New York County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 62 counties in New York, scored 0–100 across five domains. A county's score is the share of U.S. counties it is more distressed than; the average New York county scores 44.9. 3 counties score high, very high, or extreme.
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Urban Institute, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts | Scores as of Aug 2026
New York Snapshot
62 Counties Scored
44.9 Mean Score
44.9 Median Score
98 Bronx County Most Distressed
9 Saratoga County Least Distressed
1 extreme county distress2 high county distress5 moderate-high county distress15 moderate county distress17 moderate-low county distress12 low-moderate county distress7 low county distress2 very low county distress1 exceptionally low county distress
Score Label Distribution New York County Map
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Low county distress Moderate-low county distress Moderate county distress High county distress Extreme county distress
All 62 New York counties colored by county distress score range. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
Most & Least Distressed
Most Distressed
Least Distressed
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 | Score Label | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | Bronx County | 98 | extreme county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 2 | — | Montgomery County | 75 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 3 | — | Kings County | 71 | high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 4 | — | Oswego County | 66 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 5 | — | Sullivan County | 64 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 6 | — | Chemung County | 62 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 7 | — | Chautauqua County | 61 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 8 | — | Queens County | 60 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 9 | — | Broome County | 59 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 10 | — | Cattaraugus County | 59 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 11 | — | Herkimer County | 57 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 12 | — | Jefferson County | 57 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 13 | — | Orange County | 56 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 14 | — | St. Lawrence County | 56 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 15 | — | Orleans County | 55 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 16 | — | Niagara County | 54 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 17 | — | Allegany County | 53 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 18 | — | Schenectady County | 52 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 19 | — | Fulton County | 52 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 20 | — | Richmond County | 52 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 21 | — | Washington County | 52 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 22 | — | Oneida County | 52 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 23 | — | Seneca County | 51 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 24 | — | Clinton County | 49 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 25 | — | Schoharie County | 49 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 26 | — | Ulster County | 48 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 27 | — | New York County | 48 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 28 | — | Franklin County | 47 | moderate-low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 29 | — | Cortland County | 46 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 30 | — | Warren County | 46 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 31 | — | Monroe County | 44 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 32 | — | Schuyler County | 44 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 33 | — | Onondaga County | 44 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 34 | — | Erie County | 44 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 35 | — | Chenango County | 42 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 36 | — | Steuben County | 41 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 37 | — | Madison County | 41 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 38 | — | Rockland County | 41 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 39 | — | Tioga County | 40 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 40 | — | Delaware County | 40 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 41 | — | Albany County | 38 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 42 | — | Hamilton County | 37 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 43 | — | Wayne County | 37 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 44 | — | Suffolk County | 36 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 45 | — | Cayuga County | 36 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 46 | — | Rensselaer County | 35 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 47 | — | Otsego County | 35 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 48 | — | Yates County | 33 | low-moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 49 | — | Dutchess County | 33 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 50 | — | Greene County | 31 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 51 | — | Essex County | 31 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 52 | — | Tompkins County | 31 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 53 | — | Columbia County | 29 | low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 54 | — | Livingston County | 29 | low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 55 | — | Westchester County | 28 | low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 56 | — | Lewis County | 28 | low county distress | Labor |
| 57 | — | Nassau County | 21 | low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 58 | — | Putnam County | 21 | low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 59 | — | Genesee County | 20 | low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 60 | — | Ontario County | 16 | very low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 61 | — | Wyoming County | 11 | very low county distress | Labor |
| 62 | — | Saratoga County | 9 | exceptionally low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, the domains are averaged, and that average is ranked against every U.S. county. So a county's score is the share of U.S. counties it is more distressed than. National ranks are shown only for the 100 most and 100 least distressed counties, because ranks in between move between updates. Counties with identical composite scores share a rank, marked T- for tied.
extreme county distress — 1 New York county
very high county distress — 0 New York counties
high county distress — 2 New York counties
moderate-high county distress — 5 New York counties
moderate county distress — 15 New York counties
moderate-low county distress — 17 New York counties
low-moderate county distress — 12 New York counties
low county distress — 7 New York counties
very low county distress — 2 New York counties
exceptionally low county distress — 1 New York county