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Most transient, New York counties · 2020

New York counties ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 ACS) — the places where people move the most. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR20202024
Most transient by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS –
01Tompkins County, NYNY104,04772.6%
02Jefferson County, NYNY111,54080.6%
03Cortland County, NYNY45,85083.8%
04Clinton County, NYNY78,13884.2%
05New York County, NYNY1,664,86284.5%
06Franklin County, NYNY46,50084.6%
07Albany County, NYNY321,22584.7%
08Broome County, NYNY195,73684.7%
09Monroe County, NYNY750,50685.3%
10Livingston County, NYNY61,43885.5%
11Oswego County, NYNY118,56985.8%
12Onondaga County, NYNY466,58485.9%
13Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51086.0%
14Essex County, NYNY36,43886.3%
15Seneca County, NYNY32,88386.4%
16Warren County, NYNY65,02086.8%
17Otsego County, NYNY60,58986.8%
18Ontario County, NYNY113,13087.1%
19St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48887.3%
20Washington County, NYNY59,35387.4%
21Chenango County, NYNY45,71587.5%
22Erie County, NYNY946,74187.8%
23Cayuga County, NYNY74,36587.8%
24Montgomery County, NYNY50,04687.9%
25Saratoga County, NYNY241,34388.1%
26Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12688.3%
27Oneida County, NYNY226,39288.4%
28Schenectady County, NYNY162,58188.5%
29Allegany County, NYNY46,80088.6%
30Schoharie County, NYNY30,17688.6%
31Dutchess County, NYNY300,70888.8%
32Chemung County, NYNY80,41589.2%
33Wayne County, NYNY91,25089.3%
34Fulton County, NYNY52,21689.4%
35Steuben County, NYNY91,85589.4%
36Ulster County, NYNY183,33089.4%
37Tioga County, NYNY47,45389.6%
38Orleans County, NYNY39,82589.6%
39Herkimer County, NYNY59,21989.7%
40Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39089.9%
41Madison County, NYNY67,12090.1%
42Delaware County, NYNY44,30590.2%
43Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74390.3%
44Sullivan County, NYNY80,58690.4%
45Wyoming County, NYNY39,74190.5%
46Genesee County, NYNY58,41690.6%
47Kings County, NYNY2,653,96390.7%
48Rockland County, NYNY357,39790.8%
49Orange County, NYNY417,66991.0%
50Niagara County, NYNY208,91291.0%
51Columbia County, NYNY60,16891.0%
52Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33291.4%
53Hamilton County, NYNY5,00691.8%
54Queens County, NYNY2,358,18292.0%
55Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09092.8%
56Putnam County, NYNY99,02892.9%
57Lewis County, NYNY26,47993.0%
58Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93993.1%
59Schuyler County, NYNY16,92493.2%
60Yates County, NYNY24,54793.5%
61Richmond County, NYNY501,29093.7%
62Greene County, NYNY47,23894.2%
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS