Table 2: Population, Land Area, and Population Density by County, New York State 2017
| County | 2017 Population Estimate | 2010 Census Population | 2010 Land Area Square Miles | 2017 Population Density1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York State | ||||
| New York State | 19,849,399 | 19,378,102 | 47,126.40 | 421.19 |
| New York City | ||||
| New York City | 8,622,698 | 8,175,133 | 302.65 | 28,490.66 |
| Bronx | 1,471,160 | 1,385,108 | 42.10 | 34,944.42 |
| Kings | 2,648,771 | 2,504,700 | 70.82 | 37,401.45 |
| New York | 1,664,727 | 1,585,873 | 22.83 | 72,918.40 |
| Queens | 2,358,582 | 2,230,722 | 108.53 | 21,732.07 |
| Richmond | 479,458 | 468,730 | 58.37 | 8,214.12 |
| Rest of State | ||||
| Rest of State | 11,226,701 | 11,202,969 | 46,823.75 | 239.77 |
| Albany | 309,612 | 304,204 | 522.80 | 592.22 |
| Allegany | 46,894 | 48,946 | 1,029.31 | 45.56 |
| Broome | 193,639 | 200,600 | 705.77 | 274.37 |
| Cattaraugus | 77,348 | 80,317 | 1,308.35 | 59.12 |
| Cayuga | 77,603 | 80,026 | 691.58 | 112.21 |
| Chautauqua | 129,046 | 134,905 | 1,060.23 | 121.72 |
| Chemung | 85,557 | 88,830 | 407.35 | 210.03 |
| Chenango | 47,863 | 50,477 | 893.55 | 53.56 |
| Clinton | 80,980 | 82,128 | 1,037.85 | 78.03 |
| Columbia | 60,604 | 63,096 | 634.71 | 95.48 |
| Cortland | 47,786 | 49,336 | 498.76 | 95.81 |
| Delaware | 45,001 | 47,980 | 1,442.44 | 31.20 |
| Dutchess | 295,568 | 297,488 | 795.63 | 371.49 |
| Erie | 925,528 | 919,040 | 1,042.69 | 887.63 |
| Essex | 37,956 | 39,370 | 1,794.23 | 21.15 |
| Franklin | 51,116 | 51,599 | 1,629.12 | 31.38 |
| Fulton | 53,877 | 55,531 | 495.47 | 108.74 |
| Genesee | 57,956 | 60,079 | 492.94 | 117.57 |
| Greene | 47,470 | 49,221 | 647.16 | 73.35 |
| Hamilton | 4,485 | 4,836 | 1,717.37 | 2.61 |
| Herkimer | 62,240 | 64,519 | 1,411.47 | 44.10 |
| Jefferson | 114,187 | 116,229 | 1,268.59 | 90.01 |
| Lewis | 26,551 | 27,087 | 1,274.68 | 20.83 |
| Livingston | 63,799 | 65,393 | 631.76 | 100.99 |
| Madison | 70,965 | 73,442 | 654.84 | 108.37 |
| Monroe | 747,642 | 744,344 | 657.21 | 1,137.60 |
| Montgomery | 49,258 | 50,219 | 403.04 | 122.22 |
| Nassau | 1,369,514 | 1,339,532 | 284.72 | 4,810.04 |
| Niagara | 211,328 | 216,469 | 522.36 | 404.56 |
| Oneida | 231,332 | 234,878 | 1,212.43 | 190.80 |
| Onondaga | 465,398 | 467,026 | 778.39 | 597.90 |
| Ontario | 109,899 | 107,931 | 644.07 | 170.63 |
| Orange | 382,226 | 372,813 | 811.69 | 470.90 |
| Orleans | 40,983 | 42,883 | 391.26 | 104.75 |
| Oswego | 118,478 | 122,109 | 951.65 | 124.50 |
| Otsego | 60,094 | 62,259 | 1,001.70 | 59.99 |
| Putnam | 99,323 | 99,710 | 230.31 | 431.26 |
| Rensselaer | 159,722 | 159,429 | 652.43 | 244.81 |
| Rockland | 328,868 | 311,687 | 173.55 | 1,894.95 |
| St Lawrence | 109,623 | 111,944 | 2,680.38 | 40.90 |
| Saratoga | 229,869 | 219,607 | 809.98 | 283.80 |
| Schenectady | 155,565 | 154,727 | 204.52 | 760.63 |
| Schoharie | 31,420 | 32,749 | 621.82 | 50.53 |
| Schuyler | 18,000 | 18,343 | 328.33 | 54.82 |
| Seneca | 34,498 | 35,251 | 323.71 | 106.57 |
| Steuben | 96,281 | 98,990 | 1,390.56 | 69.24 |
| Suffolk | 1,492,953 | 1,493,350 | 912.05 | 1,636.92 |
| Sullivan | 75,485 | 77,547 | 968.13 | 77.97 |
| Tioga | 48,578 | 51,125 | 518.60 | 93.67 |
| Tompkins | 104,802 | 101,564 | 474.65 | 220.80 |
| Ulster | 179,417 | 182,493 | 1,124.24 | 159.59 |
| Warren | 64,532 | 65,707 | 866.95 | 74.44 |
| Washington | 61,620 | 63,216 | 831.18 | 74.14 |
| Wayne | 90,670 | 93,772 | 603.83 | 150.16 |
| Westchester | 980,244 | 949,113 | 430.50 | 2,276.99 |
| Wyoming | 40,493 | 42,155 | 592.75 | 68.31 |
| Yates | 24,955 | 25,348 | 338.14 | 73.80 |
1 Population per square mile.
