New York Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2016
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the natural population increase rate for New York was 4.29, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase rate were:
- Jefferson County: 10.33
- Kings County: 9.79
- Rockland County: 9.42
On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase rate were:
- Hamilton County: -4.97
- Delaware County: -4.34
- Essex County: -3.59
Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase rate for each New York county in 2016. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase rate for each county below.
Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.
| County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
|---|---|
| Albany | 1.59 |
| Allegany | 0.32 |
| Bronx | 8.07 |
| Broome | -0.16 |
| Cattaraugus | 0.86 |
| Cayuga | -0.92 |
| Chautauqua | 0.28 |
| Chemung | -0.05 |
| Chenango | -1.54 |
| Clinton | 0.4 |
| Columbia | -2.62 |
| Cortland | 0.77 |
| Delaware | -4.34 |
| Dutchess | 0.64 |
| Erie | 0.29 |
| Essex | -3.59 |
| Franklin | -0.29 |
| Fulton | -1.34 |
| Genesee | -0.86 |
| Greene | -2.5 |
| Hamilton | -4.97 |
| Herkimer | -1.45 |
| Jefferson | 10.33 |
| Kings | 9.79 |
| Lewis | 3.63 |
| Livingston | -0.12 |
| Madison | -0.01 |
| Monroe | 2 |
| Montgomery | 1.36 |
| Nassau | 2.64 |
| New York | 4.29 |
| Niagara | -1.16 |
| Oneida | -0.21 |
| Onondaga | 1.86 |
| Ontario | -0.14 |
| Orange | 5.82 |
| Orleans | 1.18 |
| Oswego | 1.99 |
| Otsego | -1.06 |
| Putnam | 0.74 |
| Queens | 7.01 |
| Rensselaer | 1.34 |
| Richmond | 3.86 |
| Rockland | 9.42 |
| St. Lawrence | 1.74 |
| Saratoga | 1.8 |
| Schenectady | 1.86 |
| Schoharie | -1.05 |
| Schuyler | -0.67 |
| Seneca | -0.37 |
| Steuben | 1.03 |
| Suffolk | 2.73 |
| Sullivan | 0.64 |
| Tioga | -0.08 |
| Tompkins | 1.1 |
| Ulster | -1.16 |
| Warren | -1.04 |
| Washington | -0.6 |
| Wayne | 1.34 |
| Westchester | 3.81 |
| Wyoming | 0.39 |
| Yates | 2.63 |
Historical Natural Population Increase Rate for Counties in New York
Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase rate for each county in New York.