Table 2: Population, Land Area, and Population Density by County, New York State - 2016
| County | 2016 Population Estimate | 2010 Census Population | 2010 Land Area Square Miles | 2016 Population Density1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York State | ||||
| New York State | 19,745,289 | 19,378,102 | 47,126.40 | 418.99 |
| New York City | ||||
| New York City | 8,537,673 | 8,175,133 | 302.65 | 28,209.72 |
| Bronx | 1,455,720 | 1,385,108 | 42.10 | 34,577.67 |
| Kings | 2,629,150 | 2,504,700 | 70.82 | 37,124.40 |
| New York | 1,643,734 | 1,585,873 | 22.83 | 71,998.86 |
| Queens | 2,333,054 | 2,230,722 | 108.53 | 21,496.86 |
| Richmond | 476,015 | 468,730 | 58.37 | 8,155.13 |
| Rest of State | ||||
| Rest of State | 11,207,616 | 11,202,969 | 46,823.75 | 239.36 |
| Albany | 308,846 | 304,204 | 522.80 | 590.75 |
| Allegany | 47,077 | 48,946 | 1,029.31 | 45.74 |
| Broome | 195,334 | 200,600 | 705.77 | 276.77 |
| Cattaraugus | 77,677 | 80,317 | 1,308.35 | 59.37 |
| Cayuga | 77,861 | 80,026 | 691.58 | 112.58 |
| Chautauqua | 129,504 | 134,905 | 1,060.23 | 122.15 |
| Chemung | 86,322 | 88,830 | 407.35 | 211.91 |
| Chenango | 48,579 | 50,477 | 893.55 | 54.37 |
| Clinton | 81,073 | 82,128 | 1,037.85 | 78.12 |
| Columbia | 60,989 | 63,096 | 634.71 | 96.09 |
| Cortland | 48,070 | 49,336 | 498.76 | 96.38 |
| Delaware | 45,523 | 47,980 | 1,442.44 | 31.56 |
| Dutchess | 294,473 | 297,488 | 795.63 | 370.11 |
| Erie | 921,046 | 919,040 | 1,042.69 | 883.34 |
| Essex | 38,102 | 39,370 | 1,794.23 | 21.24 |
| Franklin | 50,409 | 51,599 | 1,629.12 | 30.94 |
| Fulton | 53,828 | 55,531 | 495.47 | 108.64 |
| Genesee | 58,482 | 60,079 | 492.94 | 118.64 |
| Greene | 47,508 | 49,221 | 647.16 | 73.41 |
| Hamilton | 4,542 | 4,836 | 1,717.37 | 2.64 |
| Herkimer | 62,613 | 64,519 | 1,411.47 | 44.36 |
| Jefferson | 114,006 | 116,229 | 1,268.59 | 89.87 |
| Lewis | 26,865 | 27,087 | 1,274.68 | 21.08 |
| Livingston | 64,257 | 65,393 | 631.76 | 101.71 |
| Madison | 71,329 | 73,442 | 654.84 | 108.93 |
| Monroe | 747,727 | 744,344 | 657.21 | 1,137.73 |
| Montgomery | 49,276 | 50,219 | 403.04 | 122.26 |
| Nassau | 1,361,500 | 1,339,532 | 284.72 | 4,781.89 |
| Niagara | 211,758 | 216,469 | 522.36 | 405.39 |
| Oneida | 231,190 | 234,878 | 1,212.43 | 190.68 |
| Onondaga | 466,194 | 467,026 | 778.39 | 598.92 |
| Ontario | 109,828 | 107,931 | 644.07 | 170.52 |
| Orange | 379,210 | 372,813 | 811.69 | 467.19 |
| Orleans | 41,346 | 42,883 | 391.26 | 105.67 |
| Oswego | 118,987 | 122,109 | 951.65 | 125.03 |
| Otsego | 60,097 | 62,259 | 1,001.70 | 60.00 |
| Putnam | 98,900 | 99,710 | 230.31 | 429.42 |
| Rensselaer | 160,070 | 159,429 | 652.43 | 245.34 |
| Rockland | 326,780 | 311,687 | 173.55 | 1,882.92 |
| St Lawrence | 110,038 | 111,944 | 2,680.38 | 41.05 |
| Saratoga | 227,053 | 219,607 | 809.98 | 280.32 |
| Schenectady | 154,553 | 154,727 | 204.52 | 755.69 |
| Schoharie | 31,317 | 32,749 | 621.82 | 50.36 |
| Schuyler | 18,099 | 18,343 | 328.33 | 55.12 |
| Seneca | 34,777 | 35,251 | 323.71 | 107.43 |
| Steuben | 96,940 | 98,990 | 1,390.56 | 69.71 |
| Suffolk | 1,492,583 | 1,493,350 | 912.05 | 1,636.51 |
| Sullivan | 74,801 | 77,547 | 968.13 | 77.26 |
| Tioga | 48,760 | 51,125 | 518.60 | 94.02 |
| Tompkins | 104,871 | 101,564 | 474.65 | 220.94 |
| Ulster | 179,225 | 182,493 | 1,124.24 | 159.42 |
| Warren | 64,567 | 65,707 | 866.95 | 74.48 |
| Washington | 61,800 | 63,216 | 831.18 | 74.35 |
| Wayne | 90,798 | 93,772 | 603.83 | 150.37 |
| Westchester | 974,542 | 949,113 | 430.50 | 2,263.74 |
| Wyoming | 40,791 | 42,155 | 592.75 | 68.82 |
| Yates | 24,923 | 25,348 | 338.14 | 73.71 |
1 Population per square mile.
