RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Largest by population, New York counties · 2020

The most populous us counties as of the 2023 estimates. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Kings County, NYNY2,653,9632,736,074+11%

02Queens County, NYNY2,358,1822,405,464+8%

03New York County, NYNY1,664,8621,694,251+10%

04Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0901,525,920+8%

05Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3321,472,654+11%

06Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9391,395,774+5%

07Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7431,004,457+9%

08Erie County, NYNY946,741954,236+0%

09Monroe County, NYNY750,506759,443+3%

10Richmond County, NYNY501,290495,747+12%

11Onondaga County, NYNY466,584476,516+4%

12Orange County, NYNY417,669401,310+18%

13Rockland County, NYNY357,397338,329+18%

14Albany County, NYNY321,225314,848+7%

15Dutchess County, NYNY300,708295,911+6%

16Saratoga County, NYNY241,343235,509+17%

17Oneida County, NYNY226,392232,125−1%

18Niagara County, NYNY208,912212,666−3%

19Broome County, NYNY195,736198,683−1%

20Ulster County, NYNY183,330181,851+2%

21Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510161,130+6%

22Schenectady County, NYNY162,581158,061+8%

23Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126127,657−9%

24Oswego County, NYNY118,569117,525−4%

25Jefferson County, NYNY111,540116,721+4%

26Ontario County, NYNY113,130112,458+12%

27St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488108,505−3%

28Tompkins County, NYNY104,047105,740+10%

29Putnam County, NYNY99,02897,668+2%

30Steuben County, NYNY91,85593,584−5%

31Wayne County, NYNY91,25091,283−3%

32Chemung County, NYNY80,41584,148−8%

33Clinton County, NYNY78,13879,843−0%

34Sullivan County, NYNY80,58678,624+6%

35Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39077,042−8%

36Cayuga County, NYNY74,36576,248−7%

37Madison County, NYNY67,12068,016−2%

38Warren County, NYNY65,02065,737+4%

39Livingston County, NYNY61,43861,834−4%

40Columbia County, NYNY60,16861,570−2%

41Washington County, NYNY59,35361,302+0%

42Herkimer County, NYNY59,21960,139−7%

43Otsego County, NYNY60,58958,524−5%

44Genesee County, NYNY58,41658,388−3%

45Fulton County, NYNY52,21653,324−3%

46Montgomery County, NYNY50,04649,532−0%

47Tioga County, NYNY47,45348,455−6%

48Greene County, NYNY47,23847,931−1%

49Franklin County, NYNY46,50047,555−7%

50Chenango County, NYNY45,71547,220−8%

51Cortland County, NYNY45,85046,809−4%

52Allegany County, NYNY46,80046,456−7%

53Delaware County, NYNY44,30544,308−8%

54Wyoming County, NYNY39,74140,531−7%

55Orleans County, NYNY39,82540,343−9%

56Essex County, NYNY36,43837,381−4%

57Seneca County, NYNY32,88333,814+1%

58Schoharie County, NYNY30,17629,714−6%

59Lewis County, NYNY26,47926,582−1%

60Yates County, NYNY24,54724,774+1%

61Schuyler County, NYNY16,92417,898−7%

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,0065,107−5%

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