Table 2: Population, Land Area, and Population Density by County, New York State - 2006
| County | 2006 Population Estimate | 2000 Census Population | 2000 Land Area Square Miles | 2006 Population Density1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York State | ||||
| New York State | 19,306,183 | 18,976,457 | 47213.79 | 408.91 |
| New York City | ||||
| New York City | 8,214,426 | 8,008,278 | 303.31 | 27082.54 |
| Bronx | 1,361,473 | 1,332,650 | 42.03 | 32395.16 |
| Kings | 2,508,820 | 2,465,326 | 70.61 | 35532.65 |
| New York | 1,611,581 | 1,537,195 | 22.96 | 70179.35 |
| Queens | 2,255,175 | 2,229,379 | 109.24 | 20645.13 |
| Richmond | 477,377 | 443,728 | 58.48 | 8163.27 |
| Rest of State | ||||
| Rest of State | 11,091,757 | 10,968,179 | 46910.48 | 236.45 |
| Albany | 297,556 | 294,565 | 523.45 | 568.46 |
| Allegany | 50,267 | 49,927 | 1030.22 | 48.79 |
| Broome | 196,269 | 200,536 | 706.82 | 277.68 |
| Cattaraugus | 81,534 | 83,955 | 1309.85 | 62.25 |
| Cayuga | 81,243 | 81,963 | 693.18 | 117.20 |
| Chautauqua | 135,357 | 139,750 | 1062.05 | 127.45 |
| Chemung | 88,641 | 91,070 | 408.17 | 217.17 |
| Chenango | 51,787 | 51,401 | 894.36 | 57.90 |
| Clinton | 82,166 | 79,894 | 1038.95 | 79.09 |
| Columbia | 62,955 | 63,094 | 635.73 | 99.03 |
| Cortland | 48,483 | 48,599 | 499.65 | 97.03 |
| Delaware | 46,977 | 48,055 | 1446.37 | 32.48 |
| Dutchess | 295,146 | 280,150 | 801.59 | 368.20 |
| Erie | 921,390 | 950,265 | 1044.21 | 882.38 |
| Essex | 38,649 | 38,851 | 1796.80 | 21.51 |
| Franklin | 50,968 | 51,134 | 1631.49 | 31.24 |
| Fulton | 55,435 | 55,073 | 496.17 | 111.73 |
| Genesee | 58,830 | 60,370 | 494.11 | 119.06 |
| Greene | 49,822 | 48,195 | 647.75 | 76.92 |
| Hamilton | 5,162 | 5,379 | 1720.39 | 3.00 |
| Herkimer | 63,332 | 64,427 | 1411.25 | 44.88 |
| Jefferson | 114,264 | 111,738 | 1272.20 | 89.82 |
| Lewis | 26,685 | 26,944 | 1275.42 | 20.92 |
| Livingston | 64,173 | 64,328 | 632.13 | 101.52 |
| Madison | 70,197 | 69,441 | 655.86 | 107.03 |
| Monroe | 730,807 | 735,343 | 659.29 | 1108.47 |
| Montgomery | 49,112 | 49,708 | 404.82 | 121.32 |
| Nassau | 1,325,662 | 1,334,544 | 286.69 | 4623.99 |
| Niagara | 216,130 | 219,846 | 522.95 | 413.29 |
| Oneida | 233,954 | 235,469 | 1212.70 | 192.92 |
| Onondaga | 456,777 | 458,336 | 780.29 | 585.39 |
| Ontario | 104,353 | 100,224 | 644.38 | 161.94 |
| Orange | 376,392 | 341,367 | 816.34 | 461.07 |
| Orleans | 43,213 | 44,171 | 391.40 | 110.41 |
| Oswego | 123,077 | 122,377 | 953.30 | 129.11 |
| Otsego | 62,583 | 61,676 | 1002.80 | 62.41 |
| Putnam | 100,603 | 95,745 | 231.28 | 434.98 |
| Rensselaer | 155,292 | 152,538 | 653.96 | 237.46 |
| Rockland | 294,965 | 286,753 | 174.22 | 1693.07 |
| St Lawrence | 111,284 | 111,931 | 2685.60 | 41.44 |
| Saratoga | 215,473 | 200,635 | 811.84 | 265.41 |
| Schenectady | 150,440 | 146,555 | 206.10 | 729.93 |
| Schoharie | 32,196 | 31,582 | 622.02 | 51.76 |
| Schuyler | 19,415 | 19,224 | 328.71 | 59.06 |
| Seneca | 34,724 | 33,342 | 324.91 | 106.87 |
| Steuben | 98,236 | 98,726 | 1392.64 | 70.54 |
| Suffolk | 1,469,715 | 1,419,369 | 912.20 | 1611.18 |
| Sullivan | 76,588 | 73,966 | 969.71 | 78.98 |
| Tioga | 51,285 | 51,784 | 518.69 | 98.87 |
| Tompkins | 100,407 | 96,501 | 476.05 | 210.92 |
| Ulster | 182,742 | 177,749 | 1126.48 | 162.22 |
| Warren | 66,087 | 63,303 | 869.29 | 76.02 |
| Washington | 63,368 | 61,042 | 835.44 | 75.85 |
| Wayne | 92,889 | 93,765 | 604.21 | 153.74 |
| Westchester | 949,355 | 923,459 | 432.82 | 2193.40 |
| Wyoming | 42,613 | 43,424 | 592.91 | 71.87 |
| Yates | 24,732 | 24,621 | 338.24 | 73.12 |
1 Population per square mile.
