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Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance

number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years

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	Base Year		Current Year
Region [+] Create Custom Regions	number	percent	number	percent
New York State	235,867	5.8	229,529	5.6
New York City	148,634	8.5	173,144	9.8
Bronx County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kings County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
New York County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Queens County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Richmond County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rest of State	87,233	3.7	56,385	2.4
Albany County	2,395	4.2	1,816	3.2
Allegany County	309	3.3	212	2.3
Broome County	2,911	7.9	1,705	4.5
Cattaraugus County	636	3.8	594	3.5
Cayuga County	609	4.0	605	4.1
Chautauqua County	2,046	7.9	1,868	7.2
Chemung County	737	4.1	668	3.8
Chenango County	304	3.1	284	2.9
Clinton County	638	4.4	560	3.9
Columbia County	407	3.9	295	2.9
Cortland County	394	4.3	265	3.0
Delaware County	180	2.4	166	2.3
Dutchess County	1,053	1.9	632	1.1
Erie County	14,348	7.7	8,774	4.6
Essex County	136	2.2	71	1.2
Franklin County	365	3.7	247	2.6
Fulton County	217	2.0	197	1.9
Genesee County	283	2.4	179	1.5
Greene County	275	3.5	162	2.1
Hamilton County	*11	*1.9	*5	*0.8
Herkimer County	416	3.3	336	2.7
Jefferson County	899	3.4	610	2.2
Lewis County	104	1.7	68	1.1
Livingston County	475	4.3	265	2.4
Madison County	318	2.4	191	1.5
Monroe County	11,315	7.3	6,725	4.3
Montgomery County	655	5.8	291	2.6
Nassau County	3,778	1.3	2,097	0.7
Niagara County	2,048	4.9	1,295	3.1
Oneida County	4,153	8.5	2,172	4.4
Onondaga County	7,383	7.5	4,552	4.6
Ontario County	624	2.8	521	2.4
Orange County	2,129	2.2	1,317	1.3
Orleans County	497	6.3	337	4.4
Oswego County	1,561	6.3	1,087	4.4
Otsego County	158	1.7	120	1.3
Putnam County	59	0.3	57	0.3
Rensselaer County	2,128	6.8	1,200	3.9
Rockland County	919	1.0	552	0.6
St. Lawrence County	958	4.4	538	2.5
Saratoga County	315	0.7	259	0.6
Schenectady County	1,937	5.8	1,301	3.8
Schoharie County	142	2.6	103	2.0
Schuyler County	161	4.7	76	2.3
Seneca County	196	2.9	167	2.5
Steuben County	678	3.3	503	2.5
Suffolk County	6,297	2.0	3,828	1.2
Sullivan County	595	3.7	440	2.7
Tioga County	351	3.4	221	2.2
Tompkins County	509	3.4	333	2.2
Ulster County	940	3.0	660	2.1
Warren County	226	1.9	179	1.5
Washington County	292	2.5	314	2.8
Wayne County	488	2.5	326	1.7
Westchester County	5,044	2.4	3,840	1.8
Wyoming County	121	1.6	100	1.3
Yates County	110	2.0	99	1.8

Created April 24, 2025 2:04 AM EST

Notes:

N/A: Data not available.
The data were compiled from a December end-of-month extract of the Welfare Management System for each of the years shown. The total caseload at the end of the month is somewhat lower than the total number of children who received public assistance during the month because some families receiving assistance during the month may leave assistance before the end of the month.
Prior to and including 1997, children were counted as receiving public assistance if they received aid under either the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) Program or the Home Relief (HR) Program. After 1997, children were counted as receiving public assistance if they received aid under either the State's Family Assistance (FA) Program or the State's Safety Net (SN) Program.
To calculate rates of participation, Census Bureau estimates of the total number of children in each county for the respective year were used.
Percentages reflect children/youth ages birth-17 years receiving public assistance.
* Rates are not stable when the number is less than 20.