RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Most public transit riders, New York counties · 2020

New York counties with the most workers commuting by public transportation, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of commuters, not the transit share. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPTRANSIT COMMUTERSVS –

01Kings County, NYNY2,653,963682,380–

02Queens County, NYNY2,358,182522,598–

03New York County, NYNY1,664,862480,245–

04Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332327,933–

05Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939107,073–

06Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743102,196–

07Richmond County, NYNY501,29059,684–

08Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09044,654–

09Erie County, NYNY946,74114,600–

10Rockland County, NYNY357,39711,194–

11Orange County, NYNY417,6699,042–

12Monroe County, NYNY750,5068,860–

13Albany County, NYNY321,2258,734–

14Dutchess County, NYNY300,7086,899–

15Onondaga County, NYNY466,5845,544–

16Putnam County, NYNY99,0283,878–

17Tompkins County, NYNY104,0473,131–

18Schenectady County, NYNY162,5812,695–

19Broome County, NYNY195,7362,480–

20Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5102,289–

21Ulster County, NYNY183,3302,032–

22Oneida County, NYNY226,3921,183–

23Saratoga County, NYNY241,343902–

24Niagara County, NYNY208,912827–

25Columbia County, NYNY60,168765–

26Sullivan County, NYNY80,586630–

27Chemung County, NYNY80,415524–

28Otsego County, NYNY60,589435–

29Oswego County, NYNY118,569432–

30Ontario County, NYNY113,130314–

31Jefferson County, NYNY111,540290–

32Greene County, NYNY47,238262–

33Delaware County, NYNY44,305257–

34Cayuga County, NYNY74,365253–

35Warren County, NYNY65,020241–

36Steuben County, NYNY91,855232–

37Cortland County, NYNY45,850205–

38Franklin County, NYNY46,500197–

39Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390177–

40Herkimer County, NYNY59,219174–

41Livingston County, NYNY61,438170–

42Clinton County, NYNY78,138154–

43Wayne County, NYNY91,250153–

44Madison County, NYNY67,120136–

45Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126133–

46St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488131–

47Schoharie County, NYNY30,17699–

48Seneca County, NYNY32,88391–

49Tioga County, NYNY47,45391–

50Washington County, NYNY59,35391–

51Wyoming County, NYNY39,74189–

52Lewis County, NYNY26,47984–

53Fulton County, NYNY52,21681–

54Essex County, NYNY36,43872–

55Montgomery County, NYNY50,04671–

56Allegany County, NYNY46,80058–

57Orleans County, NYNY39,82557–

58Genesee County, NYNY58,41645–

59Yates County, NYNY24,54730–

60Chenango County, NYNY45,71526–

61Schuyler County, NYNY16,92418–

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,00613–

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