Counties in the State of New York Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

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Counties in the State of New York Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

by Noah Smith

Saturday, August 15, 2015

The income of families and where they live usually have an impact of the quality of life they live. This is most especially true for families in low income areas. These families living in these areas are subjected to a number of disadvantages which as compared to the rest of the country in facets of life such as economic opportunities, education and health, as well as access to healthy and fresh food.

As part of our series on Access to Healthy Food in the United States and Low Income Areas in America, we have ranked the counties in the State of New York based on the percentage of residents living in low income areas.

62 Suffolk County

1,493,350
Total Population

1,453,120
Urban Population

40,230
Rural Population

5.39%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

5.54%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

80,500
Population In Low Income Areas

80,500
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

499,922
Housing Units

484,168
Urban Housing Units

15,754
Rural Housing Units

22,949
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

22,949
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

61 Ontario County

107,931
Total Population

32,924
Urban Population

75,007
Rural Population

6.39%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

20.96%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

6,902
Population In Low Income Areas

6,902
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

43,019
Housing Units

13,172
Urban Housing Units

29,847
Rural Housing Units

2,916
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,916
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

60 Saratoga County

219,607
Total Population

123,056
Urban Population

96,551
Rural Population

6.4%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

8.28%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

3.99%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

14,046
Population In Low Income Areas

10,195
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

3,851
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

88,296
Housing Units

50,503
Urban Housing Units

37,793
Rural Housing Units

5,838
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,199
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,639
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

59 Nassau County

1,339,532
Total Population

1,339,532
Urban Population

-
Rural Population

6.55%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

6.55%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

87,796
Population In Low Income Areas

87,796
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

448,528
Housing Units

448,528
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

25,929
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

25,929
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

58 Putnam County

99,710
Total Population

87,464
Urban Population

12,246
Rural Population

8.2%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

9.35%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

8,179
Population In Low Income Areas

8,179
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

35,041
Housing Units

30,658
Urban Housing Units

4,383
Rural Housing Units

2,498
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,498
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

57 Columbia County

63,096
Total Population

13,693
Urban Population

49,403
Rural Population

12.11%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

55.79%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

7,640
Population In Low Income Areas

7,640
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

25,906
Housing Units

5,693
Urban Housing Units

20,213
Rural Housing Units

3,298
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,298
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

56 Madison County

73,442
Total Population

25,810
Urban Population

47,632
Rural Population

12.49%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

10.6%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

13.52%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

9,176
Population In Low Income Areas

2,736
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

6,440
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

27,754
Housing Units

9,688
Urban Housing Units

18,066
Rural Housing Units

3,548
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,106
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,442
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

55 Tioga County

51,125
Total Population

12,162
Urban Population

38,963
Rural Population

17.33%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

35.7%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

11.59%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

8,858
Population In Low Income Areas

4,342
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

4,516
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

20,350
Housing Units

4,992
Urban Housing Units

15,358
Rural Housing Units

3,611
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,830
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,781
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

54 Richmond County

468,730
Total Population

468,730
Urban Population

-
Rural Population

17.54%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

17.54%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

82,222
Population In Low Income Areas

82,222
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

165,516
Housing Units

165,516
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

27,831
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

27,831
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

53 Ulster County

182,493
Total Population

79,638
Urban Population

102,855
Rural Population

18.5%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

33.06%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

7.23%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

33,766
Population In Low Income Areas

26,330
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

7,436
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

71,049
Housing Units

31,591
Urban Housing Units

39,458
Rural Housing Units

13,137
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9,919
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,218
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

52 Dutchess County

297,488
Total Population

206,776
Urban Population

90,712
Rural Population

21.41%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

29.61%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

2.73%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

63,690
Population In Low Income Areas

61,217
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

2,473
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

107,965
Housing Units

74,057
Urban Housing Units

33,908
Rural Housing Units

23,991
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

22,984
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,007
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

51 Rockland County

311,687
Total Population

311,687
Urban Population

-
Rural Population

21.43%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

21.43%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

66,807
Population In Low Income Areas

66,807
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

99,242
Housing Units

99,242
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

15,058
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

15,058
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

50 Genesee County

60,079
Total Population

27,013
Urban Population

33,066
Rural Population

22.55%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

48.35%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

1.46%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

13,545
Population In Low Income Areas

13,062
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

483
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

23,728
Housing Units

11,061
Urban Housing Units

12,667
Rural Housing Units

5,687
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,503
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

184
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

49 Westchester County

949,113
Total Population

904,121
Urban Population

44,992
Rural Population

23.24%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

24.4%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

220,609
Population In Low Income Areas

220,609
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

347,232
Housing Units

332,600
Urban Housing Units

14,632
Rural Housing Units

76,913
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

76,913
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

48 Orange County

372,813
Total Population

292,440
Urban Population

80,373
Rural Population

23.92%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

30.49%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

89,175
Population In Low Income Areas

89,175
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

125,925
Housing Units

100,401
Urban Housing Units

25,524
Rural Housing Units

27,942
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

27,942
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

47 Hamilton County

4,836
Total Population

-
Urban Population

4,836
Rural Population

24.21%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

24.21%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

1,171
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

1,171
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

2,262
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

2,262
Rural Housing Units

539
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

539
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

46 Warren County

65,707
Total Population

44,635
Urban Population

21,072
Rural Population

25.95%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

16.15%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

46.72%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

17,054
Population In Low Income Areas

7,210
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

9,844
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

27,990
Housing Units

18,932
Urban Housing Units

9,058
Rural Housing Units

7,328
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,129
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,199
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

45 Wayne County

93,772
Total Population

22,339
Urban Population

71,433
Rural Population

26.26%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

39.45%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

22.13%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

24,623
Population In Low Income Areas

8,812
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

15,811
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

36,585
Housing Units

9,256
Urban Housing Units

27,329
Rural Housing Units

9,698
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,657
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,041
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

44 Schenectady County

154,727
Total Population

140,234
Urban Population

14,493
Rural Population

28.13%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

31.03%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

43,520
Population In Low Income Areas

43,520
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

62,886
Housing Units

56,967
Urban Housing Units

5,919
Rural Housing Units

17,011
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

17,011
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

43 Albany County

304,204
Total Population

280,652
Urban Population

23,552
Rural Population

30.12%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

31.63%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

12.11%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

91,612
Population In Low Income Areas

88,760
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

2,852
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

126,251
Housing Units

116,844
Urban Housing Units

9,407
Rural Housing Units

38,019
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

36,927
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,092
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

42 Wyoming County

42,155
Total Population

12,766
Urban Population

29,389
Rural Population

30.23%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

39.67%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

26.14%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

12,745
Population In Low Income Areas

5,064
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

7,681
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

15,501
Housing Units

3,756
Urban Housing Units

11,745
Rural Housing Units

5,260
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,172
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,088
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

41 Niagara County

216,469
Total Population

150,870
Urban Population

65,599
Rural Population

31.22%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

41.42%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

7.78%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

67,591
Population In Low Income Areas

62,487
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

5,104
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

90,556
Housing Units

65,497
Urban Housing Units

25,059
Rural Housing Units

29,639
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

27,694
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,945
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

40 Oswego County

122,109
Total Population

38,285
Urban Population

83,824
Rural Population

31.3%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

55.46%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

20.26%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

38,215
Population In Low Income Areas

21,234
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

16,981
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

46,400
Housing Units

15,753
Urban Housing Units

30,647
Rural Housing Units

15,334
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8,774
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,560
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

39 Oneida County

234,878
Total Population

146,368
Urban Population

88,510
Rural Population

31.77%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

46.14%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

8.01%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

74,623
Population In Low Income Areas

67,529
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

7,094
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

93,028
Housing Units

59,113
Urban Housing Units

33,915
Rural Housing Units

29,843
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

27,105
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,738
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

38 Clinton County

82,128
Total Population

23,653
Urban Population

58,475
Rural Population

33.16%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

74.43%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

16.46%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

27,231
Population In Low Income Areas

17,606
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

9,625
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

31,582
Housing Units

9,558
Urban Housing Units

22,024
Rural Housing Units

10,521
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,870
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,651
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

37 Monroe County

744,344
Total Population

679,443
Urban Population

64,901
Rural Population

33.43%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

36.62%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

248,845
Population In Low Income Areas

248,845
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

300,422
Housing Units

275,851
Urban Housing Units

24,571
Rural Housing Units

98,849
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

98,849
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

36 Erie County

919,040
Total Population

805,152
Urban Population

113,888
Rural Population

34.1%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

38.17%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

5.33%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

313,405
Population In Low Income Areas

307,337
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

6,068
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

383,164
Housing Units

339,350
Urban Housing Units

43,814
Rural Housing Units

137,014
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

134,648
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,366
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

35 Orleans County

42,883
Total Population

12,329
Urban Population

30,554
Rural Population

34.81%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

71.76%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

19.9%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

14,928
Population In Low Income Areas

8,847
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

6,081
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

16,119
Housing Units

5,117
Urban Housing Units

11,002
Rural Housing Units

5,964
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,689
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,275
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

34 Onondaga County

467,026
Total Population

402,102
Urban Population

64,924
Rural Population

35.77%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

41.54%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

167,041
Population In Low Income Areas

167,041
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

187,686
Housing Units

162,775
Urban Housing Units

24,911
Rural Housing Units

66,824
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

66,824
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

33 Livingston County

65,393
Total Population

21,973
Urban Population

43,420
Rural Population

35.89%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

65%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

21.15%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

23,468
Population In Low Income Areas

14,283
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

9,185
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

24,409
Housing Units

7,832
Urban Housing Units

16,577
Rural Housing Units

8,205
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,728
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,477
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

32 Rensselaer County

159,429
Total Population

106,844
Urban Population

52,585
Rural Population

36.34%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

47.43%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

13.81%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

57,937
Population In Low Income Areas

50,677
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

7,260
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

64,702
Housing Units

44,125
Urban Housing Units

20,577
Rural Housing Units

24,491
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

21,744
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,747
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

31 Greene County

49,221
Total Population

5,762
Urban Population

43,459
Rural Population

36.94%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

41.84%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

18,184
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

18,184
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

19,823
Housing Units

1,296
Urban Housing Units

18,527
Rural Housing Units

7,848
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7,848
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

30 Washington County

63,216
Total Population

13,652
Urban Population

49,564
Rural Population

38.11%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

81.89%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

26.05%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

24,090
Population In Low Income Areas

11,180
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

12,910
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

24,142
Housing Units

5,380
Urban Housing Units

18,762
Rural Housing Units

9,468
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,380
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,088
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

29 Tompkins County

101,564
Total Population

55,019
Urban Population

46,545
Rural Population

38.32%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

53.54%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

20.33%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

38,921
Population In Low Income Areas

29,458
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

9,463
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

38,967
Housing Units

19,648
Urban Housing Units

19,319
Rural Housing Units

14,979
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

11,076
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,903
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

28 Essex County

39,370
Total Population

-
Urban Population

39,370
Rural Population

40.55%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

40.55%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

15,964
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

15,964
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

16,262
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

16,262
Rural Housing Units

6,720
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,720
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

27 Cortland County

49,336
Total Population

30,857
Urban Population

18,479
Rural Population

41.42%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

38.56%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

46.2%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

20,435
Population In Low Income Areas

11,897
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

8,538
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

18,671
Housing Units

11,641
Urban Housing Units

7,030
Rural Housing Units

8,247
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,991
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,256
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

26 Otsego County

62,259
Total Population

19,130
Urban Population

43,129
Rural Population

42.57%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

59.52%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

35.05%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

26,501
Population In Low Income Areas

11,386
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

15,115
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

24,620
Housing Units

6,531
Urban Housing Units

18,089
Rural Housing Units

10,740
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,356
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,384
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

25 Cayuga County

80,026
Total Population

27,687
Urban Population

52,339
Rural Population

42.63%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

76.41%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

24.76%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

34,116
Population In Low Income Areas

21,156
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

12,960
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

31,445
Housing Units

11,691
Urban Housing Units

19,754
Rural Housing Units

13,787
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8,810
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,977
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

24 Sullivan County

77,547
Total Population

11,166
Urban Population

66,381
Rural Population

43%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

33.41%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

33,346
Population In Low Income Areas

11,166
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

22,180
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

30,139
Housing Units

4,410
Urban Housing Units

25,729
Rural Housing Units

12,677
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,410
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8,267
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

23 Broome County

200,600
Total Population

133,041
Urban Population

67,559
Rural Population

43.18%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

53.36%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

23.14%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

86,618
Population In Low Income Areas

70,987
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

15,631
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

82,167
Housing Units

55,347
Urban Housing Units

26,820
Rural Housing Units

37,732
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

31,720
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,012
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

22 New York County

1,585,873
Total Population

1,585,873
Urban Population

-
Rural Population

43.52%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

43.52%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

690,131
Population In Low Income Areas

690,131
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

763,846
Housing Units

763,846
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

272,903
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

272,903
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

21 Jefferson County

116,229
Total Population

46,094
Urban Population

70,135
Rural Population

43.88%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

70.27%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

26.53%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

50,998
Population In Low Income Areas

32,392
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

18,606
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

43,451
Housing Units

16,503
Urban Housing Units

26,948
Rural Housing Units

18,114
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

11,099
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7,015
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

20 Montgomery County

50,219
Total Population

24,186
Urban Population

26,033
Rural Population

46.62%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

54.77%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

39.06%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

23,414
Population In Low Income Areas

13,246
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

10,168
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

20,272
Housing Units

10,150
Urban Housing Units

10,122
Rural Housing Units

9,500
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,592
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,908
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

19 Schoharie County

32,749
Total Population

6,625
Urban Population

26,124
Rural Population

46.9%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

80.89%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

38.28%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

15,360
Population In Low Income Areas

5,359
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

10,001
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

13,166
Housing Units

2,421
Urban Housing Units

10,745
Rural Housing Units

6,615
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,421
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,194
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

18 Herkimer County

64,519
Total Population

28,575
Urban Population

35,944
Rural Population

47.9%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

81.73%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

21%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

30,904
Population In Low Income Areas

23,354
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

7,550
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

26,324
Housing Units

11,953
Urban Housing Units

14,371
Rural Housing Units

13,051
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9,912
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,139
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

17 Chemung County

88,830
Total Population

62,510
Urban Population

26,320
Rural Population

48.15%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

62.8%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

13.37%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

42,774
Population In Low Income Areas

39,255
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

3,519
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

35,462
Housing Units

25,521
Urban Housing Units

9,941
Rural Housing Units

17,592
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

16,190
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,402
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

16 Queens County

2,230,722
Total Population

2,230,722
Urban Population

-
Rural Population

50.99%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

50.99%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

1,137,436
Population In Low Income Areas

1,137,436
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

780,117
Housing Units

780,117
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

380,008
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

380,008
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

15 Fulton County

55,531
Total Population

31,506
Urban Population

24,025
Rural Population

52.74%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

62.49%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

39.96%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

29,287
Population In Low Income Areas

19,687
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

9,600
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

22,554
Housing Units

12,768
Urban Housing Units

9,786
Rural Housing Units

12,032
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8,165
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,867
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

14 Seneca County

35,251
Total Population

9,370
Urban Population

25,881
Rural Population

57.99%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

69.09%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

53.97%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

20,441
Population In Low Income Areas

6,474
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

13,967
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

13,393
Housing Units

3,942
Urban Housing Units

9,451
Rural Housing Units

8,248
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,603
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,645
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

13 Steuben County

98,990
Total Population

38,326
Urban Population

60,664
Rural Population

60.93%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

53.38%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

65.69%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

60,310
Population In Low Income Areas

20,457
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

39,853
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

40,344
Housing Units

16,617
Urban Housing Units

23,727
Rural Housing Units

24,496
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9,059
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

15,437
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

12 Delaware County

47,980
Total Population

10,693
Urban Population

37,287
Rural Population

62.95%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

52.15%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

66.05%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

30,204
Population In Low Income Areas

5,576
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

24,628
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

19,898
Housing Units

3,946
Urban Housing Units

15,952
Rural Housing Units

13,060
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,401
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

10,659
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

11 Schuyler County

18,343
Total Population

-
Urban Population

18,343
Rural Population

63.76%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

63.76%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

11,696
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

11,696
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

7,530
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

7,530
Rural Housing Units

4,821
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,821
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

10 Yates County

25,348
Total Population

-
Urban Population

25,348
Rural Population

66.48%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

66.48%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

16,851
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

16,851
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

9,517
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

9,517
Rural Housing Units

6,412
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,412
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9 St. Lawrence County

111,944
Total Population

40,330
Urban Population

71,614
Rural Population

67.77%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

86.88%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

57%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

75,860
Population In Low Income Areas

35,038
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

40,822
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

41,605
Housing Units

13,707
Urban Housing Units

27,898
Rural Housing Units

27,917
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

12,097
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

15,820
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8 Chautauqua County

134,905
Total Population

67,396
Urban Population

67,509
Rural Population

67.89%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

75.4%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

60.4%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

91,593
Population In Low Income Areas

50,815
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

40,778
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

54,244
Housing Units

27,597
Urban Housing Units

26,647
Rural Housing Units

36,418
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

20,313
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

16,105
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7 Kings County

2,504,700
Total Population

2,500,076
Urban Population

4,624
Rural Population

74.72%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

74.68%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

1,871,579
Population In Low Income Areas

1,866,955
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

4,624
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

916,856
Housing Units

915,131
Urban Housing Units

1,725
Rural Housing Units

662,234
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

660,509
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,725
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6 Chenango County

50,477
Total Population

7,190
Urban Population

43,287
Rural Population

76.01%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

72.03%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

38,368
Population In Low Income Areas

7,190
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

31,178
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

20,436
Housing Units

3,097
Urban Housing Units

17,339
Rural Housing Units

15,538
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,097
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

12,441
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5 Cattaraugus County

80,317
Total Population

25,500
Urban Population

54,817
Rural Population

79.77%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

73.19%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

82.84%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

64,071
Population In Low Income Areas

18,663
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

45,408
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

32,263
Housing Units

11,062
Urban Housing Units

21,201
Rural Housing Units

26,018
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8,133
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

17,885
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4 Allegany County

48,946
Total Population

-
Urban Population

48,946
Rural Population

81.73%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

81.73%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

40,006
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

40,006
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

18,208
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

18,208
Rural Housing Units

15,743
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

15,743
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3 Bronx County

1,385,108
Total Population

1,385,069
Urban Population

39
Rural Population

82.21%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

82.22%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

1,138,752
Population In Low Income Areas

1,138,752
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

483,449
Housing Units

483,430
Urban Housing Units

19
Rural Housing Units

389,752
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

389,752
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2 Franklin County

51,599
Total Population

10,893
Urban Population

40,706
Rural Population

84.31%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

67.54%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

88.79%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

43,501
Population In Low Income Areas

7,357
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

36,144
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

19,054
Housing Units

4,577
Urban Housing Units

14,477
Rural Housing Units

15,720
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,965
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

12,755
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1 Lewis County

27,087
Total Population

-
Urban Population

27,087
Rural Population

100%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

27,087
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

27,087
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

10,514
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

10,514
Rural Housing Units

10,514
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

10,514
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Source: Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture

Source: O*NET

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