RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Largest senior population, New York counties · 2010

New York counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2010. 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

01Kings County, NYNY2,653,963287,633+2%

02Queens County, NYNY2,358,182286,146+1%

03New York County, NYNY1,664,862214,153+15%

04Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939204,681+2%

05Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090201,793+20%

06Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332145,882+9%

07Erie County, NYNY946,741144,364−5%

08Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743139,122+8%

09Monroe County, NYNY750,506103,594+8%

10Onondaga County, NYNY466,58465,578+4%

11Richmond County, NYNY501,29059,344+15%

12Albany County, NYNY321,22542,314−1%

13Rockland County, NYNY357,39741,841+24%

14Orange County, NYNY417,66940,985+16%

15Dutchess County, NYNY300,70840,304+20%

16Oneida County, NYNY226,39238,168−2%

17Niagara County, NYNY208,91234,388+1%

18Broome County, NYNY195,73632,844+0%

19Saratoga County, NYNY241,34329,994+30%

20Ulster County, NYNY183,33027,044+14%

21Schenectady County, NYNY162,58123,083−5%

22Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12622,381+0%

23Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51021,607+4%

24Ontario County, NYNY113,13016,612+26%

25Steuben County, NYNY91,85515,718+5%

26St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48815,553+7%

27Oswego County, NYNY118,56915,400+11%

28Chemung County, NYNY80,41513,943−2%

29Wayne County, NYNY91,25013,363+17%

30Jefferson County, NYNY111,54012,981+3%

31Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39012,419+1%

32Putnam County, NYNY99,02812,417+36%

33Cayuga County, NYNY74,36512,235+4%

34Columbia County, NYNY60,16811,463+11%

35Sullivan County, NYNY80,58611,455+8%

36Warren County, NYNY65,02011,247+17%

37Clinton County, NYNY78,13810,952+15%

38Tompkins County, NYNY104,04710,929+18%

39Herkimer County, NYNY59,21910,856+0%

40Otsego County, NYNY60,58910,281+11%

41Madison County, NYNY67,12010,239+18%

42Washington County, NYNY59,3539,707+14%

43Genesee County, NYNY58,4169,390+8%

44Delaware County, NYNY44,3059,321+4%

45Livingston County, NYNY61,4388,985+23%

46Fulton County, NYNY52,2168,901−1%

47Greene County, NYNY47,2388,514+13%

48Chenango County, NYNY45,7158,403+10%

49Montgomery County, NYNY50,0468,329−13%

50Tioga County, NYNY47,4538,032+18%

51Allegany County, NYNY46,8007,443+6%

52Essex County, NYNY36,4387,143+15%

53Franklin County, NYNY46,5006,880+5%

54Cortland County, NYNY45,8506,458+7%

55Orleans County, NYNY39,8256,178+13%

56Wyoming County, NYNY39,7415,723+8%

57Seneca County, NYNY32,8835,472+8%

58Schoharie County, NYNY30,1765,220+11%

59Yates County, NYNY24,5474,216+10%

60Lewis County, NYNY26,4794,076+10%

61Schuyler County, NYNY16,9243,116+11%

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,0061,130+5%

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