Lewis County

County seat: Lowville

2020 population: 26,582
More Lewis County census data

Regional funders: Northern New York Community Foundation, United Way of Northern New York
ECONOMIC IMPACT
Employment:
In 2022, an estimated 400 people worked at 63 nonprofit establishments in Lewis County – or 9.2% of the county work force. Wages totalled $12.9 million.
Revenues: According to the Internal Revenue Service, 164 nonprofit organizations in Lewis County filed tax returns reporting revenues totalling $24.7 million.
Property taxes: Of 25,196 parcels, 33.75 percent had whole or partial tax exemptions in 2023.
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Internal Revenue Service, 2024; Office of Real Property Tax Services, 2023.

Upstate Giving profiles of communities in Lewis County:



Largest nonprofits in Lewis County (by assets) include:

 Adirondack Mennonite Retirement Community
 New York State Future Farmers Leadership Trng Foundation
 Pratt-Northam Foundation
 Brookside Redevelopment Company
 Snow Belt Housing Company
 Friends of Lewis County Hospice
 William H Bush Memorial Library
 Castorland Fire Company
 Unirondack
 Lewis County Opportunities