Counties in New York
New York has 62 counties. Each county profile includes income, poverty, housing costs, educational attainment, demographics, and employment data from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Counties often vary dramatically within a state — a metro-area county may have median incomes double that of a rural neighbor. Use the topic rankings below to see exactly how New York's counties compare on any measure.
New York Counties by Income
New York Counties by Poverty
New York Counties by Home Values
New York Counties by Education
New York Counties by Diversity
Albany County
Pop. 315,374
Allegany County
Pop. 47,027
Bronx County
Pop. 1,419,250
Broome County
Pop. 197,738
Cattaraugus County
Pop. 76,479
Cayuga County
Pop. 75,464
Chautauqua County
Pop. 126,329
Chemung County
Pop. 82,805
Chenango County
Pop. 46,685
Clinton County
Pop. 78,961
Columbia County
Pop. 61,245
Cortland County
Pop. 46,401
Delaware County
Pop. 44,551
Dutchess County
Pop. 297,144
Erie County
Pop. 950,044
Essex County
Pop. 37,077
Franklin County
Pop. 47,066
Fulton County
Pop. 52,787
Genesee County
Pop. 57,943
Greene County
Pop. 47,554
Hamilton County
Pop. 5,102
Herkimer County
Pop. 59,932
Jefferson County
Pop. 116,130
Kings County
Pop. 2,646,306
Lewis County
Pop. 26,618
Livingston County
Pop. 61,588
Madison County
Pop. 67,572
Monroe County
Pop. 754,068
Montgomery County
Pop. 49,461
Nassau County
Pop. 1,388,138
New York County
Pop. 1,627,788
Niagara County
Pop. 211,341
Oneida County
Pop. 229,645
Onondaga County
Pop. 471,611
Ontario County
Pop. 112,405
Orange County
Pop. 403,840
Orleans County
Pop. 39,686
Oswego County
Pop. 117,945
Otsego County
Pop. 59,738
Putnam County
Pop. 97,988
Queens County
Pop. 2,330,124
Rensselaer County
Pop. 160,341
Richmond County
Pop. 492,734
Rockland County
Pop. 338,936
Saratoga County
Pop. 237,075
Schenectady County
Pop. 159,603
Schoharie County
Pop. 29,979
Schuyler County
Pop. 17,749
Seneca County
Pop. 33,125
St. Lawrence County
Pop. 107,796
Steuben County
Pop. 93,034
Suffolk County
Pop. 1,525,680
Sullivan County
Pop. 79,147
Tioga County
Pop. 48,106
Tompkins County
Pop. 102,879
Ulster County
Pop. 182,109
Warren County
Pop. 65,560
Washington County
Pop. 60,883
Wayne County
Pop. 91,128
Westchester County
Pop. 996,888
Wyoming County
Pop. 39,980
Yates County
Pop. 24,637