Ranking of New York Counties By Population in 2017
Updated on January 28, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Population for New York was 19.59M. Among all New York counties, Kings County had the highest population (2.59M), followed by Queens County (2.30M), and New York County (1.63M).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New York counties.
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Related Topics: New York Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of New York Counties By Population in 2017
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Kings County | 2594357 |
| 2 | Queens County | 2295226 |
| 3 | New York County | 1632337 |
| 4 | Suffolk County | 1483862 |
| 5 | Bronx County | 1439956 |
| 6 | Nassau County | 1357260 |
| 7 | Westchester County | 970033 |
| 8 | Erie County | 919378 |
| 9 | Monroe County | 743528 |
| 10 | Richmond County | 475819 |
| 11 | Onondaga County | 461843 |
| 12 | Orange County | 379896 |
| 13 | Rockland County | 324600 |
| 14 | Albany County | 307919 |
| 15 | Dutchess County | 293512 |
| 16 | Oneida County | 229980 |
| 17 | Saratoga County | 229314 |
| 18 | Niagara County | 210911 |
| 19 | Broome County | 193255 |
| 20 | Ulster County | 178650 |
| 21 | Rensselaer County | 159214 |
| 22 | Schenectady County | 154716 |
| 23 | Chautauqua County | 128424 |
| 24 | Oswego County | 118444 |
| 25 | Jefferson County | 113488 |
| 26 | Ontario County | 109652 |
| 27 | St. Lawrence County | 108768 |
| 28 | Tompkins County | 102731 |
| 29 | Putnam County | 98901 |
| 30 | Steuben County | 96379 |
| 31 | Wayne County | 90429 |
| 32 | Chemung County | 84825 |
| 33 | Clinton County | 80595 |
| 34 | Cayuga County | 77495 |
| 35 | Cattaraugus County | 77199 |
| 36 | Sullivan County | 75000 |
| 37 | Madison County | 70993 |
| 38 | Warren County | 64406 |
| 39 | Livingston County | 63503 |
| 40 | Herkimer County | 62193 |
| 41 | Washington County | 61600 |
| 42 | Columbia County | 60312 |
| 43 | Otsego County | 59955 |
| 44 | Genesee County | 57828 |
| 45 | Fulton County | 53815 |
| 46 | Franklin County | 50478 |
| 47 | Montgomery County | 49203 |
| 48 | Tioga County | 48659 |
| 49 | Chenango County | 47842 |
| 50 | Cortland County | 47834 |
| 51 | Greene County | 47403 |
| 52 | Allegany County | 46669 |
| 53 | Delaware County | 45061 |
| 54 | Orleans County | 40815 |
| 55 | Wyoming County | 40296 |
| 56 | Essex County | 37521 |
| 57 | Seneca County | 34293 |
| 58 | Schoharie County | 31260 |
| 59 | Lewis County | 26606 |
| 60 | Yates County | 25021 |
| 61 | Schuyler County | 17910 |
| 62 | Hamilton County | 4477 |