RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Fastest growing, New York counties · 2000

New York counties ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS –

01Richmond County, NYNY501,290+17.1%–

02Queens County, NYNY2,358,182+14.2%–

03Putnam County, NYNY99,028+14.1%–

04Orange County, NYNY417,669+11.0%–

05Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332+10.7%–

06Saratoga County, NYNY241,343+10.7%–

07Franklin County, NYNY46,500+9.9%–

08Rockland County, NYNY357,397+8.0%–

09Dutchess County, NYNY300,708+8.0%–

10Yates County, NYNY24,547+7.9%–

11Greene County, NYNY47,238+7.7%–

12Ulster County, NYNY183,330+7.5%–

13Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090+7.4%–

14Kings County, NYNY2,653,963+7.2%–

15Warren County, NYNY65,020+6.9%–

16Sullivan County, NYNY80,586+6.8%–

17Orleans County, NYNY39,825+5.6%–

18Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743+5.6%–

19Ontario County, NYNY113,130+5.4%–

20Wayne County, NYNY91,250+5.2%–

21Essex County, NYNY36,438+4.6%–

22Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939+3.7%–

23New York County, NYNY1,664,862+3.3%–

24Livingston County, NYNY61,438+3.1%–

25Schuyler County, NYNY16,924+3.0%–

26Monroe County, NYNY750,506+3.0%–

27Washington County, NYNY59,353+2.9%–

28Tompkins County, NYNY104,047+2.6%–

29Wyoming County, NYNY39,741+2.2%–

30Otsego County, NYNY60,589+1.9%–

31Hamilton County, NYNY5,006+1.9%–

32Delaware County, NYNY44,305+1.8%–

33Fulton County, NYNY52,216+1.6%–

34Jefferson County, NYNY111,540+0.7%–

35Albany County, NYNY321,225+0.7%–

36Lewis County, NYNY26,479+0.6%–

37Genesee County, NYNY58,416+0.5%–

38Oswego County, NYNY118,569+0.5%–

39Madison County, NYNY67,120+0.5%–

40Columbia County, NYNY60,168+0.2%–

41St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488-0.0%–

42Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390-0.3%–

43Steuben County, NYNY91,855-0.4%–

44Niagara County, NYNY208,912-0.4%–

45Cayuga County, NYNY74,365-0.4%–

46Chenango County, NYNY45,715-0.7%–

47Cortland County, NYNY45,850-0.7%–

48Schoharie County, NYNY30,176-0.9%–

49Seneca County, NYNY32,883-1.0%–

50Tioga County, NYNY47,453-1.1%–

51Allegany County, NYNY46,800-1.1%–

52Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510-1.2%–

53Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126-1.5%–

54Schenectady County, NYNY162,581-1.8%–

55Erie County, NYNY946,741-1.9%–

56Herkimer County, NYNY59,219-2.1%–

57Onondaga County, NYNY466,584-2.3%–

58Chemung County, NYNY80,415-4.3%–

59Montgomery County, NYNY50,046-4.4%–

60Broome County, NYNY195,736-5.5%–

61Oneida County, NYNY226,392-6.1%–

62Clinton County, NYNY78,138-7.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS