Ranking of New York Counties By Population in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Population for New York was 19.86M. Among all New York counties, Kings County had the highest population (2.64M), followed by Queens County (2.33M), and New York County (1.58M).

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 2021
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1 Kings County 2637522
2 Queens County 2329008
3 New York County 1578055
4 Suffolk County 1533815
5 Bronx County 1424084
6 Nassau County 1391809
7 Westchester County 999856
8 Erie County 952912
9 Monroe County 755813
10 Richmond County 493547
11 Onondaga County 471887
12 Orange County 405167
13 Rockland County 339786
14 Albany County 316178
15 Dutchess County 298776
16 Saratoga County 237846
17 Oneida County 229620
18 Niagara County 211719
19 Broome County 198562
20 Ulster County 183489
21 Rensselaer County 160622
22 Schenectady County 160046
23 Chautauqua County 126183
24 Oswego County 117984
25 Jefferson County 116902
26 Ontario County 112661
27 St. Lawrence County 107823
28 Tompkins County 105966
29 Putnam County 98228
30 Steuben County 93087
31 Wayne County 91149
32 Chemung County 83039
33 Sullivan County 79702
34 Clinton County 78993
35 Cattaraugus County 76539
36 Cayuga County 75451
37 Madison County 67382
38 Warren County 65735
39 Columbia County 61961
40 Livingston County 61691
41 Washington County 60858
42 Otsego County 60732
43 Herkimer County 60023
44 Genesee County 57889
45 Fulton County 52747
46 Montgomery County 49482
47 Tioga County 48080
48 Greene County 47884
49 Franklin County 47106
50 Allegany County 46938
51 Chenango County 46569
52 Cortland County 46413
53 Delaware County 44718
54 Wyoming County 39927
55 Orleans County 39515
56 Essex County 37233
57 Seneca County 33414
58 Schoharie County 30132
59 Lewis County 26722
60 Yates County 24638
61 Schuyler County 17789
62 Hamilton County 5122