RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Largest senior population, New York counties · 1990

New York counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 1990. 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 –

01Kings County, NYNY2,653,963286,911–

02Queens County, NYNY2,358,182286,248–

03New York County, NYNY1,664,862198,188–

04Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939182,605–

05Erie County, NYNY946,741147,430–

06Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090140,994–

07Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332139,484–

08Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743126,268–

09Monroe County, NYNY750,50688,603–

10Onondaga County, NYNY466,58460,479–

11Albany County, NYNY321,22542,828–

12Richmond County, NYNY501,29041,900–

13Oneida County, NYNY226,39238,729–

14Niagara County, NYNY208,91233,466–

15Orange County, NYNY417,66932,152–

16Broome County, NYNY195,73631,776–

17Dutchess County, NYNY300,70829,685–

18Rockland County, NYNY357,39726,911–

19Schenectady County, NYNY162,58124,703–

20Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12622,273–

21Ulster County, NYNY183,33021,561–

22Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51020,523–

23Saratoga County, NYNY241,34318,705–

24Steuben County, NYNY91,85514,421–

25Chemung County, NYNY80,41514,309–

26St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48813,548–

27Oswego County, NYNY118,56913,111–

28Ontario County, NYNY113,13012,477–

29Jefferson County, NYNY111,54012,151–

30Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39011,819–

31Cayuga County, NYNY74,36511,630–

32Herkimer County, NYNY59,21911,069–

33Columbia County, NYNY60,16810,309–

34Wayne County, NYNY91,25010,307–

35Sullivan County, NYNY80,58610,106–

36Montgomery County, NYNY50,04610,085–

37Otsego County, NYNY60,5899,130–

38Fulton County, NYNY52,2168,948–

39Warren County, NYNY65,0208,551–

40Tompkins County, NYNY104,0478,417–

41Clinton County, NYNY78,1388,326–

42Genesee County, NYNY58,4168,203–

43Madison County, NYNY67,1207,934–

44Delaware County, NYNY44,3057,856–

45Washington County, NYNY59,3537,771–

46Putnam County, NYNY99,0287,563–

47Chenango County, NYNY45,7157,230–

48Greene County, NYNY47,2387,132–

49Livingston County, NYNY61,4387,007–

50Allegany County, NYNY46,8006,766–

51Franklin County, NYNY46,5005,957–

52Cortland County, NYNY45,8505,954–

53Tioga County, NYNY47,4535,712–

54Essex County, NYNY36,4385,471–

55Orleans County, NYNY39,8255,265–

56Wyoming County, NYNY39,7415,138–

57Seneca County, NYNY32,8834,997–

58Schoharie County, NYNY30,1764,512–

59Yates County, NYNY24,5473,495–

60Lewis County, NYNY26,4793,234–

61Schuyler County, NYNY16,9242,659–

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,006901–

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