RANKING · 2024 ACS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Largest senior population, New York counties

New York counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2024. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 16,994.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 2000

01Queens County, NYNY2,358,182413,538+46%

02Kings County, NYNY2,653,963406,596+44%

03New York County, NYNY1,664,862295,693+58%

04Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090274,038+64%

05Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939259,500+29%

06Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332203,214+52%

07Erie County, NYNY946,741183,350+21%

08Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743181,529+41%

09Monroe County, NYNY750,506141,504+48%

10Onondaga County, NYNY466,58487,986+39%

11Richmond County, NYNY501,29085,255+66%

12Orange County, NYNY417,66959,535+69%

13Albany County, NYNY321,22557,602+35%

14Dutchess County, NYNY300,70857,052+69%

15Rockland County, NYNY357,39753,669+59%

16▲1Saratoga County, NYNY241,34347,584+107%

17▼1Oneida County, NYNY226,39245,430+17%

18Niagara County, NYNY208,91243,688+29%

19Broome County, NYNY195,73640,036+22%

20Ulster County, NYNY183,33038,843+64%

21Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51029,330+42%

22Schenectady County, NYNY162,58128,630+17%

23Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12626,917+20%

24Ontario County, NYNY113,13024,963+89%

25Oswego County, NYNY118,56921,183+53%

26St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48820,152+39%

27Steuben County, NYNY91,85519,262+29%

28Wayne County, NYNY91,25018,932+66%

29Putnam County, NYNY99,02818,910+107%

30Jefferson County, NYNY111,54017,381+38%

31▲1Tompkins County, NYNY104,04716,994+84%

32▼1Chemung County, NYNY80,41516,693+17%

33▲1Cayuga County, NYNY74,36516,029+36%

34▲2Columbia County, NYNY60,16816,023+55%

35Warren County, NYNY65,02015,928+66%

36▼3Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39015,843+29%

37Sullivan County, NYNY80,58615,349+45%

38Clinton County, NYNY78,13814,913+57%

39▲1Madison County, NYNY67,12013,683+58%

40▼1Herkimer County, NYNY59,21913,318+23%

41▲1Washington County, NYNY59,35313,108+53%

42▼1Otsego County, NYNY60,58912,911+39%

43Livingston County, NYNY61,43812,384+69%

44▲2Delaware County, NYNY44,30511,747+32%

45▼1Genesee County, NYNY58,41611,717+35%

46▲1Greene County, NYNY47,23811,442+52%

47▼2Fulton County, NYNY52,21610,934+22%

48▲2Tioga County, NYNY47,45310,439+54%

49▼1Chenango County, NYNY45,71510,347+35%

50▲3Essex County, NYNY36,4389,757+57%

51▼2Montgomery County, NYNY50,0469,626+1%

52▼1Allegany County, NYNY46,8009,456+35%

53▼1Franklin County, NYNY46,5009,120+39%

54▲1Wyoming County, NYNY39,7418,112+53%

55▼1Cortland County, NYNY45,8507,929+31%

56Orleans County, NYNY39,8257,867+44%

57▲1Schoharie County, NYNY30,1767,181+53%

58▼1Seneca County, NYNY32,8837,104+41%

59Yates County, NYNY24,5475,543+45%

60Lewis County, NYNY26,4795,466+47%

61Schuyler County, NYNY16,9244,045+44%

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,0061,718+60%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES