Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments in New York totaled $135 million in 2020‡
Counties in New York Receiving Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Wyoming County, New York | $9,124,237 | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| 2 | Jefferson County, New York | $7,591,016 | 5.6% | 12.3% |
| 3 | Livingston County, New York | $7,087,169 | 5.2% | 17.6% |
| 4 | Washington County, New York | $7,002,436 | 5.2% | 22.7% |
| 5 | Cayuga County, New York | $6,948,871 | 5.1% | 27.9% |
| 6 | Saint Lawrence County, New York | $6,515,824 | 4.8% | 32.7% |
| 7 | Steuben County, New York | $5,279,702 | 3.9% | 36.6% |
| 8 | Lewis County, New York | $4,914,969 | 3.6% | 40.2% |
| 9 | Chautauqua County, New York | $4,912,213 | 3.6% | 43.8% |
| 10 | Ontario County, New York | $4,566,170 | 3.4% | 47.2% |
| 11 | Genesee County, New York | $4,494,919 | 3.3% | 50.5% |
| 12 | Oneida County, New York | $4,424,932 | 3.3% | 53.8% |
| 13 | Onondaga County, New York | $4,087,069 | 3.0% | 56.8% |
| 14 | Cortland County, New York | $4,073,226 | 3.0% | 59.8% |
| 15 | Franklin County, New York | $4,067,763 | 3.0% | 62.8% |
| 16 | Montgomery County, New York | $3,711,458 | 2.7% | 65.6% |
| 17 | Clinton County, New York | $3,390,417 | 2.5% | 68.1% |
| 18 | Madison County, New York | $3,233,109 | 2.4% | 70.4% |
| 19 | Erie County, New York | $3,138,539 | 2.3% | 72.8% |
| 20 | Cattaraugus County, New York | $2,969,626 | 2.2% | 75.0% |
| 21 | Saratoga County, New York | $2,923,183 | 2.2% | 77.1% |
| 22 | Herkimer County, New York | $2,626,132 | 1.9% | 79.1% |
| 23 | Niagara County, New York | $2,362,115 | 1.7% | 80.8% |
| 24 | Columbia County, New York | $2,284,732 | 1.7% | 82.5% |
| 25 | Chenango County, New York | $2,244,528 | 1.7% | 84.1% |
| 26 | Tompkins County, New York | $2,040,637 | 1.5% | 85.6% |
| 27 | Orleans County, New York | $1,725,512 | 1.3% | 86.9% |
| 28 | Delaware County, New York | $1,666,918 | 1.2% | 88.2% |
| 29 | Allegany County, New York | $1,556,619 | 1.1% | 89.3% |
| 30 | Broome County, New York | $1,475,602 | 1.1% | 90.4% |
| 31 | Wayne County, New York | $1,458,834 | 1.1% | 91.5% |
| 32 | Tioga County, New York | $1,323,931 | 1.0% | 92.4% |
| 33 | Rensselaer County, New York | $1,278,999 | 0.9% | 93.4% |
| 34 | Seneca County, New York | $1,152,504 | 0.9% | 94.2% |
| 35 | Otsego County, New York | $1,010,150 | 0.7% | 95.0% |
| 36 | Schoharie County, New York | $970,287 | 0.7% | 95.7% |
| 37 | Monroe County, New York | $846,069 | 0.6% | 96.3% |
| 38 | Schuyler County, New York | $826,346 | 0.6% | 96.9% |
| 39 | Chemung County, New York | $765,097 | 0.6% | 97.5% |
| 40 | Orange County, New York | $763,958 | 0.6% | 98.1% |
| 41 | Yates County, New York | $570,832 | 0.4% | 98.5% |
| 42 | Albany County, New York | $550,148 | 0.4% | 98.9% |
| 43 | Oswego County, New York | $485,064 | 0.4% | 99.2% |
| 44 | Fulton County, New York | $327,169 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 45 | Dutchess County, New York | $231,049 | 0.2% | 99.7% |
| 46 | Sullivan County, New York | $227,376 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 47 | Essex County, New York | $117,199 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 48 | Greene County, New York | $113,608 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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