List of New York Counties by Human Development Index

This list ranks the 62 counties of New York State by Human Development Index (HDI), a composite measure incorporating income, educational attainment, and life expectancy. The highest HDI values are recorded in Nassau County (1.005), New York (Manhattan) (1.004), Westchester (1.001), and Putnam (1.001) counties, all located within the New York metropolitan region. The lowest HDI values are observed in The Bronx (0.913), Montgomery (0.923), and Chenango (0.924) counties. Overall, 26 counties attain HDI scores of 0.950 or higher, concentrated primarily in metropolitan and suburban areas, while 22 counties record scores below 0.940, predominantly in rural and economically less developed parts of the state.^[1][2][3]

Counties of New York by HDI

Category of HDI in New York

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Human Development Index (HDI) — New York

Rank	County	HDI
Very High Human Development
1	Nassau	1.005
2	New York (Manhattan)	1.004
3	Westchester	1.001
	Putnam
5	Rockland	0.992
6	Suffolk	0.985
7	Saratoga	0.981
8	Tompkins	0.978
9	Richmond	0.973
	Dutchess
11	Orange	0.969
12	Queens	0.966
13	Albany	0.965
	Ontario
15	Columbia	0.963
	Ulster
17	Madison	0.962
18	Monroe	0.957
19	Livingston	0.955
	Schenectady
21	Rensselaer	0.954
	Tioga
	Onondaga
24	Schoharie	0.953
25	Warren	0.951
26	Kings	0.950
27	Otsego	0.949
28	Essex	0.948
29	Wayne	0.947
30	Erie	0.945
31	Schuyler	0.944
	Cayuga
	Wyoming
34	Clinton	0.943
35	Hamilton	0.942
36	Lewis	0.941
37	Genesee	0.940
	Cortland
	Greene
	Broome
41	Washington	0.939
42	Herkimer	0.938
43	St. Lawrence	0.937
	Yates
New York		0.937
45	Steuben	0.936
	Oneida
47	Franklin	0.935
	Sullivan
49	Niagara	0.934
	Delaware
51	Jefferson	0.933
	Orleans
53	Seneca	0.932
	Oswego
55	Allegany	0.931
56	Chemung	0.929
57	Chautauqua	0.928
58	Fulton	0.927
59	Cattaraugus	0.926
60	Chenango	0.924
61	Montgomery	0.923
62	Bronx	0.913