New York Citizen Population By County in 2019 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2019, the citizen population for New York was 17,686,675 and represented 90.37% of the total New York population.

Among all New York counties, Kings had the highest citizen population (2.23M), followed by Queens (1.83M), and New York (1.40M).

In terms of percentages, Hamilton had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.78%), followed by Fulton (99.55%), and Cortland (99.34%).

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 2019
New York Citizen Population By County in 2019
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Kings 2224920 85.91
Queens 1832495 80.11
New York 1399725 85.77
Suffolk 1383990 93.27
Nassau 1252185 92.31
Bronx 1182865 82.43
Erie 888795 96.68
Westchester 859750 88.74
Monroe 716230 96.35
Onondaga 445765 96.31
Richmond 438635 92.37
Orange 364470 95.89
Rockland 296615 91.43
Albany 292180 95.18
Dutchess 280015 95.32
Saratoga 222895 97.55
Oneida 222535 96.77
Niagara 207895 98.61
Broome 187215 96.91
Ulster 172885 96.77
Rensselaer 155020 97.38
Schenectady 149145 96.31
Chautauqua 127110 98.92
Oswego 117380 99.19
Jefferson 110895 98.28
Ontario 107545 98.21
St. Lawrence 106645 97.92
Tompkins 94810 92.37
Steuben 94660 98.18
Putnam 93920 95.08
Wayne 89695 99.09
Chemung 83705 98.60
Clinton 78860 97.86
Cayuga 76580 98.91
Cattaraugus 76550 99.26
Sullivan 71660 95.40
Madison 70370 98.83
Warren 63425 98.68
Livingston 62315 98.00
Herkimer 61505 99.11
Washington 61020 99.03
Otsego 59120 98.58
Columbia 58435 96.80
Genesee 57245 99.02
Fulton 53405 99.55
Franklin 49815 98.69
Montgomery 48525 98.43
Tioga 48275 99.16
Chenango 47570 99.29
Cortland 47550 99.34
Greene 46690 98.45
Allegany 46050 98.63
Delaware 44095 98.00
Orleans 40335 98.61
Wyoming 39700 98.50
Essex 36710 98.00
Seneca 34020 98.92
Schoharie 30925 99.06
Lewis 26255 98.81
Yates 24790 99.12
Schuyler 17790 99.28
Hamilton 4505 99.78