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Counties of New York

New York has 62 counties. Kings County is the largest with 2,653,963 residents in 2025. 21 of the 62 gained residents between 2020 and 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimates.

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Counties of New York: 2025 estimate, change since 2020, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Kings County2,653,963−3.0%1805$80,263$905,000
Queens County2,358,182−2.0%1725$86,136$723,800
New York County1,664,862−1.8%1310$103,931$1,090,500
Suffolk County1,546,090+1.3%167371$130,686$578,400
Bronx County1,406,332−4.5%1361$48,676$529,500
Nassau County1,398,939+0.2%136286$146,202$684,700
Westchester County1,015,743+1.1%72241$118,976$663,200
Erie County946,741−0.8%62261$72,839$233,800
Monroe County750,506−1.2%38211$76,382$213,700
Richmond County501,290+1.0%1126$98,333$675,500
Onondaga County466,584−2.1%48142$76,945$200,200
Orange County417,669+4.1%6092$97,178$387,900
Rockland County357,397+5.6%4080$109,959$596,900
Albany County321,225+2.0%2485$85,333$294,600
Dutchess County300,708+1.2%6382$99,478$400,600
Saratoga County241,343+2.5%3665$100,787$348,600
Oneida County226,392−2.5%6275$70,154$182,600
Niagara County208,912−1.8%2866$69,633$189,800
Broome County195,736−1.5%2857$62,616$154,900
Ulster County183,330+0.8%5850$86,271$352,500
Schenectady County162,581+2.9%1445$79,623$235,700
Rensselaer County160,510−0.4%2948$87,915$258,400
Chautauqua County124,126−2.8%5137$58,351$127,900
Oswego County118,569+0.9%3945$69,183$151,700
Ontario County113,130+0.6%3140$82,324$222,900
Jefferson County111,540−4.4%6336$66,301$188,200
St. Lawrence County105,488−2.8%5830$62,850$121,900
Tompkins County104,047−1.6%3026$74,024$290,900
Putnam County99,028+1.4%1624$126,257$471,300
Steuben County91,855−1.8%5231$65,887$137,900
Wayne County91,250−0.0%3226$74,506$170,000
Sullivan County80,586+2.5%4631$72,382$249,000
Chemung County80,415−4.4%2425$63,716$141,100
Clinton County78,138−2.1%3222$71,224$180,600
Cattaraugus County75,390−2.1%5324$59,540$113,100
Cayuga County74,365−2.5%3425$67,904$171,000
Madison County67,120−1.3%2819$75,499$184,600
Warren County65,020−1.1%2123$78,442$267,400
Livingston County61,438−0.6%5218$74,001$174,600
Otsego County60,589+3.6%5222$68,885$179,100
Columbia County60,168−2.3%3321$81,528$347,100
Washington County59,353−3.2%2721$73,495$196,200
Herkimer County59,219−1.6%3720$68,515$147,700
Genesee County58,416+0.1%2218$73,314$170,500
Fulton County52,216−2.1%1717$66,533$163,100
Montgomery County50,046+1.0%2216$64,943$157,500
Tioga County47,453−2.1%1811$72,739$160,800
Greene County47,238−1.4%3418$77,945$271,600
Allegany County46,800+0.7%4616$62,869$101,700
Franklin County46,500−2.2%2915$65,151$145,400
Cortland County45,850−2.0%2313$70,418$162,100
Chenango County45,715−3.2%3216$62,948$137,900
Delaware County44,305+0.0%3318$63,337$183,100
Orleans County39,825−1.5%1414$65,969$140,800
Wyoming County39,741−2.0%2712$69,110$162,300
Essex County36,438−2.5%3118$71,661$211,900
Seneca County32,883−2.8%1711$68,089$155,400
Schoharie County30,176+1.6%258$70,133$192,500
Lewis County26,479−0.4%259$68,182$166,100
Yates County24,547−0.9%148$69,701$184,700
Schuyler County16,924−5.4%125$67,663$171,800
Hamilton County5,006−1.9%124$68,835$260,200

Source: PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Census population estimates

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