New York County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 62 counties in New York, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 48.7. 1 county scores high, very high, or extreme.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
New York Snapshot
62 Counties Scored
48.7 Mean Score
48.1 Median Score
85.7 Bronx County Most Distressed
22.3 Wyoming County Least Distressed
1 very high county distress3 moderate-high county distress25 moderate county distress23 moderate-low county distress8 low-moderate county distress2 low county distress
Score Label Distribution New York County Map
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All 62 New York counties colored by county distress score range. 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 | Score Label | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | Bronx County | 85.7 | very high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 2 | 698 | Montgomery County | 66.4 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 3 | 765 | Kings County | 64.8 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 4 | 968 | Chemung County | 61.4 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 5 | 1,101 | St. Lawrence County | 58.9 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 6 | 1,151 | Oswego County | 58.1 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 7 | 1,152 | Queens County | 58.1 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 8 | 1,180 | Chautauqua County | 57.5 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 9 | 1,194 | Fulton County | 57.2 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 10 | 1,229 | Cattaraugus County | 56.4 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 11 | 1,237 | Sullivan County | 56.3 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 12 | 1,242 | Schenectady County | 56.2 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 13 | 1,247 | Jefferson County | 56.1 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 14 | 1,295 | Seneca County | 55.4 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 15 | 1,304 | Clinton County | 55.2 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 16 | 1,319 | Orange County | 55.0 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 17 | 1,328 | Orleans County | 54.8 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 18 | 1,342 | Broome County | 54.6 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 19 | 1,350 | Herkimer County | 54.4 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 20 | 1,360 | Niagara County | 54.2 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 21 | 1,370 | Oneida County | 53.9 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 22 | 1,412 | Allegany County | 53.3 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 23 | 1,424 | Cortland County | 53.0 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 24 | 1,444 | Richmond County | 52.7 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 25 | 1,448 | Monroe County | 52.6 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 26 | 1,469 | Delaware County | 52.4 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 27 | 1,530 | Washington County | 51.3 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 28 | 1,555 | New York County | 50.7 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 29 | 1,580 | Erie County | 50.3 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 30 | 1,605 | Onondaga County | 49.6 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 31 | 1,665 | Greene County | 48.5 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 32 | 1,728 | Warren County | 47.6 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 33 | 1,729 | Hamilton County | 47.6 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 34 | 1,735 | Ulster County | 47.5 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 35 | 1,756 | Franklin County | 47.1 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 36 | 1,767 | Chenango County | 47.0 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 37 | 1,782 | Steuben County | 46.7 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 38 | 1,816 | Albany County | 46.0 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 39 | 1,821 | Schoharie County | 46.0 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 40 | 1,855 | Livingston County | 45.5 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 41 | 1,882 | Rensselaer County | 44.9 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 42 | 1,894 | Tioga County | 44.7 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 43 | 1,906 | Suffolk County | 44.5 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 44 | 1,933 | Rockland County | 44.0 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 45 | 1,951 | Madison County | 43.7 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 46 | 1,962 | Cayuga County | 43.5 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 47 | 1,975 | Wayne County | 43.3 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 48 | 1,994 | Otsego County | 42.9 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 49 | 2,073 | Tompkins County | 41.3 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 50 | 2,087 | Schuyler County | 41.1 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 51 | 2,103 | Dutchess County | 40.8 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 52 | 2,126 | Westchester County | 40.3 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 53 | 2,168 | Essex County | 39.5 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 54 | 2,252 | Lewis County | 37.8 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 55 | 2,260 | Columbia County | 37.6 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 56 | 2,321 | Yates County | 36.4 | low-moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 57 | 2,364 | Nassau County | 35.6 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 58 | 2,427 | Genesee County | 34.3 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 59 | 2,428 | Ontario County | 34.2 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 60 | 2,459 | Putnam County | 33.6 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 61 | 2,730 | Saratoga County | 27.2 | low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 62 | 2,899 | Wyoming County | 22.3 | low county distress | Labor |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, and the composite is the mean of those domain scores. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.
extreme county distress — 0 New York counties
very high county distress — 1 New York county
high county distress — 0 New York counties
moderate-high county distress — 3 New York counties
moderate county distress — 25 New York counties
moderate-low county distress — 23 New York counties
low-moderate county distress — 8 New York counties
low county distress — 2 New York counties
very low county distress — 0 New York counties
exceptionally low county distress — 0 New York counties