Table 2: Estimated 1997 Population, 1990 Census, 1980 Census, Land Area and Population Density by Resident County, New York State
	Estimated	1990	1980		1997
	1997	Census	Census		Population
	Population	Population	Population	Land Area	Density
New York State	18,571,800	17,990,455	17,558,165	47,225	393
New York City	7,575,000	7,322,564	7,071,639	309	24,515
Bronx	1,230,300	1,203,789	1,168,972	42	29,293
Kings	2,374,500	2,300,664	2,231,028	71	33,444
New York	1,511,200	1,487,536	1,428,285	28	53,971
Queens	2,048,200	1,951,598	1,891,325	109	18,791
Richmond	410,800	378,977	352,029	59	6,963
Rest of State	10,996,800	10,667,891	10,486,526	46,916	234
Albany	304,200	292,594	285,909	524	581
Allegany	50,900	50,470	51,742	1,030	49
Broome	214,300	212,160	213,648	707	303
Cattaraugus	83,900	84,234	85,697	1,310	64
Cayuga	85,200	82,313	79,894	693	123
Chautauqua	141,500	141,895	146,925	1,062	133
Chemung	100,700	95,195	97,656	408	247
Chenango	53,600	51,768	49,344	894	60
Clinton	88,700	85,969	80,750	1,039	85
Columbia	65,200	62,982	59,487	636	103
Cortland	51,300	48,963	48,820	500	103
Delaware	47,100	47,225	46,824	1,446	33
Dutchess	269,700	259,462	245,055	802	336
Erie	980,200	968,532	1,015,472	1,045	938
Essex	38,300	37,152	36,176	1,797	21
Franklin	50,700	46,540	44,929	1,632	31
Fulton	54,500	54,191	55,153	496	110
Genesee	62,000	60,060	59,400	494	126
Greene	47,800	44,739	40,861	648	74
Hamilton	5,500	5,279	5,034	1,721	3
Herkimer	64,900	65,797	66,714	1,412	46
Jefferson	114,800	110,943	88,151	1,272	90
Lewis	28,400	26,796	25,035	1,276	22
Livingston	67,500	62,372	57,006	632	107
Madison	72,600	69,120	65,150	656	111
Monroe	739,800	713,968	702,238	659	1,123
Montgomery	51,800	51,981	53,439	405	128
Nassau	1,281,500	1,287,348	1,321,582	287	4,465
Niagara	226,400	220,756	227,354	523	433
Oneida	256,400	250,836	253,466	1,213	211
Onondaga	483,100	468,973	463,920	780	619
Ontario	99,200	95,101	88,909	644	154
Orange	343,700	307,647	259,603	816	421
Orleans	45,700	41,846	38,496	391	117
Oswego	126,100	121,771	113,901	953	132
Otsego	61,900	60,517	59,075	1,003	62
Putnam	89,400	83,941	77,193	232	385
Rensselaer	159,100	154,429	151,966	654	243
Rockland	273,900	265,475	259,530	174	1,574
St Lawrence	113,200	111,974	114,347	2,686	42
Saratoga	202,300	181,276	153,759	812	249
Schenectady	149,500	149,285	149,946	206	726
Schoharie	34,400	31,859	29,710	622	55
Schuyler	20,000	18,662	17,686	329	61
Seneca	34,900	33,683	33,733	325	107
Steuben	101,700	99,088	99,217	1,393	73
Suffolk	1,368,800	1,321,864	1,284,231	911	1,503
Sullivan	70,000	69,277	65,155	970	72
Tioga	54,200	52,337	49,812	519	104
Tompkins	101,900	94,097	87,085	476	214
Ulster	168,100	165,304	158,158	1,127	149
Warren	63,300	59,209	54,854	870	73
Washington	62,100	59,330	54,795	836	74
Wayne	92,400	89,123	84,581	604	153
Westchester	909,300	874,866	866,599	433	2,100
Wyoming	44,500	42,507	39,895	593	75
Yates	24,700	22,810	21,459	338	73
Land Area in square miles
Population Density per square mile

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