# Counties in New York by poverty rate, 2024

All 62 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/new-york-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/new-york-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Bronx County | 28.7 |
| 2 | Kings County | 19.2 |
| 3 | Cattaraugus County | 18.7 |
| 3 | Chautauqua County | 18.7 |
| 3 | Sullivan County | 18.7 |
| 6 | Franklin County | 18 |
| 7 | Tompkins County | 17.3 |
| 8 | St. Lawrence County | 16.8 |
| 9 | Oneida County | 16.7 |
| 10 | Allegany County | 16.4 |
| 11 | Broome County | 15.9 |
| 12 | Oswego County | 15.7 |
| 13 | Montgomery County | 15.5 |
| 13 | New York County | 15.5 |
| 15 | Schuyler County | 15.3 |
| 16 | Rockland County | 15.2 |
| 17 | Cortland County | 14.7 |
| 18 | Herkimer County | 14.6 |
| 19 | Steuben County | 14.5 |
| 20 | Chemung County | 14.2 |
| 21 | Monroe County | 14.1 |
| 22 | Otsego County | 13.7 |
| 23 | Cayuga County | 13.5 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 13.5 |
| 25 | Queens County | 13.4 |
| 25 | Seneca County | 13.4 |
| 27 | Clinton County | 13.2 |
| 27 | Niagara County | 13.2 |
| 27 | Schoharie County | 13.2 |
| 30 | Erie County | 12.8 |
| 31 | Delaware County | 12.7 |
| 31 | Fulton County | 12.7 |
| 31 | Ulster County | 12.7 |
| 34 | Albany County | 12.6 |
| 34 | Lewis County | 12.6 |
| 34 | Schenectady County | 12.6 |
| 34 | Yates County | 12.6 |
| 38 | Onondaga County | 12.5 |
| 39 | Warren County | 12.4 |
| 40 | Chenango County | 12.1 |
| 41 | Orange County | 12 |
| 42 | Wayne County | 11.7 |
| 43 | Essex County | 11.6 |
| 43 | Washington County | 11.6 |
| 45 | Richmond County | 11.5 |
| 46 | Wyoming County | 11.4 |
| 47 | Greene County | 11.3 |
| 48 | Rensselaer County | 11.2 |
| 49 | Columbia County | 11.1 |
| 50 | Orleans County | 10.8 |
| 50 | Tioga County | 10.8 |
| 52 | Hamilton County | 10.7 |
| 52 | Madison County | 10.7 |
| 54 | Genesee County | 9.9 |
| 54 | Livingston County | 9.9 |
| 56 | Ontario County | 9 |
| 57 | Westchester County | 8.7 |
| 58 | Dutchess County | 8.4 |
| 59 | Saratoga County | 7.1 |
| 60 | Putnam County | 6.8 |
| 61 | Suffolk County | 6.7 |
| 62 | Nassau County | 5.9 |