STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The median New York household brings in nearly $85,000 in income each year, but certain parts of the state see residents earning much more, or in some cases much less, than those living elsewhere.
The Advance/SILive.com recently analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates to determine which New York counties have the highest- and lowest-earning residents.
The data showed that the median household income across New York was $84,578.
There were six counties with median household incomes exceeding $100,000, including top-ranked Nassau County, where the median household income was $143,408.
The other five counties to exceed $100,000 were Suffolk ($128,329), Putnam ($127,405), Westchester ($118,411), Rockland ($110,631) and New York ($104,553).
Richmond County, which covers Staten Island, ranked eighth in the state with a median household income of $98,290, the second-highest of any New York City borough behind on New York County, which covers Manhattan.
Queens had the third-highest median household income of any borough, 12th-highest of any county, at $84,961.
Kings County, which represents Brooklyn, ranked fourth among the boroughs and 17th among all state counties at $78,548.
The Bronx ranked dead last among all New York counties with a median household income of $49,036, making it the only county with a median income below $50,000.
Here’s a look at the median household income in each New York county, ranked from highest to lowest.
Nassau
Suffolk
Putnam
Westchester
Rockland
New York
Saratoga
Richmond
Dutchess
Orange
Rensselaer
Queens
Columbia
Albany
Ulster
Ontario
Kings
Warren
Schenectady
Onondaga
Monroe
Greene
Wayne
Madison
Tompkins
Livingston
Washington
Genesee
Tioga
Schoharie
Erie
Essex
Sullivan
Clinton
Hamilton
Wyoming
Herkimer
Oneida
Oswego
Lewis
Niagara
Cortland
Yates
Otsego
Cayuga
Seneca
Schuyler
Jefferson
Steuben
Orleans
Franklin
Chemung
Montgomery
Fulton
Chenango
St. Lawrence
Allegany
Broome
Delaware
Cattaraugus
Chautauqua
Bronx
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