Electric Consumer

Editor: Katerine G., Editor & Data Researcher · Research & publishing: Electric Consumer Editorial Team · Data retrieved · Sources named on this page: EIA-861, Census ACS, DOE LEAD, FEMA National Risk Index, OpenFEMA NFIP · How we got these numbers · Report an error

Counties in New York ranked

4.3%of income goes to home energy in Delaware County, the highest of 62 New York counties

New York County is lowest at 0.8%, a gap of 5.4 times. The median New York county sits at 3.2%, against 3.3% for the median U.S. county. Source for New York: DOE LEAD 2022.

New York county map

New York counties, shaded by quintile of the selected measureSuffolk County: 2.9%Cortland County: 3.4%Schenectady County: 2.9%Genesee County: 3.1%Chenango County: 4.1%Yates County: 3.1%Wyoming County: 3.3%Chemung County: 3.2%Livingston County: 2.9%Washington County: 3.9%Kings County: 1.9%Wayne County: 3.0%Oswego County: 3.7%Ontario County: 2.4%Lewis County: 4.2%Steuben County: 3.1%Chautauqua County: 3.1%Cattaraugus County: 3.7%Monroe County: 2.2%Albany County: 2.4%Allegany County: 4.1%Montgomery County: 4.0%Ulster County: 3.5%Seneca County: 3.4%Essex County: 3.8%Cayuga County: 3.4%Columbia County: 3.1%Dutchess County: 3.0%Herkimer County: 3.4%Otsego County: 3.5%Rockland County: 2.5%Rensselaer County: 2.9%Warren County: 3.1%Saratoga County: 2.3%Delaware County: 4.3%Richmond County: 2.9%St. Lawrence County: 3.6%Madison County: 3.3%Schoharie County: 3.6%Oneida County: 3.3%Tompkins County: 2.2%Franklin County: 4.3%Sullivan County: 3.6%Broome County: 3.2%Tioga County: 3.6%New York County: 0.8%Jefferson County: 3.2%Nassau County: 2.4%Putnam County: 2.7%Queens County: 2.6%Schuyler County: 4.0%Orleans County: 3.6%Bronx County: 3.1%Greene County: 3.6%Fulton County: 4.1%Clinton County: 3.2%Hamilton County: 4.1%Orange County: 3.0%Onondaga County: 2.6%Erie County: 2.4%Westchester County: 2.5%Niagara County: 2.9%
  • 0.8% to 2.6%
  • 2.6% to 3.1%
  • 3.1% to 3.4%
  • 3.4% to 3.7%
  • 3.7% to 4.3%

New York counties, darker = higher. Click one for its page.

Highest energy burden in New York

Delaware County leads New York on burden at 4.3% of income and Franklin County follows at 4.3%. For lower-income homes the top is Suffolk County: 13.9% of income, against 9.3% in the median New York county.

home energy burden, % of income, top 10 New York counties

  • Delaware County4.3
  • Franklin County4.3
  • Lewis County4.2
  • Allegany County4.1
  • Fulton County4.1
  • Chenango County4.1
  • Hamilton County4.1
  • Montgomery County4.0
  • Schuyler County4.0
  • Washington County3.9
  • New York median county3.2
New York counties with the lowest home energy burden
Lowest burden in New YorkShare of income (NY)Residents (NY)
New York County0.8%1,627,788
Kings County1.9%2,646,306
Tompkins County2.2%102,879
Monroe County2.2%754,068
Saratoga County2.3%237,075

Storm reports and FEMA risk in New York

NOAA logged 146 damaging-wind, tornado, tropical, ice, winter and heat reports in Hamilton County from 2015 to 2025, 2,862 for every 100,000 residents: the most in New York. FEMA scores Kings County highest at 99.3 (relatively high). In New York these are weather reports and an index, not outage counts.

New York top 5: Storm reports per 100,000 residents
Top 5 in New Yorkreports 2015-2025 (NY)Residents (NY)Rank (NY)
Hamilton County2,8625,1021st
Lewis County99926,6182nd
Columbia County85761,2453rd
Washington County85260,8834th
Herkimer County81459,9325th
New York top 5: FEMA risk score
Top 5 in New Yorkscore 0-100 (NY)Residents (NY)Rank (NY)
Kings County99.32,646,3061st
Queens County99.22,330,1242nd
New York County98.81,627,7883rd
Bronx County98.31,419,2504th
Erie County97.7950,0445th

Flood claims and flood insurance in New York

Westchester County has the most NFIP flood claims per 1,000 homes in New York: 13.5 from 2015 to 2025, against 1.0 in the median New York county. Nassau County has the highest share of homes with flood insurance (9.7%, median county 0.9%). Claims are a record of insured losses, not outage counts.

New York top 5: Flood claims per 1,000 homes
Top 5 in New Yorkclaims 2015-2025 (NY)Residents (NY)Rank (NY)
Westchester County13.5996,8881st
Nassau County5.91,388,1382nd
Richmond County4.2492,7343rd
Bronx County4.01,419,2504th
Queens County4.02,330,1245th
New York top 5: Flood insurance penetration
Top 5 in New York% of homes insured (NY)Residents (NY)Rank (NY)
Nassau County9.7%1,388,1381st
Suffolk County5.4%1,525,6802nd
Richmond County4.4%492,7343rd
Queens County3.7%2,330,1244th
Westchester County3.0%996,8885th

FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP, as of 8 Sep 2026. Flood claims by county.

Outliers: New York counties far from the state median

10 county-measure pairs sit 3 or more scaled median-absolute-deviation units from the New York median. Most extreme: Westchester County, flood claims per 1,000 homes 13.5 against a median of 1.0.

New York outliers by deviation from the state median
CountyMeasureValueNew York medianDeviations
Westchester CountyFlood claims per 1,000 homes13.51.0+17.0
Nassau CountyFlood insurance penetration9.7%0.9%+15.8
Hamilton CountyStorm reports per 100,000 residents2,862229+14.8
Suffolk CountyFlood insurance penetration5.4%0.9%+8.1
Nassau CountyFlood claims per 1,000 homes5.91.0+6.8
Richmond CountyFlood insurance penetration4.4%0.9%+6.4
Clinton CountyHomes heated by electricity34%15%+5.6
Queens CountyFlood insurance penetration3.7%0.9%+5.1
Richmond CountyFlood claims per 1,000 homes4.21.0+4.3
Lewis CountyStorm reports per 100,000 residents999229+4.3

Old homes, electric heat and utilities in New York

Nassau County has the oldest stock: 86% of homes date from before 1980. Electric heat is most common in Clinton County at 34% of homes, and Allegany County lists 3 utilities, the most in New York.

New York top 5: Homes built before 1980
Top 5 in New York% of homes (NY)Residents (NY)Rank (NY)
Nassau County86%1,388,1381st
Queens County84%2,330,1242nd
Chemung County82%82,8053rd
Kings County81%2,646,3064th
Bronx County80%1,419,2505th
New York top 5: Homes heated by electricity
Top 5 in New York% of homes (NY)Residents (NY)Rank (NY)
Clinton County34%78,9611st
New York County28%1,627,7882nd
Tompkins County26%102,8793rd
Albany County22%315,3744th
Putnam County22%97,9885th

Find your New York county

  • Pick a New York county to see its ranks.

All 62 New York counties, sortable

62 New York counties, all measures
Albany County315,3742.4%8.0%15585.970%22%20.40.6%490
Allegany County47,0274.1%10.7%36669.868%12%30.30.9%172
Bronx County1,419,2503.1%6.9%398.380%16%14.02.3%38
Broome County197,7383.2%8.8%14987.578%18%11.61.8%295
Cattaraugus County76,4793.7%9.0%38481.669%15%20.31.0%294
Cayuga County75,4643.4%8.6%32561.571%15%21.60.9%245
Chautauqua County126,3293.1%7.6%26984.677%15%31.10.6%340
Chemung County82,8053.2%8.1%10454.882%14%20.91.3%86
Chenango County46,6854.1%10.4%26372.365%17%20.81.4%123
Clinton County78,9613.2%9.3%18968.858%34%30.20.5%149
Columbia County61,2453.1%10.3%85768.768%15%30.20.6%525
Cortland County46,4013.4%8.8%33251.274%15%20.71.3%154
Delaware County44,5514.3%11.7%34383.362%13%10.91.9%153
Dutchess County297,1443.0%11.8%18088.365%17%21.41.2%536
Erie County950,0442.4%8.1%4097.777%8%20.40.4%380
Essex County37,0773.8%11.0%48862.762%20%21.00.7%181
Franklin County47,0664.3%10.9%33648.965%14%2no data0.4%158
Fulton County52,7874.1%10.1%51548.675%10%10.60.3%272
Genesee County57,9433.1%9.2%21956.178%12%20.91.0%127
Greene County47,5543.6%11.1%48868.361%16%20.81.1%232
Hamilton County5,1024.1%11.8%2,86215.165%8%21.90.8%146
Herkimer County59,9323.4%8.9%81460.073%13%21.81.1%488
Jefferson County116,1303.2%7.5%21464.057%22%12.00.6%248
Kings County2,646,3061.9%7.2%399.381%13%12.62.9%76
Lewis County26,6184.2%11.3%99924.758%8%2no data0.4%266
Livingston County61,5882.9%7.8%23256.464%15%30.60.8%143
Madison County67,5723.3%9.6%21959.466%14%21.51.1%148
Monroe County754,0682.2%7.1%2793.870%19%30.80.4%201
Montgomery County49,4614.0%10.5%51465.279%11%10.60.8%254
Nassau County1,388,1382.4%12.5%1497.186%7%25.99.7%198
New York County1,627,7880.8%5.3%398.879%28%11.41.5%54
Niagara County211,3412.9%8.5%5383.475%12%20.60.6%113
Oneida County229,6453.3%8.8%15586.375%16%23.70.6%357
Onondaga County471,6112.6%7.8%5891.371%20%30.90.7%273
Ontario County112,4052.4%7.6%22763.556%16%31.80.7%255
Orange County403,8403.0%10.5%4890.657%15%31.50.9%195
Orleans County39,6863.6%10.6%20717.972%13%20.70.3%82
Oswego County117,9453.7%10.4%26367.662%15%11.10.5%310
Otsego County59,7383.5%9.9%30175.870%14%20.60.9%180
Putnam County97,9882.7%10.1%7939.868%22%21.30.6%77
Queens County2,330,1242.6%8.2%799.284%9%24.03.7%172
Rensselaer County160,3412.9%9.3%27382.266%16%21.01.1%437
Richmond County492,7342.9%10.8%1491.060%6%14.24.4%69
Rockland County338,9362.5%8.7%1988.468%10%12.41.3%63
Saratoga County237,0752.3%9.3%23773.045%14%20.20.6%562
Schenectady County159,6032.9%9.1%20271.376%17%10.30.4%323
Schoharie County29,9793.6%10.1%62741.360%19%2no data1.6%188
Schuyler County17,7494.0%10.9%42316.362%18%10.50.4%75
Seneca County33,1253.4%8.9%22941.870%16%12.30.9%76
St. Lawrence County107,7963.6%8.8%23777.968%14%20.50.2%256
Steuben County93,0343.1%8.3%22676.968%14%11.01.1%210
Suffolk County1,525,6802.9%13.9%3897.369%9%23.05.4%583
Sullivan County79,1473.6%11.3%22978.359%19%20.70.8%181
Tioga County48,1063.6%10.0%25259.967%11%23.22.6%121
Tompkins County102,8792.2%6.2%12173.957%26%10.81.2%124
Ulster County182,1093.5%13.4%28287.766%14%20.61.3%514
Warren County65,5603.1%10.2%50062.359%15%10.60.4%328
Washington County60,8833.9%11.1%85256.666%11%2no data0.4%519
Wayne County91,1283.0%9.0%16856.366%16%23.20.4%153
Westchester County996,8882.5%10.2%2396.277%13%213.53.0%230
Wyoming County39,9803.3%8.4%41341.371%18%31.00.5%165
Yates County24,6373.1%8.8%32146.663%21%11.41.5%79

Download CSV, 62 rows

New York: click a header to sort. Per-capita storm rates start at 5,000 residents.

Sources

New York sources with periods and retrieval dates
SourcePeriodRetrieved
DOE LEAD (NY)20222 Oct 2026
FEMA NRI (NY)Dec 20252 Oct 2026
NOAA Storm Events (NY)2015 to 20252 Oct 2026
Census ACS (NY)2019 to 20232 Oct 2026
EIA-861 (NY)20241 Oct 2026

New York LEAD figures are group estimates, not bills. Methodology.

Keep going

Other states: North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania.

Questions

Which New York county has the highest home energy burden?

Delaware County: 4.3% of income, against 3.2% for the median New York county (DOE LEAD 2022).

Which New York county has the lowest energy burden?

New York County at 0.8% of income.

How does New York compare with the whole country?

The median New York county has a burden of 3.2% and the median U.S. county 3.3%, across 62 New York counties and 3,053 U.S. counties with data.

Where do storms cause the most trouble in New York?

Hamilton County has the most NOAA storm reports per 100,000 residents: 2,862 between 2015 and 2025.

Which New York county has the highest FEMA risk score?

Kings County: 99.3, rated relatively high by FEMA (Dec 2025).

Where are the oldest homes in New York?

Nassau County: 86% of homes were built before 1980; the median New York county is at 68% (Census ACS 2023).

Which New York county relies most on electric heat?

Clinton County: 34% of homes heat with electricity, against 15% in the median county.

Which New York county has the most flood claims per home?

Westchester County: 13.5 NFIP claims per 1,000 homes from 2015 to 2025; the median New York county has 1.0 (FEMA OpenFEMA).

Are storm reports the same as power outages in New York?

No: in New York they are weather reports, not outage counts.

Where can New York households get help with bills?

See the New York help page. Highest burden: Delaware County.

Share this page

4.3% of income goes to home energy in Delaware County, the highest of 62 New York counties