Ranking of New York Counties By Population in 2016

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Population for New York was 19.64M. Among all New York counties, Kings County had the highest population (2.61M), followed by Queens County (2.31M), and New York County (1.64M).

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

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Ranking of New York Counties By Population in 2016
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1 Kings County 2608146
2 Queens County 2306249
3 New York County 1636721
4 Suffolk County 1486699
5 Bronx County 1443678
6 Nassau County 1356067
7 Westchester County 970461
8 Erie County 918992
9 Monroe County 744150
10 Richmond County 474160
11 Onondaga County 464139
12 Orange County 377894
13 Rockland County 323231
14 Albany County 307810
15 Dutchess County 293065
16 Oneida County 230372
17 Saratoga County 227189
18 Niagara County 211555
19 Broome County 194575
20 Ulster County 179045
21 Rensselaer County 159311
22 Schenectady County 154473
23 Chautauqua County 129310
24 Oswego County 118907
25 Jefferson County 113280
26 St. Lawrence County 109506
27 Ontario County 109348
28 Tompkins County 103042
29 Putnam County 98753
30 Steuben County 96975
31 Wayne County 90823
32 Chemung County 85692
33 Clinton County 80521
34 Cattaraugus County 77711
35 Cayuga County 77696
36 Sullivan County 74913
37 Madison County 71426
38 Warren County 64525
39 Livingston County 64013
40 Herkimer County 62434
41 Washington County 61812
42 Columbia County 60801
43 Otsego County 60135
44 Genesee County 58024
45 Fulton County 53643
46 Franklin County 51073
47 Montgomery County 49242
48 Tioga County 48858
49 Chenango County 48325
50 Cortland County 47950
51 Greene County 47481
52 Allegany County 47063
53 Delaware County 45399
54 Orleans County 41270
55 Wyoming County 40450
56 Essex County 37695
57 Seneca County 34725
58 Schoharie County 31318
59 Lewis County 26656
60 Yates County 25080
61 Schuyler County 17976
62 Hamilton County 4558