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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	209,545	5.0	244,287	5.9
New York City	155,219	8.5	188,324	10.8
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	54,326	2.3	55,963	2.4
Albany County	1,464	2.5	1,994	3.5
Allegany County	190	2.0	189	2.0
Broome County	1,710	4.4	1,612	4.2
Cattaraugus County	497	2.9	606	3.6
Cayuga County	554	3.7	594	4.0
Chautauqua County	1,731	6.6	1,922	7.4
Chemung County	635	3.5	686	3.9
Chenango County	250	2.5	238	2.5
Clinton County	480	3.3	548	3.8
Columbia County	243	2.3	250	2.5
Cortland County	260	2.9	268	3.1
Delaware County	125	1.7	131	1.8
Dutchess County	699	1.3	656	1.2
Erie County	8,564	4.4	8,757	4.5
Essex County	66	1.1	94	1.6
Franklin County	249	2.7	248	2.6
Fulton County	175	1.6	257	2.4
Genesee County	156	1.3	124	1.0
Greene County	162	2.1	170	2.2
Hamilton County	*9	*1.3	*10	*1.5
Herkimer County	296	2.4	276	2.2
Jefferson County	652	2.3	546	2.0
Lewis County	79	1.3	61	1.0
Livingston County	249	2.2	249	2.2
Madison County	208	1.6	194	1.5
Monroe County	6,317	4.0	6,367	4.1
Montgomery County	320	2.8	335	2.9
Nassau County	2,142	0.7	2,236	0.7
Niagara County	1,204	2.8	1,275	3.0
Oneida County	2,126	4.3	2,152	4.3
Onondaga County	4,568	4.5	4,842	4.9
Ontario County	529	2.4	523	2.4
Orange County	1,226	1.2	1,417	1.4
Orleans County	346	4.4	328	4.3
Oswego County	1,007	4.0	1,030	4.2
Otsego County	104	1.1	102	1.1
Putnam County	58	0.3	52	0.3
Rensselaer County	1,092	3.5	965	3.1
Rockland County	569	0.6	545	0.5
St. Lawrence County	562	2.5	536	2.5
Saratoga County	235	0.5	228	0.5
Schenectady County	1,283	3.7	1,289	3.7
Schoharie County	106	2.0	94	1.8
Schuyler County	89	2.6	61	1.8
Seneca County	164	2.4	174	2.6
Steuben County	527	2.6	537	2.7
Suffolk County	3,949	1.2	3,911	1.2
Sullivan County	435	2.6	416	2.5
Tioga County	268	2.6	202	2.1
Tompkins County	311	2.0	326	2.2
Ulster County	612	1.9	664	2.1
Warren County	139	1.2	174	1.5
Washington County	232	2.0	298	2.6
Wayne County	314	1.6	280	1.4
Westchester County	3,555	1.6	3,754	1.7
Wyoming County	97	1.2	78	1.0
Yates County	137	2.4	92	1.6

Created June 18, 2026 3:18 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.