New York Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 28, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total population of New York was 20.11M. Among all New York counties, Kings was the most populated county (2.71M), followed by Queens (2.39M), and then New York (1.67M).

On the other hand, the least populated counties were: Hamilton (5.07K), Schuyler (17.92K), and Yates (24.81K).

The chart and table below shows the population of each county and the percentage of New York population in each county.

You can see similar information for other states and by state for the United States.

New York Population By County in 2021
New York Population By County in 2021
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County Population % of State Population
Albany 314679 1.56
Allegany 46654 0.23
Bronx 1468262 7.30
Broome 198591 0.99
Cattaraugus 77211 0.38
Cayuga 76644 0.38
Chautauqua 128042 0.64
Chemung 84456 0.42
Chenango 47407 0.24
Clinton 80095 0.40
Columbia 61587 0.31
Cortland 46984 0.23
Delaware 44644 0.22
Dutchess 296012 1.47
Erie 949715 4.72
Essex 37501 0.19
Franklin 47996 0.24
Fulton 53588 0.27
Genesee 58387 0.29
Greene 48026 0.24
Hamilton 5068 0.03
Herkimer 60596 0.30
Jefferson 117634 0.59
Kings 2712360 13.48
Lewis 26681 0.13
Livingston 62253 0.31
Madison 68466 0.34
Monroe 757332 3.77
Montgomery 49539 0.25
Nassau 1391678 6.92
New York 1669127 8.30
Niagara 212808 1.06
Oneida 232034 1.15
Onondaga 474621 2.36
Ontario 112060 0.56
Orange 398277 1.98
Orleans 40588 0.20
Oswego 118019 0.59
Otsego 58952 0.29
Putnam 97960 0.49
Queens 2393104 11.90
Rensselaer 161125 0.80
Richmond 493194 2.45
Rockland 336485 1.67
St. Lawrence 108836 0.54
Saratoga 235010 1.17
Schenectady 157515 0.78
Schoharie 29936 0.15
Schuyler 17920 0.09
Seneca 33900 0.17
Steuben 94153 0.47
Suffolk 1522998 7.57
Sullivan 78230 0.39
Tioga 48567 0.24
Tompkins 105638 0.53
Ulster 181862 0.90
Warren 65692 0.33
Washington 61504 0.31
Wayne 91332 0.45
Westchester 999723 4.97
Wyoming 40679 0.20
Yates 24808 0.12