pts
22Otsego County13.7-0.5 pts
23Cayuga County13.5+0.2 pts
23Jefferson County13.5+0.2 pts
25Queens County13.4-0.4 pts
25Seneca County13.4-0.7 pts
27Clinton County13.2-0.5 pts
27Niagara County13.2-0.6 pts
27Schoharie County13.2-0.3 pts
30Erie County12.8-1.3 pts
31Delaware County12.7-3.6 pts
31Fulton County12.7-1.3 pts
31Ulster County12.70 pts
34Albany County12.6-0.3 pts
34Lewis County12.6+1.6 pts
34Schenectady County12.6-1.4 pts
34Yates County12.6+0.3 pts
38Onondaga County12.5-1.1 pts
39Warren County12.4+1.9 pts
40Chenango County12.1-2.2 pts
41Orange County12-0.7 pts
42Wayne County11.7+0.7 pts
43Essex County11.6-1.4 pts
43Washington County11.6+0.1 pts
45Richmond County11.5-1.6 pts
46Wyoming County11.4+0.8 pts
47Greene County11.3-2.2 pts
48Rensselaer County11.2-1.2 pts
49Columbia County11.1-2.6 pts
50Orleans County10.8-0.9 pts
50Tioga County10.8-2.5 pts
52Hamilton County10.7+0.1 pts
52Madison County10.7-0.3 pts
54Genesee County9.9-0.5 pts
54Livingston County9.9-1.4 pts
56Ontario County9+0.8 pts
57Westchester County8.7-0.6 pts
58Dutchess County8.4+0.4 pts
59Saratoga County7.1-0.1 pts
60Putnam County6.8-0.5 pts
61Suffolk County6.7-0.3 pts
62Nassau County5.9+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Bronx County, with 28.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Nassau County, with 5.9% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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