Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in New York with household income of less than $40k was 28.55%. Among all New York counties, Bronx County had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (46.76%), followed by Chautauqua County (40.81%), and Cattaraugus County (39.01%).
On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Nassau County (14.31%), Putnam County (15.58%), and Suffolk County (16.11%).
The chart below shows the top 10 New York counties with high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all New York counties.
You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | County | Percentage of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronx County | 46.76 |
| 2 | Chautauqua County | 40.81 |
| 3 | Cattaraugus County | 39.01 |
| 4 | Montgomery County | 38.01 |
| 5 | St. Lawrence County | 37.95 |
| 6 | Broome County | 37.89 |
| 7 | Delaware County | 36.34 |
| 8 | Franklin County | 36.33 |
| 9 | Fulton County | 35.80 |
| 10 | Allegany County | 35.76 |
| 11 | Seneca County | 35.57 |
| 12 | Chenango County | 35.06 |
| 13 | Orleans County | 35.01 |
| 14 | Herkimer County | 34.87 |
| 15 | Yates County | 34.72 |
| 16 | Schuyler County | 34.51 |
| 17 | Chemung County | 34.10 |
| 18 | Greene County | 34.02 |
| 19 | Steuben County | 33.67 |
| 20 | Kings County | 33.10 |
| 21 | Cayuga County | 33.02 |
| 22 | Oneida County | 32.91 |
| 23 | Erie County | 32.88 |
| 24 | Niagara County | 32.68 |
| 25 | Jefferson County | 32.45 |
| 26 | Sullivan County | 32.35 |
| 27 | Tompkins County | 32.13 |
| 28 | Oswego County | 32.05 |
| 29 | Otsego County | 31.84 |
| 30 | Clinton County | 31.51 |
| 31 | Essex County | 31.34 |
| 32 | Monroe County | 31.13 |
| 32 | Schoharie County | 31.13 |
| 33 | Onondaga County | 30.97 |
| 34 | Genesee County | 30.90 |
| 35 | Tioga County | 30.81 |
| 36 | Lewis County | 30.66 |
| 37 | Cortland County | 30.42 |
| 38 | Madison County | 30.18 |
| 39 | Hamilton County | 30.06 |
| 40 | Wyoming County | 30.03 |
| 41 | Wayne County | 29.66 |
| 42 | Washington County | 29.61 |
| 43 | Livingston County | 29.13 |
| 44 | Ulster County | 29.00 |
| 45 | Schenectady County | 28.49 |
| 46 | Warren County | 28.11 |
| 47 | Columbia County | 27.91 |
| 48 | New York County | 27.46 |
| 49 | Queens County | 26.39 |
| 50 | Albany County | 26.15 |
| 51 | Ontario County | 26.06 |
| 52 | Rensselaer County | 25.79 |
| 53 | Orange County | 23.95 |
| 54 | Richmond County | 23.13 |
| 55 | Dutchess County | 22.78 |
| 56 | Rockland County | 21.63 |
| 57 | Westchester County | 20.69 |
| 58 | Saratoga County | 19.55 |
| 59 | Suffolk County | 16.11 |
| 60 | Putnam County | 15.58 |
| 61 | Nassau County | 14.31 |