Ranking of New York Counties By Population Density from Census 2020

Updated on October 17, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 Census, as at April 2020, among all New York counties, New York County had the highest population density per square mile (74.78K people per sqr mile), followed by Kings County (39.44K people per sqr mile), and Bronx County (34.92K people per sqr mile).

On the other hand, Hamilton County had the lowest population density (2.97 people per sqr mile), followed by Essex County (20.84 people per sqr mile), and Lewis County (20.85 people per sqr mile).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high population density, and the table below shows the ranking of all New York counties.

You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.

Ranking of New York Counties By Population Density from Census 2020
New York
74.78K
Kings
39.44K
Bronx
34.92K
Queens
22.12K
Richmond
8.62K
Nassau
4.91K
Westchester
2.33K
Rockland
1.95K
Suffolk
1.68K
Monroe
1.16K
Ranking of New York Counties By Population Density from Census 2020
Rank
County
Population Density
1 New York County 74,780.68
2 Kings County 39,438.01
3 Bronx County 34,920.30
4 Queens County 22,124.48
5 Richmond County 8,618.31
6 Nassau County 4,905.34
7 Westchester County 2,332.02
8 Rockland County 1,950.65
9 Suffolk County 1,674.67
10 Monroe County 1,156.03
11 Erie County 915.13
12 Schenectady County 772.61
13 Onondaga County 612.18
14 Albany County 602.13
15 Orange County 494.03
16 Putnam County 424.27
17 Niagara County 407.13
18 Dutchess County 371.91
19 Saratoga County 290.75
20 Broome County 281.57
21 Rensselaer County 246.96
22 Tompkins County 222.78
23 Chemung County 206.58
24 Oneida County 191.47
25 Ontario County 174.60
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