Most and Fewest Welfare Recipients by Town
| Most Housesholds Recieving Food Stamps or Cash Welfare | ||
| County | Town | Welfare % |
|---|---|---|
| Orange | Palm Tree town | 44.3% |
| Franklin | Bombay town | 37.1% |
| Bronx | Bronx borough | 36.7% |
| Chautauqua | Jamestown city | 34.9% |
| Chemung | Elmira city | 32.6% |
| Monroe | Rochester city | 32.2% |
| Erie | Buffalo city | 31.3% |
| Allegany | Scio town | 31.2% |
| Cattaraugus | Salamanca city | 30.8% |
| Chautauqua | Dunkirk city | 30.6% |
| Greene | Prattsville town | 30.4% |
| Onondaga | Syracuse city | 30.2% |
| Oneida | Utica city | 30.0% |
| Allegany | Friendship town | 29.9% |
| Orleans | Albion town | 29.4% |
| Niagara | Tuscarora Nation Reservation | 28.8% |
| St. Lawrence | Clare town | 28.6% |
| Jefferson | Watertown city | 28.2% |
| Schuyler | Montour town | 28.2% |
| Cayuga | Auburn city | 27.8% |
| Andy Arthur, 12/20/22. Data Source: 2021 American Community Survey B19058 5-yr. | ||
| Fewest Housesholds Recieving Food Stamps or Cash Welfare | ||
| County | Town | Welfare % |
|---|---|---|
| Greene | New Baltimore town | 0.3% |
| Sullivan | Forestburgh town | 0.8% |
| St. Lawrence | Lisbon town | 1.0% |
| Dutchess | Union Vale town | 1.0% |
| Steuben | Fremont town | 1.2% |
| Wyoming | Bennington town | 1.3% |
| Westchester | North Castle town | 1.3% |
| Westchester | Bedford town | 1.4% |
| Rensselaer | Poestenkill town | 1.6% |
| Orange | Tuxedo town | 1.6% |
| Steuben | Caton town | 1.8% |
| Saratoga | Galway town | 1.9% |
| Westchester | Scarsdale town | 1.9% |
| Westchester | Lewisboro town | 1.9% |
| Dutchess | Rhinebeck town | 1.9% |
| Westchester | Pelham town | 2.0% |
| Niagara | Pendleton town | 2.1% |
| Franklin | Brighton town | 2.1% |
| Monroe | Pittsford town | 2.1% |
| Oneida | Verona town | 2.2% |
| Andy Arthur, 12/20/22. Data Source: 2021 American Community Survey B19058 5-yr. | ||