Table 2: Population, Land Area, and Population Density by County, New York State - 2008
| County | 2008 Population Estimate | 2000 Census Population | 2000 Land Area Square Miles | 2008 Population Density1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York State | ||||
| New York State | 19,490,297 | 18,976,457 | 47,213.79 | 408.73 |
| New York City | ||||
| New York City | 8,363,710 | 8,008,278 | 303.31 | 27,280.69 |
| Bronx | 1,391,903 | 1,332,650 | 42.03 | 32,685.12 |
| Kings | 2,556,598 | 2,465,326 | 70.61 | 35,805.01 |
| New York | 1,634,795 | 1,537,195 | 22.96 | 70,583.73 |
| Queens | 2,293,007 | 2,229,379 | 109.24 | 20,783.94 |
| Richmond | 487,407 | 443,728 | 58.48 | 8,235.70 |
| Rest of State | ||||
| Rest of State | 11,126,587 | 10,968,179 | 46,910.48 | 234.98 |
| Albany | 298,130 | 294,565 | 523.45 | 571.80 |
| Allegany | 49,649 | 49,927 | 1,030.22 | 48.18 |
| Broome | 195,018 | 200,536 | 706.82 | 277.26 |
| Cattaraugus | 79,688 | 83,955 | 1,309.85 | 61.14 |
| Cayuga | 79,823 | 81,963 | 693.18 | 115.50 |
| Chautauqua | 133,789 | 139,750 | 1,062.05 | 126.12 |
| Chemung | 87,813 | 91,070 | 408.17 | 215.63 |
| Chenango | 50,898 | 51,401 | 894.36 | 57.26 |
| Clinton | 81,947 | 79,894 | 1,038.95 | 79.13 |
| Columbia | 62,006 | 63,094 | 635.73 | 98.10 |
| Cortland | 48,302 | 48,599 | 499.65 | 96.81 |
| Delaware | 46,085 | 48,055 | 1,446.37 | 32.00 |
| Dutchess | 292,878 | 280,150 | 801.59 | 365.20 |
| Erie | 909,845 | 950,265 | 1,044.21 | 874.67 |
| Essex | 37,826 | 38,851 | 1,796.80 | 21.21 |
| Franklin | 50,521 | 51,134 | 1,631.49 | 30.92 |
| Fulton | 55,024 | 55,073 | 496.17 | 111.08 |
| Genesee | 57,821 | 60,370 | 494.11 | 117.63 |
| Greene | 48,992 | 48,195 | 647.75 | 76.03 |
| Hamilton | 5,021 | 5,379 | 1,720.39 | 2.95 |
| Herkimer | 62,200 | 64,427 | 1,411.25 | 44.33 |
| Jefferson | 118,046 | 111,738 | 1,272.20 | 92.12 |
| Lewis | 26,176 | 26,944 | 1,275.42 | 20.76 |
| Livingston | 63,154 | 64,328 | 632.13 | 99.97 |
| Madison | 69,766 | 69,441 | 655.86 | 106.47 |
| Monroe | 732,762 | 735,343 | 659.29 | 1,106.76 |
| Montgomery | 48,679 | 49,708 | 404.82 | 120.29 |
| Nassau | 1,351,625 | 1,334,544 | 286.69 | 4,557.27 |
| Niagara | 214,464 | 219,846 | 522.95 | 410.83 |
| Oneida | 231,590 | 235,469 | 1,212.70 | 191.56 |
| Onondaga | 452,633 | 458,336 | 780.29 | 581.85 |
| Ontario | 104,475 | 100,224 | 644.38 | 161.33 |
| Orange | 379,647 | 341,367 | 816.34 | 462.03 |
| Orleans | 42,135 | 44,171 | 391.40 | 108.26 |
| Oswego | 121,395 | 122,377 | 953.30 | 127.40 |
| Otsego | 61,962 | 61,676 | 1,002.80 | 62.22 |
| Putnam | 99,244 | 95,745 | 231.28 | 430.16 |
| Rensselaer | 155,261 | 152,538 | 653.96 | 237.50 |
| Rockland | 298,545 | 286,753 | 174.22 | 1,701.79 |
| St Lawrence | 109,701 | 111,931 | 2,685.60 | 40.89 |
| Saratoga | 217,191 | 200,635 | 811.84 | 265.88 |
| Schenectady | 151,427 | 146,555 | 206.10 | 731.76 |
| Schoharie | 31,910 | 31,582 | 622.02 | 51.55 |
| Schuyler | 18,888 | 19,224 | 328.71 | 57.88 |
| Seneca | 34,086 | 33,342 | 324.91 | 105.35 |
| Steuben | 96,573 | 98,726 | 1,392.64 | 69.56 |
| Suffolk | 1,512,224 | 1,419,369 | 912.20 | 1,593.11 |
| Sullivan | 76,189 | 73,966 | 969.71 | 78.69 |
| Tioga | 50,171 | 51,784 | 518.69 | 97.27 |
| Tompkins | 101,136 | 96,501 | 476.05 | 212.28 |
| Ulster | 181,670 | 177,749 | 1,126.48 | 161.44 |
| Warren | 65,971 | 63,303 | 869.29 | 76.09 |
| Washington | 62,804 | 61,042 | 835.44 | 75.10 |
| Wayne | 91,564 | 93,765 | 604.21 | 151.09 |
| Westchester | 953,943 | 923,459 | 432.82 | 2,197.95 |
| Wyoming | 41,652 | 43,424 | 592.91 | 70.72 |
| Yates | 24,652 | 24,621 | 338.24 | 72.60 |
1 Population per square mile.
