New York County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 62 counties in New York, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 46.2. 1county is in Serious or Crisis.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
New York Snapshot
62 Counties Scored
46.2 Mean Score
44.4 Median Score
79.7 Bronx County Most Distressed
22.9 Wyoming County Least Distressed
1 Serious 22 Elevated 35 Normal 4 Healthy
Zone Distribution New York County Map
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Healthy Normal Elevated Serious Crisis
All 62 New York counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
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Score Distribution
How New York's 62 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.
All New York Counties
62 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Zone | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70 | Bronx County | 79.7 | Serious | Housing Cost Burden |
| 2 | 666 | Montgomery County | 64.6 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 3 | 1,026 | Chemung County | 58.9 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 4 | 1,038 | Kings County | 58.6 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 5 | 1,180 | Sullivan County | 56.3 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 6 | 1,213 | Queens County | 55.8 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 7 | 1,312 | Orange County | 54.5 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 8 | 1,344 | Fulton County | 53.9 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 9 | 1,361 | Schenectady County | 53.7 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 10 | 1,395 | Seneca County | 53.1 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 11 | 1,404 | Oswego County | 53.0 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 12 | 1,406 | Clinton County | 52.9 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 13 | 1,462 | Orleans County | 51.9 | Elevated | Economic Vitality |
| 14 | 1,476 | Jefferson County | 51.6 | Elevated | Economic Vitality |
| 15 | 1,479 | Chautauqua County | 51.6 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 16 | 1,484 | Cattaraugus County | 51.5 | Elevated | Structural Poverty |
| 17 | 1,497 | Washington County | 51.3 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 18 | 1,518 | Broome County | 51.1 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 19 | 1,522 | Cortland County | 51.0 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 20 | 1,558 | Oneida County | 50.3 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 21 | 1,560 | Monroe County | 50.2 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 22 | 1,569 | Richmond County | 50.1 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 23 | 1,576 | St. Lawrence County | 50.0 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 24 | 1,619 | Herkimer County | 49.3 | Normal | Economic Vitality |
| 25 | 1,651 | Ulster County | 48.9 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 26 | 1,659 | Niagara County | 48.8 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 27 | 1,686 | Warren County | 48.4 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 28 | 1,739 | Onondaga County | 47.6 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 29 | 1,814 | Erie County | 46.4 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 30 | 1,880 | Chenango County | 45.3 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 31 | 1,922 | Allegany County | 44.6 | Normal | Structural Poverty |
| 32 | 1,939 | Cayuga County | 44.2 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 33 | 1,944 | Tioga County | 44.2 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 34 | 1,949 | Rockland County | 44.1 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 35 | 1,952 | Rensselaer County | 44.0 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 36 | 1,965 | Suffolk County | 43.9 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 37 | 1,969 | Greene County | 43.8 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 38 | 1,973 | Dutchess County | 43.7 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 39 | 1,977 | Delaware County | 43.6 | Normal | Structural Poverty |
| 40 | 1,984 | Albany County | 43.5 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 41 | 1,987 | Steuben County | 43.4 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 42 | 1,997 | Yates County | 43.3 | Normal | Economic Vitality |
| 43 | 2,030 | Franklin County | 42.7 | Normal | Structural Poverty |
| 44 | 2,081 | Wayne County | 41.7 | Normal | Economic Vitality |
| 45 | 2,092 | Livingston County | 41.5 | Normal | Economic Vitality |
| 46 | 2,101 | Essex County | 41.4 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 47 | 2,125 | Westchester County | 41.0 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 48 | 2,131 | Madison County | 41.0 | Normal | Economic Vitality |
| 49 | 2,166 | Tompkins County | 40.4 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 50 | 2,167 | New York County | 40.4 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 51 | 2,190 | Schoharie County | 40.0 | Normal | Economic Vitality |
| 52 | 2,257 | Schuyler County | 39.0 | Normal | Structural Poverty |
| 53 | 2,267 | Genesee County | 38.9 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 54 | 2,286 | Columbia County | 38.4 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 55 | 2,375 | Otsego County | 36.8 | Normal | Economic Vitality |
| 56 | 2,419 | Nassau County | 36.0 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 57 | 2,426 | Ontario County | 35.9 | Normal | Economic Vitality |
| 58 | 2,456 | Lewis County | 35.4 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 59 | 2,511 | Putnam County | 34.3 | Healthy | Economic Vitality |
| 60 | 2,693 | Hamilton County | 31.1 | Healthy | Economic Vitality |
| 61 | 2,708 | Saratoga County | 30.9 | Healthy | Economic Vitality |
| 62 | 3,015 | Wyoming County | 22.9 | Healthy | Structural Poverty |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using PCA-weighted percentile-rank scoring across five statistically derived dimensions: Consumer Credit Distress, Housing Cost Burden, Structural Poverty, Economic Vitality, and Legal Distress. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.
Crisis (≥80) — Among the most distressed counties in the country
Serious (65–80) — More distressed than roughly 80% of counties
Elevated (50–65) — More distressed than roughly half of counties
Normal (35–50) — Near the national median
Healthy (<35) — Less distressed than most counties