New York Counties by Population (2025)

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Top 5 Most Populous Counties

62 Counties

County
2025 Pop. ↓
Area (mi²)
Density
Change (2020)
Kings County2,642,3256938,295-2.73%
Queens County2,339,00010921,459-2.13%
New York County1,688,0992373,3960.51%
Suffolk County1,542,7899111,6941.35%
Nassau County1,398,8242854,9080.59%
Bronx County1,394,1824233,195-4.46%
Westchester County1,015,9684312,3571.45%
Erie County952,8181K9140.05%
Monroe County753,5036571,147-0.56%
Richmond County501,650588,6491.32%
Onondaga County470,398778605-0.81%
Orange County415,1078125113.52%
Rockland County352,9781742,0294.62%
Albany County321,9285236162.52%
Dutchess County301,7027963791.96%
Saratoga County241,8478102992.56%
Oneida County228,6841.2K189-1.05%
Niagara County209,456522401-1.26%
Broome County196,411706278-0.89%
Ulster County183,0481.1K1630.98%
Schenectady County164,1442058013.04%
Rensselaer County161,6526522480.47%
Chautauqua County123,4681.1K116-3.06%
Oswego County118,7219521251.08%
Ontario County113,4196441760.95%
Jefferson County112,7051.3K89-2.9%
Tompkins County105,6994752235.93%
St. Lawrence County105,6692.7K39-2.45%
Putnam County98,8302304301.23%
Steuben County91,9431.4K66-1.48%
Wayne County90,843604150-0.41%
Chemung County80,951407199-3.26%
Sullivan County80,710968832.86%
Clinton County77,8591K75-2.33%
Cattaraugus County75,2701.3K58-2.23%
Cayuga County74,559692108-2.09%
Madison County66,992655102-1.41%
Warren County65,06886775-0.82%
Livingston County61,874632980.45%
Otsego County60,5291K603.71%
Columbia County59,98263594-2.34%
Washington County59,64683172-2.39%
Herkimer County59,5991.4K42-0.72%
Genesee County57,574493117-1.27%
Fulton County51,893495105-2.29%
Montgomery County49,7164031230.46%
Franklin County47,8961.6K291.37%
Tioga County47,55551992-1.65%
Allegany County47,2711K46-0.18%
Greene County46,71064772-2.2%
Cortland County45,93349992-1.75%
Chenango County45,67789351-2.98%
Delaware County43,8681.4K30-0.82%
Orleans County39,982391102-0.22%
Wyoming County39,64659367-1.38%
Essex County36,6921.8K20-1.6%
Seneca County32,884324101-1.87%
Schoharie County30,176622491.39%
Lewis County26,5561.3K210%
Yates County24,36133872-1.45%
Schuyler County16,79632851-5.96%
Hamilton County5,0941.7K30.47%

Overview of New York Counties

There are 62 counties in New York.

Kings County is the largest county in the state, with a population of 2,642,325. The most recent census shows that its population has decreased by 0.03% since the previous census.

A number of other New York counties also boast relatively large populations for their state, though not able to match the density of Kings County:

New York Counties with the Fewest Residents

The smallest county in New York is Hamilton County , with a population of just 5,094. This total represents a increase of 0.0% since the last census count was performed.

Other small counties include:

New York Counties with Rapid Growth

Tompkins County , with its sizeable population of 105,699, has shown the largest population growth, with an increase of 0.1% since the last census.

Westchester County has also had relatively high population growth of 0.01% with 1,015,968 residents.

On the other hand, Schuyler County has had the largest decrease in population, with its 16,796 current residents totalling 0.1% less than the previous census.

Sources

  1. US Census State Population Estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  2. US Census County Population Estimates - Most recent county estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  3. American Community Survey (2009 - 2013)
  4. Census QuickFacts
  5. Historical Populations of States and Counties (1790 - 1990)

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