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Counties in New York by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Bronx County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 62 counties in 2021, at 26.5%. Nassau County had the lowest, at 5.5%. The median was 12.6% and the figure for New York was 13.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.5Bronx County
Lowest5.5Nassau County
Median12.662 counties
New York13.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 11.7 %Allegany County: 16.3 %Bronx County: 26.5 %Broome County: 18.7 %Cattaraugus County: 17.3 %Cayuga County: 13.5 %Chautauqua County: 17.3 %Chemung County: 14.5 %Chenango County: 12.2 %Clinton County: 12.7 %Columbia County: 9.7 %Cortland County: 12.8 %Delaware County: 15.4 %Dutchess County: 8.8 %Erie County: 13.8 %Essex County: 9.5 %Franklin County: 18.4 %Fulton County: 14.8 %Genesee County: 10.4 %Greene County: 10.2 %Hamilton County: 9.7 %Herkimer County: 13 %Jefferson County: 13.1 %Kings County: 18.8 %Lewis County: 11.9 %Livingston County: 11.5 %Madison County: 9 %Monroe County: 13.7 %Montgomery County: 16.7 %Nassau County: 5.5 %New York County: 15.6 %Niagara County: 12.4 %Oneida County: 14.5 %Onondaga County: 13.8 %Ontario County: 8.5 %Orange County: 11.7 %Orleans County: 14 %Oswego County: 16.4 %Otsego County: 12.4 %Putnam County: 6.1 %Queens County: 11.4 %Rensselaer County: 11.2 %Richmond County: 10.3 %Rockland County: 14.9 %St. Lawrence County: 17.1 %Saratoga County: 6.4 %Schenectady County: 12 %Schoharie County: 12.1 %Schuyler County: 15.8 %Seneca County: 11.9 %Steuben County: 12.8 %Suffolk County: 6.6 %Sullivan County: 14.1 %Tioga County: 9.3 %Tompkins County: 16.9 %Ulster County: 13.2 %Warren County: 7.9 %Washington County: 11.9 %Wayne County: 11.2 %Westchester County: 8.2 %Wyoming County: 9.2 %Yates County: 13.2 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Bronx County: 26.5 %Bronx County26.5Kings County: 18.8 %Kings County18.8Broome County: 18.7 %Broome County18.7Franklin County: 18.4 %Franklin County18.4Chautauqua County: 17.3 %Chautauqua County17.3Cattaraugus County: 17.3 %Cattaraugus County17.3St. Lawrence County: 17.1 %St. Lawrence County17.1Tompkins County: 16.9 %Tompkins County16.9Montgomery County: 16.7 %Montgomery County16.7Oswego County: 16.4 %Oswego County16.4Allegany County: 16.3 %Allegany County16.3Schuyler County: 15.8 %Schuyler County15.8New York County: 15.6 %New York County15.6Delaware County: 15.4 %Delaware County15.4Rockland County: 14.9 %Rockland County14.9Fulton County: 14.8 %Fulton County14.8Oneida County: 14.5 %Oneida County14.5Chemung County: 14.5 %Chemung County14.5Sullivan County: 14.1 %Sullivan County14.1Orleans County: 14 %Orleans County14Onondaga County: 13.8 %Onondaga County13.8Erie County: 13.8 %Erie County13.8Monroe County: 13.7 %Monroe County13.7Cayuga County: 13.5 %Cayuga County13.5Yates County: 13.2 %Yates County13.2Ulster County: 13.2 %Ulster County13.2Jefferson County: 13.1 %Jefferson County13.1Herkimer County: 13 %Herkimer County13Cortland County: 12.8 %Cortland County12.8Steuben County: 12.8 %Steuben County12.8Clinton County: 12.7 %Clinton County12.7Niagara County: 12.4 %Niagara County12.4Otsego County: 12.4 %Otsego County12.4Chenango County: 12.2 %Chenango County12.2Schoharie County: 12.1 %Schoharie County12.1Schenectady County: 12 %Schenectady County12Lewis County: 11.9 %Lewis County11.9Seneca County: 11.9 %Seneca County11.9Washington County: 11.9 %Washington County11.9Albany County: 11.7 %Albany County11.7Bronx County: 26.5 %Bronx County26.5Kings County: 18.8 %Kings County18.8Broome County: 18.7 %Broome County18.7Franklin County: 18.4 %Franklin County18.4Chautauqua County: 17.3 %Chautauqua County17.3Cattaraugus County: 17.3 %Cattaraugus County17.3St. Lawrence County: 17.1 %St. Lawrence County17.1Tompkins County: 16.9 %Tompkins County16.9Montgomery County: 16.7 %Montgomery County16.7Oswego County: 16.4 %Oswego County16.4Allegany County: 16.3 %Allegany County16.3Schuyler County: 15.8 %Schuyler County15.8New York County: 15.6 %New York County15.6Delaware County: 15.4 %Delaware County15.4Rockland County: 14.9 %Rockland County14.9Fulton County: 14.8 %Fulton County14.8Oneida County: 14.5 %Oneida County14.5Chemung County: 14.5 %Chemung County14.5Sullivan County: 14.1 %Sullivan County14.1Orleans County: 14 %Orleans County14Onondaga County: 13.8 %Onondaga County13.8Erie County: 13.8 %Erie County13.8Monroe County: 13.7 %Monroe County13.7Cayuga County: 13.5 %Cayuga County13.5Yates County: 13.2 %Yates County13.2Ulster County: 13.2 %Ulster County13.2Jefferson County: 13.1 %Jefferson County13.1Herkimer County: 13 %Herkimer County13Cortland County: 12.8 %Cortland County12.8Steuben County: 12.8 %Steuben County12.8Clinton County: 12.7 %Clinton County12.7Niagara County: 12.4 %Niagara County12.4Otsego County: 12.4 %Otsego County12.4Chenango County: 12.2 %Chenango County12.2Schoharie County: 12.1 %Schoharie County12.1Schenectady County: 12 %Schenectady County12Lewis County: 11.9 %Lewis County11.9Seneca County: 11.9 %Seneca County11.9Washington County: 11.9 %Washington County11.9Albany County: 11.7 %Albany County11.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Bronx County26.5
2Kings County18.8
3Broome County18.7
4Franklin County18.4
5Chautauqua County17.3
6Cattaraugus County17.3
7St. Lawrence County17.1
8Tompkins County16.9
9Montgomery County16.7
10Oswego County16.4
11Allegany County16.3
12Schuyler County15.8
13New York County15.6
14Delaware County15.4
15Rockland County14.9
16Fulton County14.8
17Oneida County14.5
18Chemung County14.5
19Sullivan County14.1
20Orleans County14
21Onondaga County13.8
22Erie County13.8
23Monroe County13.7
24Cayuga County13.5
25Yates County13.2
26Ulster County13.2
27Jefferson County13.1
28Herkimer County13
29Cortland County12.8
30Steuben County12.8
31Clinton County12.7
32Niagara County12.4
33Otsego County12.4
34Chenango County12.2
35Schoharie County12.1
36Schenectady County12
37Lewis County11.9
38Seneca County11.9
38Washington County11.9
40Albany County11.7
40Orange County11.7
42Livingston County11.5
43Queens County11.4
44Rensselaer County11.2
45Wayne County11.2
46Genesee County10.4
47Richmond County10.3
48Greene County10.2
49Columbia County9.7
49Hamilton County9.7
51Essex County9.5
52Tioga County9.3
53Wyoming County9.2
54Madison County9
55Dutchess County8.8
56Ontario County8.5
57Westchester County8.2
58Warren County7.9
59Suffolk County6.6
60Saratoga County6.4
61Putnam County6.1
62Nassau County5.5

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About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New York by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New York by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-york-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New York by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-york-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New York by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-york-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in New York by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021}},
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Bronx County, with 26.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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