Ranking · New York
Fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking places in New York
Kiryas Joel has the highest population change, 2020 to 2025 of New York's 1,225 ranked places (+43.1%); Fort Ann has the lowest (−27.1%). Ranked: places with 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census that are incorporated (the Census Bureau estimates only those each year).
Which are the fastest-growing places?
Fastest-growing places in New York, first to fifth: Kiryas Joel (+43.1%), Delhi (+26.5%), Alfred (+26.4%), Town of Alfred (+20.4%) and Oneonta (+19.7%).
| Rank | Place | Population change, 2020 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiryas Joel | +43.1% |
| 2 | Delhi | +26.5% |
| 3 | Alfred | +26.4% |
| 4 | Town of Alfred | +20.4% |
| 5 | Oneonta | +19.7% |
| 6 | New Paltz | +18.3% |
| 7 | Old Westbury | +17.8% |
| 8 | Owego | +16.9% |
| 9 | Town of Delhi | +15.9% |
| 10 | Sleepy Hollow | +15.0% |
| 11 | Town of Ballston | +14.7% |
| 12 | Harrison | +14.4% |
| 13 | Buchanan | +14.3% |
| 14 | Town of Monroe | +13.8% |
| 15 | Town of Stillwater | +13.0% |
| 16 | Town of Wawayanda | +11.9% |
| 17 | Kaser | +11.8% |
| 18 | Port Byron | +10.0% |
| 19 | Brockport | +9.4% |
| 20 | Town of Vestal | +9.4% |
| 21 | Cobleskill | +8.7% |
| 22 | Town of Bethel | +8.6% |
| 23 | Town of New Paltz | +8.6% |
| 24 | Town of Ramapo | +8.5% |
| 25 | New Rochelle | +7.7% |
Source: Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025) · Census population estimates
Which are the fastest-shrinking places?
Fastest-shrinking places in New York, first to fifth: Town of Fort Ann (−27.1%), Town of Collins (−23.6%), Dannemora (−22.2%), Town of Ledyard (−18.7%) and Town of Dannemora (−18.5%).
| Rank | Place | Population change, 2020 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,225 | Town of Fort Ann | −27.1% |
| 1,224 | Town of Collins | −23.6% |
| 1,223 | Dannemora | −22.2% |
| 1,222 | Town of Ledyard | −18.7% |
| 1,221 | Town of Dannemora | −18.5% |
| 1,220 | Town of Cape Vincent | −12.1% |
| 1,219 | Town of Romulus | −10.0% |
| 1,218 | Town of Southport | −9.8% |
| 1,217 | Town of Marcy | −9.5% |
| 1,216 | Ogdensburg | −9.5% |
| 1,215 | Town of Groveland | −9.3% |
| 1,214 | Montour Falls | −9.2% |
| 1,213 | Town of Moriah | −9.1% |
| 1,212 | Town of Watertown | −9.1% |
| 1,211 | Town of Portland | −8.7% |
| 1,210 | Watkins Glen | −8.0% |
| 1,209 | Town of Catharine | −7.3% |
| 1,208 | Town of Ithaca | −7.3% |
| 1,207 | Town of Dix | −7.3% |
| 1,206 | Norwich | −7.2% |
| 1,205 | Dryden | −6.8% |
| 1,204 | Town of Montour | −6.7% |
| 1,203 | Groton | −6.1% |
| 1,202 | Town of Malone | −6.1% |
| 1,201 | Greene | −5.9% |
Source: Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025) · Census population estimates
How is this ranking made?
Each place's population change, 2020 to 2025 is read from the Census Bureau's April 1, 2020 estimates base and its July 1, 2025 estimate. A place enters the ranking if it had 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and is incorporated. Ties in the published figure share a rank. This is a measurement of one figure, not a judgment of a place.
Towns and townships are ranked beside cities, villages and census-designated places, and a census-designated place can lie inside a township, so one area can appear twice, once as each.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025) · How ranks are computed
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