New York Citizen Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the citizen population for New York was 17,792,215 and represented 89.87% of the total New York population.

Among all New York counties, Kings had the highest citizen population (2.24M), followed by Queens (1.86M), and New York (1.41M).

In terms of percentages, Hamilton had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.79%), followed by Tioga (99.46%), and Schuyler (99.37%).

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 2017
New York Citizen Population By County in 2017
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Kings 2235550 84.84
Queens 1857175 79.39
New York 1409415 85.22
Suffolk 1388765 92.73
Nassau 1251735 91.83
Bronx 1191315 81.83
Erie 892280 96.57
Westchester 854630 87.63
Monroe 720675 96.26
Onondaga 450855 96.41
Richmond 439520 92.35
Orange 361315 95.54
Rockland 295020 90.77
Albany 294940 95.58
Dutchess 282145 95.42
Oneida 223925 96.38
Saratoga 220755 97.41
Niagara 209405 98.46
Broome 190180 96.97
Ulster 173705 96.43
Rensselaer 156145 97.71
Schenectady 149645 96.40
Chautauqua 129365 98.87
Oswego 118865 99.19
Jefferson 114555 98.28
St. Lawrence 108340 97.77
Ontario 107520 98.20
Steuben 96085 98.51
Tompkins 95315 91.29
Putnam 94370 94.88
Wayne 90730 99.22
Chemung 85910 98.88
Clinton 79475 97.85
Cattaraugus 77565 99.22
Cayuga 77535 99.00
Sullivan 72530 95.71
Madison 71035 98.99
Warren 63650 98.38
Livingston 63185 98.15
Herkimer 62540 99.36
Washington 61735 99.28
Otsego 59985 98.74
Columbia 59495 96.77
Genesee 58100 99.26
Fulton 53590 99.32
Franklin 50120 98.17
Tioga 49055 99.46
Montgomery 48880 98.75
Chenango 48400 99.25
Cortland 47975 99.26
Allegany 46780 98.69
Greene 46650 97.62
Delaware 45025 97.99
Orleans 40770 98.04
Wyoming 40420 98.86
Essex 37640 98.44
Seneca 34600 99.30
Schoharie 31330 99.11
Lewis 26565 98.96
Yates 24795 98.84
Schuyler 17995 99.37
Hamilton 4635 99.79