New York Citizen Population By County in 2023 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2023, the citizen population for New York was 18,059,540 and represented 90.88% of the total New York population.

Among all New York counties, Kings had the highest citizen population (2.29M), followed by Queens (1.88M), and Suffolk (1.42M).

In terms of percentages, Hamilton had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.80%), followed by Yates (99.66%), and Cattaraugus (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 2023
New York Citizen Population By County in 2023
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Kings 2292880 86.65
Queens 1880870 80.72
Suffolk 1424370 93.36
New York 1417290 87.07
Nassau 1292845 93.14
Bronx 1194270 84.15
Erie 921015 96.94
Westchester 894985 89.78
Monroe 732125 97.09
Onondaga 455795 96.65
Richmond 453755 92.09
Orange 380950 94.33
Rockland 308660 91.07
Albany 299340 94.92
Dutchess 282570 95.10
Saratoga 231865 97.80
Oneida 221520 96.46
Niagara 208070 98.45
Broome 191235 96.71
Ulster 176195 96.75
Rensselaer 155755 97.14
Schenectady 153780 96.35
Chautauqua 124970 98.92
Oswego 117175 99.35
Jefferson 114035 98.20
Ontario 110570 98.37
St. Lawrence 106110 98.44
Tompkins 94460 91.82
Putnam 93395 95.31
Steuben 91745 98.61
Wayne 90455 99.26
Chemung 81405 98.31
Clinton 76865 97.35
Cattaraugus 76035 99.42
Sullivan 74840 94.56
Cayuga 74755 99.06
Madison 66715 98.74
Warren 64625 98.57
Livingston 60540 98.30
Washington 59810 98.23
Columbia 59520 97.18
Herkimer 59355 99.04
Otsego 58575 98.05
Genesee 57160 98.65
Fulton 52405 99.28
Montgomery 48865 98.80
Tioga 47650 99.05
Greene 46990 98.81
Allegany 46540 98.97
Franklin 46525 98.85
Chenango 46135 98.82
Cortland 46030 99.20
Delaware 44010 98.79
Wyoming 39540 98.90
Orleans 39105 98.54
Essex 36405 98.19
Seneca 32695 98.70
Schoharie 29735 99.18
Lewis 26445 99.34
Yates 24550 99.66
Schuyler 17585 99.07
Hamilton 5090 99.80