Table 2: Population, Land Area, and Population Density by County, New York State - 2007

County 2007 Population Estimate 2000 Census Population 2000 Land Area Square Miles 2007 Population Density1
New York State
New York State 19,297,729 18,976,457 47,213.79 408.73
New York City
New York City 8,274,527 8,008,278 303.31 27,280.69
Bronx 1,373,659 1,332,650 42.03 32,685.12
Kings 2,528,050 2,465,326 70.61 35,805.01
New York 1,620,867 1,537,195 22.96 70,583.73
Queens 2,270,338 2,229,379 109.24 20,783.94
Richmond 481,613 443,728 58.48 8,235.70
Rest of State
Rest of State 11,023,202 10,968,179 46,910.48 234.98
Albany 299,307 294,565 523.45 571.80
Allegany 49,637 49,927 1,030.22 48.18
Broome 195,973 200,536 706.82 277.26
Cattaraugus 80,087 83,955 1,309.85 61.14
Cayuga 80,066 81,963 693.18 115.50
Chautauqua 133,945 139,750 1,062.05 126.12
Chemung 88,015 91,070 408.17 215.63
Chenango 51,207 51,401 894.36 57.26
Clinton 82,215 79,894 1,038.95 79.13
Columbia 62,363 63,094 635.73 98.10
Cortland 48,369 48,599 499.65 96.81
Delaware 46,286 48,055 1,446.37 32.00
Dutchess 292,746 280,150 801.59 365.20
Erie 913,338 950,265 1,044.21 874.67
Essex 38,119 38,851 1,796.80 21.21
Franklin 50,449 51,134 1,631.49 30.92
Fulton 55,114 55,073 496.17 111.08
Genesee 58,122 60,370 494.11 117.63
Greene 49,246 48,195 647.75 76.03
Hamilton 5,075 5,379 1,720.39 2.95
Herkimer 62,558 64,427 1,411.25 44.33
Jefferson 117,201 111,738 1,272.20 92.12
Lewis 26,472 26,944 1,275.42 20.76
Livingston 63,196 64,328 632.13 99.97
Madison 69,829 69,441 655.86 106.47
Monroe 729,681 735,343 659.29 1,106.76
Montgomery 48,695 49,708 404.82 120.29
Nassau 1,306,533 1,334,544 286.69 4,557.27
Niagara 214,845 219,846 522.95 410.83
Oneida 232,304 235,469 1,212.70 191.56
Onondaga 454,010 458,336 780.29 581.85
Ontario 103,956 100,224 644.38 161.33
Orange 377,169 341,367 816.34 462.03
Orleans 42,371 44,171 391.40 108.26
Oswego 121,454 122,377 953.30 127.40
Otsego 62,397 61,676 1,002.80 62.22
Putnam 99,489 95,745 231.28 430.16
Rensselaer 155,318 152,538 653.96 237.50
Rockland 296,483 286,753 174.22 1,701.79
St Lawrence 109,809 111,931 2,685.60 40.89
Saratoga 215,852 200,635 811.84 265.88
Schenectady 150,818 146,555 206.10 731.76
Schoharie 32,063 31,582 622.02 51.55
Schuyler 19,027 19,224 328.71 57.88
Seneca 34,228 33,342 324.91 105.35
Steuben 96,874 98,726 1,392.64 69.56
Suffolk 1,453,229 1,419,369 912.20 1,593.11
Sullivan 76,303 73,966 969.71 78.69
Tioga 50,453 51,784 518.69 97.27
Tompkins 101,055 96,501 476.05 212.28
Ulster 181,860 177,749 1,126.48 161.44
Warren 66,143 63,303 869.29 76.09
Washington 62,743 61,042 835.44 75.10
Wayne 91,291 93,765 604.21 151.09
Westchester 951,325 923,459 432.82 2,197.95
Wyoming 41,932 43,424 592.91 70.72
Yates 24,557 24,621 338.24 72.60

1 Population per square mile.