RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Largest senior population, New York counties · 2000

New York counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2000. 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 1990

01Queens County, NYNY2,358,182283,042−1%

02Kings County, NYNY2,653,963282,658−1%

03Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939200,841+10%

04New York County, NYNY1,664,862186,776−6%

05Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090167,558+19%

06Erie County, NYNY946,741151,258+3%

07Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332133,948−4%

08Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743128,964+2%

09Monroe County, NYNY750,50695,779+8%

10Onondaga County, NYNY466,58463,294+5%

11Richmond County, NYNY501,29051,433+23%

12Albany County, NYNY321,22542,594−1%

13Oneida County, NYNY226,39238,753+0%

14Orange County, NYNY417,66935,185+9%

15Niagara County, NYNY208,91233,884+1%

16Rockland County, NYNY357,39733,853+26%

17Dutchess County, NYNY300,70833,690+13%

18Broome County, NYNY195,73632,831+3%

19Schenectady County, NYNY162,58124,398−1%

20Ulster County, NYNY183,33023,711+10%

21Saratoga County, NYNY241,34322,984+23%

22Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12622,372+0%

23Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51020,682+1%

24Steuben County, NYNY91,85514,971+4%

25St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48814,543+7%

26Chemung County, NYNY80,41514,222−1%

27Oswego County, NYNY118,56913,875+6%

28Ontario County, NYNY113,13013,200+6%

29Jefferson County, NYNY111,54012,627+4%

30Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39012,277+4%

31Cayuga County, NYNY74,36511,809+2%

32Wayne County, NYNY91,25011,399+11%

33Herkimer County, NYNY59,21910,844−2%

34Sullivan County, NYNY80,58610,584+5%

35Columbia County, NYNY60,16810,353+0%

36Warren County, NYNY65,0209,595+12%

37Montgomery County, NYNY50,0469,537−5%

38Clinton County, NYNY78,1389,483+14%

39Otsego County, NYNY60,5899,279+2%

40Tompkins County, NYNY104,0479,257+10%

41Putnam County, NYNY99,0289,147+21%

42Fulton County, NYNY52,2168,980+0%

43Delaware County, NYNY44,3058,928+14%

44Genesee County, NYNY58,4168,661+6%

45Madison County, NYNY67,1208,661+9%

46Washington County, NYNY59,3538,550+10%

47Chenango County, NYNY45,7157,654+6%

48Greene County, NYNY47,2387,544+6%

49Livingston County, NYNY61,4387,328+5%

50Allegany County, NYNY46,8007,000+3%

51Tioga County, NYNY47,4536,785+19%

52Franklin County, NYNY46,5006,554+10%

53Essex County, NYNY36,4386,227+14%

54Cortland County, NYNY45,8506,056+2%

55Orleans County, NYNY39,8255,472+4%

56Wyoming County, NYNY39,7415,297+3%

57Seneca County, NYNY32,8835,050+1%

58Schoharie County, NYNY30,1764,697+4%

59Yates County, NYNY24,5473,817+9%

60Lewis County, NYNY26,4793,710+15%

61Schuyler County, NYNY16,9242,815+6%

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,0061,076+19%

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