New York Counties by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: December 17, 2024

The most populous counties in New York are Kings County with 2,617,631, Queens County at 2,316,841, New York County with 1,660,664, Suffolk County at 1,535,909, and Nassau County with 1,392,438. You can get the most current Census population data for all 62 New York counties, sorted from the most populous counties in New York to the least, according to the 2024 Population Estimates Program.

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Rank County Population
1 Kings County 2,617,631
2 Queens County 2,316,841
3 New York County 1,660,664
4 Suffolk County 1,535,909
5 Nassau County 1,392,438
6 Bronx County 1,384,724
7 Westchester County 1,006,447
8 Erie County 950,602
9 Monroe County 752,202
10 Richmond County 498,212
11 Onondaga County 469,812
12 Orange County 411,767
13 Rockland County 348,144
14 Albany County 319,964
15 Dutchess County 299,963
16 Saratoga County 240,360
17 Oneida County 228,347
18 Niagara County 209,570
19 Broome County 196,397
20 Ulster County 182,977
21 Schenectady County 162,261
22 Rensselaer County 160,749
23 Chautauqua County 124,105
24 Oswego County 118,305
25 Jefferson County 113,140
26 Ontario County 113,012
27 St. Lawrence County 106,198
28 Tompkins County 105,602
29 Putnam County 98,409
30 Steuben County 92,015
31 Wayne County 90,757
32 Chemung County 81,115
33 Sullivan County 80,450
34 Clinton County 77,871
35 Cattaraugus County 75,475
36 Cayuga County 74,567
37 Madison County 67,072
38 Warren County 65,288
39 Livingston County 61,561
40 Otsego County 60,524
41 Columbia County 60,299
42 Washington County 59,839
43 Herkimer County 59,585
44 Genesee County 57,604
45 Fulton County 52,073
46 Montgomery County 49,648
47 Tioga County 47,574
48 Allegany County 47,299
49 Franklin County 47,086
50 Greene County 46,903
51 Cortland County 45,945
52 Chenango County 45,776
53 Delaware County 44,191
54 Orleans County 39,686
55 Wyoming County 39,588
56 Essex County 36,744
57 Seneca County 32,650
58 Schoharie County 30,151
59 Lewis County 26,570
60 Yates County 24,387
61 Schuyler County 17,121
62 Hamilton County 5,082

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024. Population Division. May 2025.

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