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

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the citizen population for New York was 18,252,640 and represented 90.74% of the total New York population.

Among all New York counties, Kings had the highest citizen population (2.35M), followed by Queens (1.93M), and New York (1.45M).

In terms of percentages, Hamilton had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.80%), followed by Yates (99.56%), and Cattaraugus (99.55%).

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 2021
New York Citizen Population By County in 2021
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Kings 2346070 86.50
Queens 1926685 80.51
New York 1451720 86.98
Suffolk 1425880 93.62
Nassau 1293320 92.93
Bronx 1228575 83.68
Erie 919935 96.86
Westchester 895260 89.55
Monroe 731340 96.57
Onondaga 458220 96.55
Richmond 454625 92.18
Orange 379215 95.21
Rockland 308850 91.79
Albany 298705 94.92
Dutchess 282035 95.28
Saratoga 229265 97.56
Oneida 223940 96.51
Niagara 209610 98.50
Broome 191980 96.67
Ulster 176440 97.02
Rensselaer 156670 97.24
Schenectady 152020 96.51
Chautauqua 126800 99.03
Oswego 117055 99.18
Jefferson 115560 98.24
Ontario 110110 98.26
St. Lawrence 106990 98.31
Tompkins 97985 92.75
Putnam 93110 95.05
Steuben 92230 97.96
Wayne 90725 99.34
Chemung 83095 98.39
Clinton 78205 97.64
Cattaraugus 76865 99.55
Cayuga 75865 98.98
Sullivan 74390 95.09
Madison 67650 98.81
Warren 64770 98.60
Livingston 61035 98.04
Washington 60900 99.02
Herkimer 59910 98.87
Columbia 59855 97.19
Otsego 58075 98.52
Genesee 57710 98.84
Fulton 53350 99.55
Montgomery 48980 98.87
Tioga 48215 99.28
Greene 47270 98.43
Franklin 47205 98.35
Chenango 47035 99.22
Cortland 46550 99.07
Allegany 46240 99.11
Delaware 44005 98.57
Wyoming 40170 98.75
Orleans 40135 98.88
Essex 36815 98.17
Seneca 33635 99.22
Schoharie 29705 99.23
Lewis 26520 99.40
Yates 24700 99.56
Schuyler 17810 99.39
Hamilton 5060 99.80