New York Citizen Population By County in 2012 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2012, the citizen population for New York was 17,359,250 and represented 89.49% of the total New York population.

Among all New York counties, Kings had the highest citizen population (2.09M), followed by Queens (1.74M), and Suffolk (1.38M).

In terms of percentages, Schuyler had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.70%), followed by Tioga (99.43%), and Cattaraugus (99.26%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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New York Citizen Population By County in 2012
New York Citizen Population By County in 2012
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Kings 2090510 83.20
Queens 1740335 77.87
Suffolk 1379440 92.43
New York 1351670 84.65
Nassau 1229290 91.83
Bronx 1128265 81.38
Erie 892685 97.08
Westchester 827115 87.04
Monroe 718395 96.46
Onondaga 449380 96.40
Richmond 432910 92.43
Orange 352350 94.48
Albany 291840 95.84
Rockland 281200 90.13
Dutchess 280295 94.28
Oneida 225500 96.23
Saratoga 215550 98.05
Niagara 212570 98.47
Broome 195125 97.60
Ulster 175795 96.32
Rensselaer 155925 97.78
Schenectady 149240 96.62
Chautauqua 133305 99.04
Oswego 121055 99.18
Jefferson 114255 97.65
St. Lawrence 109675 97.87
Ontario 106285 98.66
Steuben 97805 98.80
Putnam 95075 95.36
Tompkins 92665 91.23
Wayne 92505 98.96
Chemung 87595 98.67
Clinton 79695 97.12
Cattaraugus 79575 99.26
Cayuga 79070 98.84
Sullivan 73445 94.96
Madison 72400 99.21
Warren 65115 99.11
Livingston 64365 98.70
Herkimer 63520 98.52
Washington 62500 99.03
Columbia 61335 97.54
Otsego 61040 98.22
Genesee 59015 98.38
Fulton 54920 99.21
Tioga 50775 99.43
Franklin 50495 97.67
Chenango 50115 99.26
Montgomery 49180 98.31
Cortland 49045 99.17
Greene 48300 98.33
Allegany 48175 98.65
Delaware 47140 98.52
Orleans 42025 97.74
Wyoming 41515 98.63
Essex 38315 97.47
Seneca 35010 99.16
Schoharie 32375 99.26
Lewis 26840 99.19
Yates 25115 99.07
Schuyler 18415 99.70
Hamilton 4790 99.07