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Most rooted, New York counties · 2020

New York counties ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 ACS). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 89.2%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS –
01Greene County, NYNY47,23894.2%–
02Richmond County, NYNY501,29093.7%–
03Yates County, NYNY24,54793.5%–
04Schuyler County, NYNY16,92493.2%–
05Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93993.1%–
06Lewis County, NYNY26,47993.0%–
07Putnam County, NYNY99,02892.9%–
08Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09092.8%–
09Queens County, NYNY2,358,18292.0%–
10Hamilton County, NYNY5,00691.8%–
11Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33291.4%–
12Columbia County, NYNY60,16891.0%–
13Niagara County, NYNY208,91291.0%–
14Orange County, NYNY417,66991.0%–
15Rockland County, NYNY357,39790.8%–
16Kings County, NYNY2,653,96390.7%–
17Genesee County, NYNY58,41690.6%–
18Wyoming County, NYNY39,74190.5%–
19Sullivan County, NYNY80,58690.4%–
20Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74390.3%–
21Delaware County, NYNY44,30590.2%–
22Madison County, NYNY67,12090.1%–
23Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39089.9%–
24Herkimer County, NYNY59,21989.7%–
25Orleans County, NYNY39,82589.6%–
26Tioga County, NYNY47,45389.6%–
27Ulster County, NYNY183,33089.4%–
28Steuben County, NYNY91,85589.4%–
29Fulton County, NYNY52,21689.4%–
30Wayne County, NYNY91,25089.3%–
31Chemung County, NYNY80,41589.2%–
32Dutchess County, NYNY300,70888.8%–
33Schoharie County, NYNY30,17688.6%–
34Allegany County, NYNY46,80088.6%–
35Schenectady County, NYNY162,58188.5%–
36Oneida County, NYNY226,39288.4%–
37Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12688.3%–
38Saratoga County, NYNY241,34388.1%–
39Montgomery County, NYNY50,04687.9%–
40Cayuga County, NYNY74,36587.8%–
41Erie County, NYNY946,74187.8%–
42Chenango County, NYNY45,71587.5%–
43Washington County, NYNY59,35387.4%–
44St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48887.3%–
45Ontario County, NYNY113,13087.1%–
46Otsego County, NYNY60,58986.8%–
47Warren County, NYNY65,02086.8%–
48Seneca County, NYNY32,88386.4%–
49Essex County, NYNY36,43886.3%–
50Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51086.0%–
51Onondaga County, NYNY466,58485.9%–
52Oswego County, NYNY118,56985.8%–
53Livingston County, NYNY61,43885.5%–
54Monroe County, NYNY750,50685.3%–
55Broome County, NYNY195,73684.7%–
56Albany County, NYNY321,22584.7%–
57Franklin County, NYNY46,50084.6%–
58New York County, NYNY1,664,86284.5%–
59Clinton County, NYNY78,13884.2%–
60Cortland County, NYNY45,85083.8%–
61Jefferson County, NYNY111,54080.6%–
62Tompkins County, NYNY104,04772.6%–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS