Stefani Reynolds for NYup.com

Upstate New York's diverse collection of communities includes dozens of towns and cities that are suffering from fiscal distress.

New data collected by the public policy research organization Economic Innovation Group uses seven key metrics to identify communities with low economic well-being on its "distressed communities index." Those factors are:

Adults without a High School Diploma

Poverty Rate

Prime-Age Adults Not in Work

Housing Vacancy Rate

Median Income Ratio

Change in Employment

Change in Establishments

The measures these factors in every zip code in America, and combines them to create a "distress score." There are 50 zip codes in Upstate New York in the highest bracket of distress scores (90.0+), including many in the region's largest cities. You can find them all below, including information about their poverty and unemployment rates.

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NOTES:

The ranking below uses the most current 5-year-estimates from U.S. Census Bureau (2016). Each metric is weighted equally. Distress scores are generated by ranking each zip code individually for all seven metrics, then using the average of those seven rankings to create an overall index.

For this ranking, poverty rate was used to break ties in distress score. The cities and towns named below represent the most significant city or town in each zip code. They are ranked below from lowest to highest distress score, from #50 to #1.

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#50 Georgetown (13072), Madison County

Distress score: 90.0

Population: 620

Poverty rate: 15.5%

Adults not working: 33.2%

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#49 Bath (14810), Steuben County

Distress score: 90.0

Population: 12620

Poverty rate: 19.8%

Adults not working: 38.9%

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#48 Plymouth (13832), Chenango County

Distress score: 90.1

Population: 680

Poverty rate: 37.7%

Adults not working: 47.8%

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#47 Buffalo, Black Rock neighborhood (14207), Erie County

Distress score: 90.2

Population: 23380

Poverty rate: 42.0%

Adults not working: 44.0%

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#46 Albany, South End neighborhood (12202), Albany County

Distress score: 90.6

Population: 9080

Poverty rate: 32.9%

Adults not working: 38.9%

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#45 Schenectady, Union College/Ellis Hospital neighborhood (12308), Schenectady County

Distress score: 90.7

Population: 14580

Poverty rate: 18.6%

Adults not working: 31.2%

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#44 Star Lake (13690), St. Lawrence County

Distress score: 91.0

Population: 740

Poverty rate: 17.0%

Adults not working: 37.2%

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#43 Rochester, Dutchtown neighborhood (14611), Monroe County

Distress score: 91.1

Population: 16530

Poverty rate: 40.8%

Adults not working: 44.4%

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#42 Altona (12910), Clinton County

Distress score: 91.7

Population: 2180

Poverty rate: 13.9%

Adults not working: 54.5%

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#41 West Seneca, Valley neighborhood (14210), Erie County

Distress score: 91.8

Population: 14380

Poverty rate: 24.5%

Adults not working: 36.7%

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#40 Syracuse, Eastside neighborhood (13210)

Distress score: 91.8

Population: 27820

Poverty rate: 46.9%

Adults not working: 35.1%

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#39 Cameron Mills (14820), Steuben County

Distress score: 92.0

Population: 830

Poverty rate: 21.0%

Adults not working: 46.5%

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#38 Schenectady, Erie Blvd./Union St. neighborhood (12305), Schenectady County

Distress score: 92.2

Population: 4880

Poverty rate: 26.1%

Adults not working: 45.6%

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#37 Palatine Bridge (13428), Montgomery County

Distress score: 92.4

Population: 1890

Poverty rate: 25.2%

Adults not working: 27.8%

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#36 Gouverneur (13642), St. Lawrence County

Distress score: 92.5

Population: 9920

Poverty rate: 24.1%

Adults not working: 48.4%

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#35 New Baltimore (12124), Greene County

Distress score: 92.6

Population: 620

Poverty rate: 18.2%

Adults not working: 33.1%

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#34 Gowanda (14070), Cattaraugus County

Distress score: 92.9

Population: 6360

Poverty rate: 18.0%

Adults not working: 55.9%

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#33 Wellsburg (14894), Chemung County

Distress score: 93.0

Population: 1330

Poverty rate: 17.6%

Adults not working: 33.2%

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#32 Albion (14411), Orleans County

Distress score: 93.0

Population: 14420

Poverty rate: 20.4%

Adults not working: 51.1%

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#31 West Seneca, Kaisertown neighborhood (14206), Erie County

Distress score: 93.1

Population: 20350

Poverty rate: 23.5%

Adults not working: 33.9%

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#30 Grand Gorge (12434), Delaware County

Distress score: 93.2

Population: 550

Poverty rate: 14.7%

Adults not working: 39.2%

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#29 Binghamton (13905), Broome County

Distress score: 93.5

Population: 27770

Poverty rate: 29.7%

Adults not working: 37.8%

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#28 Schenectady, Hamilton Hill neighborhood (12307), Schenectady County

Distress score: 93.6

Population: 6620

Poverty rate: 47.4%

Adults not working: 45.8%

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#27 Salisbury Center (13454), Herkimer County

Distress score: 93.8

Population: 710

Poverty rate: 14.8%

Adults not working: 39.9%

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#26 Buffalo, MLK Park neighborhood (14211), Erie County

Distress score: 94.4

Population: 22020

Poverty rate: 39.1%

Adults not working: 44.7%

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#25 Syracuse, South Salina St./Valley neighborhood (13205), Onondaga County

Distress score: 94.5

Population: 18380

Poverty rate: 34.8%

Adults not working: 42.4%

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#24 Lakeville (14480), Livingston County

Distress score: 94.6

Population: 810

Poverty rate: 57.5%

Adults not working: 58.3%

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#23 Syracuse, Northside/Schiller Park neighborhood (13203), Onondaga County

Distress score: 94.8

Population: 16560

Poverty rate: 34.7%

Adults not working: 33.6%

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#22 Salamanca (14779), Cattaraugus County

Distress score: 95.0

Population: 6670

Poverty rate: 25.2%

Adults not working: 39.9%

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#21 Buffalo/Sloan (14212), Erie County

Distress score: 95.0

Population: 10610

Poverty rate: 38.7%

Adults not working: 43.4%

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#20 Syracuse, Northside/Woodlawn neighborhood (13208), Onondaga County

Distress score: 95.2

Population: 22550

Poverty rate: 33.8%

Adults not working: 37.4%

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#19 Niagara Falls (14305), Niagara County

Distress score: 95.4

Population: 16680

Poverty rate: 31.6%

Adults not working: 38.1%

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#18 Utica (13501), Oneida County

Distress score: 95.4

Population: 38380

Poverty rate: 32.9%

Adults not working: 37.6%

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#17 Buffalo, Willert Park neighborhood (14204), Erie County

Distress score: 95.4

Population: 8690

Poverty rate: 33.4%

Adults not working: 42.6%

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#16 Albany, Downtown neighborhood (12207), Albany County

Distress score: 95.4

Population: 1420

Poverty rate: 49.6%

Adults not working: 57.6%

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#15 Buffalo, Grant Ferry neighborhood (14213), Erie County

Distress score: 95.6

Population: 24260

Poverty rate: 44.5%

Adults not working: 41.8%

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#14 Rochester, Edgerton neighborhood (14613), Monroe County

Distress score: 95.7

Population: 13230

Poverty rate: 28.6%

Adults not working: 42.0%

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#13 Liberty (12754), Sullivan County

Distress score: 95.8

Population: 6560

Poverty rate: 20.8%

Adults not working: 42.2%

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#12 Monticello (12701), Sullivan County

Distress score: 95.9

Population: 11060

Poverty rate: 27.9%

Adults not working: 37.8%

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#11 Rochester, Norton St./Hudson Ave. neighborhood (14621), Monroe County

Distress score: 95.9

Population: 34100

Poverty rate: 39.1%

Adults not working: 43.8%

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#10 Loch Sheldrake (12759), Sullivan County

Distress score: 96.2

Population: 1480

Poverty rate: 38.3%

Adults not working: 57.5%

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#9 Rochester, Corn Hill neighborhood (14608), Monroe County

Distress score: 96.6

Population: 12400

Poverty rate: 48.5%

Adults not working: 49.0%

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#8 McDonough (13801), Chenango County

Distress score: 97.0

Population: 1340

Poverty rate: 24.1%

Adults not working: 37.7%

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#7 Rochester, Downtown neighborhood (14604), Monroe County

Distress score: 97.1

Population: 1690

Poverty rate: 38.6%

Adults not working: 46.4%

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#6 Elmira (14901), Chemung County

Distress score: 97.7

Population: 16330

Poverty rate: 35.3%

Adults not working: 54.7%

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#5 Syracuse, Downtown neighborhood (13202), Onondaga County

Distress score: 98.4

Population: 5840

Poverty rate: 57.9%

Adults not working: 57.9%

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#4 Cairo (12413), Greene County

Distress score: 98.7

Population: 2910

Poverty rate: 19.2%

Adults not working: 52.0%

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#3 Rochester, Upper Falls neighborhood (14605), Monroe County

Distress score: 98.7

Population: 13200

Poverty rate: 50.5%

Adults not working: 51.3%

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#2 South Fallsburg (12779), Sullivan County

Distress score: 98.9

Population: 2270

Poverty rate: 31.1%

Adults not working: 40.2%

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#1 Buffalo, Hamlin Park neighborhood (14208), Erie County

Distress score: 99.3

Population: 11510

Poverty rate: 36.3%

Adults not working: 46.6%

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