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.

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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%

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

17Oneida 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%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

50Essex County, NYNY36,4389,757+57%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

58Seneca 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 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES