County | Rank | Change (2020) ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sullivan County | 1 | 2.34% | 80,290 | 78,453 |
Tompkins County | 2 | 2.31% | 102,076 | 99,772 |
Orange County | 3 | 2.11% | 409,428 | 400,986 |
Otsego County | 4 | 2.03% | 59,560 | 58,373 |
Saratoga County | 5 | 1.44% | 239,197 | 235,793 |
Albany County | 6 | 1.31% | 318,135 | 314,018 |
Rockland County | 7 | 1.29% | 341,707 | 337,367 |
Schoharie County | 8 | 1.28% | 30,133 | 29,753 |
Schenectady County | 9 | 0.65% | 160,318 | 159,289 |
Ulster County | 10 | 0.6% | 182,359 | 181,271 |
Oswego County | 11 | 0.49% | 118,008 | 117,429 |
Ontario County | 12 | 0.14% | 112,520 | 112,363 |
Dutchess County | 13 | 0.11% | 296,232 | 295,901 |
Putnam County | 14 | -0.08% | 97,556 | 97,635 |
Montgomery County | 15 | -0.09% | 49,438 | 49,485 |
Lewis County | 16 | -0.4% | 26,454 | 26,560 |
Warren County | 17 | -0.49% | 65,286 | 65,609 |
Suffolk County | 18 | -0.56% | 1,513,562 | 1,522,064 |
Wayne County | 19 | -0.69% | 90,571 | 91,202 |
Genesee County | 20 | -0.88% | 57,791 | 58,302 |
Richmond County | 21 | -1.06% | 489,345 | 494,598 |
Rensselaer County | 22 | -1.12% | 159,073 | 160,871 |
Erie County | 23 | -1.13% | 941,595 | 952,342 |
Nassau County | 24 | -1.15% | 1,374,557 | 1,390,491 |
Delaware County | 25 | -1.24% | 43,682 | 44,231 |
Westchester County | 26 | -1.25% | 988,979 | 1,001,453 |
Yates County | 27 | -1.25% | 24,412 | 24,722 |
Herkimer County | 28 | -1.25% | 59,284 | 60,037 |
Essex County | 29 | -1.28% | 36,799 | 37,275 |
Livingston County | 30 | -1.29% | 60,794 | 61,590 |
Hamilton County | 31 | -1.48% | 5,004 | 5,079 |
Tioga County | 32 | -1.52% | 47,613 | 48,348 |
St. Lawrence County | 33 | -1.56% | 106,642 | 108,329 |
Franklin County | 34 | -1.59% | 46,720 | 47,477 |
Fulton County | 35 | -1.71% | 52,190 | 53,100 |
Allegany County | 36 | -1.75% | 46,501 | 47,328 |
Clinton County | 37 | -1.79% | 78,271 | 79,699 |
Monroe County | 38 | -1.83% | 743,672 | 757,551 |
Madison County | 39 | -1.88% | 66,655 | 67,935 |
Steuben County | 40 | -1.96% | 91,476 | 93,309 |
Onondaga County | 41 | -2.11% | 464,163 | 474,192 |
Wyoming County | 42 | -2.15% | 39,394 | 40,259 |
Niagara County | 43 | -2.21% | 207,437 | 212,126 |
Oneida County | 44 | -2.22% | 225,949 | 231,082 |
Broome County | 45 | -2.24% | 193,715 | 198,156 |
Jefferson County | 46 | -2.27% | 113,439 | 116,069 |
Greene County | 47 | -2.63% | 46,496 | 47,752 |
Chautauqua County | 48 | -2.66% | 123,985 | 127,376 |
Cayuga County | 49 | -2.69% | 74,097 | 76,147 |
Orleans County | 50 | -2.71% | 39,046 | 40,135 |
Cattaraugus County | 51 | -2.95% | 74,700 | 76,974 |
Schuyler County | 52 | -3.14% | 17,303 | 17,864 |
Cortland County | 53 | -3.52% | 45,094 | 46,741 |
Chemung County | 54 | -3.56% | 80,693 | 83,668 |
Columbia County | 55 | -3.61% | 59,194 | 61,414 |
Chenango County | 56 | -4.18% | 45,098 | 47,064 |
Washington County | 57 | -4.21% | 58,521 | 61,091 |
New York County | 58 | -4.41% | 1,603,267 | 1,677,232 |
Seneca County | 59 | -4.9% | 31,875 | 33,516 |
Kings County | 60 | -7.87% | 2,504,613 | 2,718,447 |
Queens County | 61 | -7.93% | 2,199,472 | 2,388,864 |
Bronx County | 62 | -10.63% | 1,305,812 | 1,461,151 |
New York's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Sullivan County leads with 2.34% annualized growth, followed by Tompkins County (2.31%) and Orange County (2.11%). The largest counties are Kings County (2,504,613), Queens County (2,199,472), and New York County (1,603,267). Of the 62 counties in New York, 13 are growing while 49 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged -1.63% annualized growth, with total population growing by -3.67% annually.