New York Citizen Population By County in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the citizen population for New York was 17,694,150 and represented 90.67% of the total New York population.

Among all New York counties, Kings had the highest citizen population (2.22M), followed by Queens (1.83M), and New York (1.41M).

In terms of percentages, Fulton had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.64%), followed by Hamilton (99.55%), and Tioga (99.42%).

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 2020
New York Citizen Population By County in 2020
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Kings 2223970 86.31
Queens 1829075 80.54
New York 1407750 86.41
Suffolk 1389225 93.78
Nassau 1256380 92.68
Bronx 1187900 83.24
Erie 889045 96.75
Westchester 864290 89.22
Monroe 717975 96.62
Onondaga 445410 96.50
Richmond 438725 92.25
Orange 363460 95.13
Rockland 297185 91.38
Albany 290410 94.85
Dutchess 279160 95.11
Saratoga 223520 97.47
Oneida 221295 96.60
Niagara 207035 98.52
Broome 185660 96.68
Ulster 172890 96.93
Rensselaer 154700 97.29
Schenectady 149900 96.66
Chautauqua 126095 98.83
Oswego 116700 99.21
Jefferson 109475 98.22
Ontario 107860 98.26
St. Lawrence 106455 98.25
Tompkins 94790 92.72
Steuben 94090 98.17
Putnam 93580 94.80
Wayne 89430 99.25
Chemung 82635 98.24
Clinton 78400 97.61
Cattaraugus 76285 99.39
Cayuga 76175 98.98
Sullivan 71830 95.35
Madison 70095 98.74
Warren 63300 98.62
Livingston 61955 98.00
Herkimer 61205 99.13
Washington 60670 98.96
Otsego 58805 98.67
Columbia 58205 96.98
Genesee 56865 98.80
Fulton 53255 99.64
Franklin 49670 98.57
Montgomery 48680 98.75
Tioga 48150 99.42
Cortland 47155 99.02
Chenango 47070 99.04
Greene 46555 98.35
Allegany 45785 98.88
Delaware 43850 98.15
Orleans 40030 98.54
Wyoming 39480 98.64
Essex 36540 98.02
Seneca 33950 98.99
Schoharie 30900 99.07
Lewis 26235 99.17
Yates 24810 99.32
Schuyler 17735 99.38
Hamilton 4435 99.55