Population in New York by County

Total population.

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-year 2020-2024 · Updated November 2026

New York

19,852,366

Counties

62

Highest

Kings

2,631,580

Lowest

Hamilton

5,089

All New York counties, ranked

# Counties Population
1 Kings 2,631,580
2 Queens 2,323,052
3 New York 1,629,477
4 Suffolk 1,530,146
5 Bronx 1,404,779
6 Nassau 1,389,591
7 Westchester 999,677
8 Erie 950,622
9 Monroe 753,753
10 Richmond 494,956
11 Onondaga 471,129
12 Orange 406,616
13 Rockland 341,883
14 Albany 317,018
15 Dutchess 298,220
16 Saratoga 238,284
17 Oneida 229,124
18 Niagara 210,721
19 Broome 197,378
20 Ulster 182,601
21 Schenectady 160,369
22 Rensselaer 160,332
23 Chautauqua 125,544
24 Oswego 117,953
25 Jefferson 115,040
26 Ontario 112,625
27 St. Lawrence 107,226
28 Tompkins 104,537
29 Putnam 98,107
30 Steuben 92,588
31 Wayne 90,929
32 Chemung 82,147
33 Sullivan 79,721
34 Clinton 78,493
35 Cattaraugus 76,145
36 Cayuga 75,102
37 Madison 67,328
38 Warren 65,517
39 Livingston 61,498
40 Columbia 61,100
41 Washington 60,522
42 Otsego 60,108
43 Herkimer 59,757
44 Genesee 57,787
45 Fulton 52,487
46 Montgomery 49,528
47 Tioga 47,864
48 Greene 47,409
49 Allegany 47,159
50 Franklin 46,696
51 Chenango 46,321
52 Cortland 46,246
53 Delaware 44,487
54 Wyoming 39,753
55 Orleans 39,608
56 Essex 36,973
57 Seneca 32,920
58 Schoharie 30,049
59 Lewis 26,607
60 Yates 24,526
61 Schuyler 17,562
62 Hamilton 5,089

About this dataset

Total population. Source: ACS 5-year 2020-2024 Data Profile, variable DP05_0001E. Values in people.

Source
U.S. Census Bureau
Citation
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles (2020-2024), DP05_0001E
Vintage
ACS 5-year 2020-2024
License
Public domain (U.S. Census Bureau)
Unit
people
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Last loaded
November 2026

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