RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Fastest shrinking, New York counties · 2000

New York counties with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Clinton County, NYNY78,138-7.1%+0%

02Oneida County, NYNY226,392-6.1%+0%

03Broome County, NYNY195,736-5.5%+0%

04Montgomery County, NYNY50,046-4.4%+0%

05Chemung County, NYNY80,415-4.3%+0%

06Onondaga County, NYNY466,584-2.3%+0%

07Herkimer County, NYNY59,219-2.1%+0%

08Erie County, NYNY946,741-1.9%+0%

09Schenectady County, NYNY162,581-1.8%+0%

10Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126-1.5%+0%

11Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510-1.2%+0%

12Allegany County, NYNY46,800-1.1%+0%

13Tioga County, NYNY47,453-1.1%+0%

14Seneca County, NYNY32,883-1.0%+0%

15Schoharie County, NYNY30,176-0.9%+0%

16Cortland County, NYNY45,850-0.7%+0%

17Chenango County, NYNY45,715-0.7%+0%

18Cayuga County, NYNY74,365-0.4%+0%

19Niagara County, NYNY208,912-0.4%+0%

20Steuben County, NYNY91,855-0.4%+0%

21Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390-0.3%+0%

22St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488-0.0%+0%

23Columbia County, NYNY60,168+0.2%+0%

24Madison County, NYNY67,120+0.5%+0%

25Oswego County, NYNY118,569+0.5%+0%

26Genesee County, NYNY58,416+0.5%+0%

27Lewis County, NYNY26,479+0.6%+0%

28Albany County, NYNY321,225+0.7%+0%

29Jefferson County, NYNY111,540+0.7%+0%

30Fulton County, NYNY52,216+1.6%+0%

31Delaware County, NYNY44,305+1.8%+0%

32Hamilton County, NYNY5,006+1.9%+0%

33Otsego County, NYNY60,589+1.9%+0%

34Wyoming County, NYNY39,741+2.2%+0%

35Tompkins County, NYNY104,047+2.6%+0%

36Washington County, NYNY59,353+2.9%+0%

37Monroe County, NYNY750,506+3.0%+0%

38Schuyler County, NYNY16,924+3.0%+0%

39Livingston County, NYNY61,438+3.1%+0%

40New York County, NYNY1,664,862+3.3%+0%

41Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939+3.7%+0%

42Essex County, NYNY36,438+4.6%+0%

43Wayne County, NYNY91,250+5.2%+0%

44Ontario County, NYNY113,130+5.4%+0%

45Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743+5.6%+0%

46Orleans County, NYNY39,825+5.6%+0%

47Sullivan County, NYNY80,586+6.8%+0%

48Warren County, NYNY65,020+6.9%+0%

49Kings County, NYNY2,653,963+7.2%+0%

50Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090+7.4%+0%

51Ulster County, NYNY183,330+7.5%+0%

52Greene County, NYNY47,238+7.7%+0%

53Yates County, NYNY24,547+7.9%+0%

54Dutchess County, NYNY300,708+8.0%+0%

55Rockland County, NYNY357,397+8.0%+0%

56Franklin County, NYNY46,500+9.9%+0%

57Saratoga County, NYNY241,343+10.7%+0%

58Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332+10.7%+0%

59Orange County, NYNY417,669+11.0%+0%

60Putnam County, NYNY99,028+14.1%+0%

61Queens County, NYNY2,358,182+14.2%+0%

62Richmond County, NYNY501,290+17.1%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES