New York Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the citizen population for New York was 17,677,060 and represented 89.74% of the total New York population.

Among all New York counties, Kings had the highest citizen population (2.20M), followed by Queens (1.83M), and New York (1.39M).

In terms of percentages, Tioga had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.56%), followed by Genesee (99.31%), and Cortland (99.28%).

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 2016
New York Citizen Population By County in 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Kings 2196570 84.26
Queens 1825915 79.04
New York 1390005 85.02
Suffolk 1385495 92.48
Nassau 1244660 91.74
Bronx 1172865 81.63
Erie 891355 96.66
Westchester 847585 87.45
Monroe 721265 96.27
Onondaga 450960 96.35
Richmond 438385 92.62
Orange 359145 95.46
Albany 294880 95.77
Rockland 292865 90.77
Dutchess 282055 95.32
Oneida 224075 96.23
Saratoga 219420 97.55
Niagara 210165 98.50
Broome 191805 97.18
Ulster 174205 96.51
Rensselaer 156420 97.79
Schenectady 149345 96.45
Chautauqua 130315 98.91
Oswego 119580 99.22
Jefferson 116020 98.35
St. Lawrence 109065 97.79
Ontario 107555 98.27
Steuben 97010 98.84
Tompkins 95265 91.36
Putnam 94710 95.27
Wayne 91195 99.26
Chemung 86795 98.92
Clinton 79790 97.90
Cayuga 77955 98.95
Cattaraugus 77825 99.13
Sullivan 72290 95.34
Madison 71300 98.90
Warren 63910 98.46
Livingston 63685 98.55
Herkimer 63050 99.20
Washington 61955 99.18
Otsego 60175 98.68
Columbia 59905 96.84
Genesee 58650 99.31
Fulton 53880 99.24
Franklin 50115 98.26
Tioga 49430 99.56
Montgomery 49060 98.78
Chenango 48880 99.18
Cortland 48365 99.28
Allegany 47075 98.69
Greene 46960 97.69
Delaware 45675 98.27
Orleans 41080 97.95
Wyoming 40775 98.87
Essex 37900 98.19
Seneca 34760 99.22
Schoharie 31375 99.08
Lewis 26810 98.91
Yates 24675 98.29
Schuyler 18160 99.05
Hamilton 4635 98.72