Western New York Cities

City
Rank
County
2026 Pop. ↓
Buffalo1Erie County274,006
Amherst2Erie County130,132
Cheektowaga3Erie County88,117
Tonawanda4Erie County70,595
Hamburg5Erie County61,104
Niagara Falls6Niagara County46,981
West Seneca7Erie County45,696
Lancaster8Erie County45,025
Clarence9Erie County33,229
Orchard Park10Erie County29,827
North Tonawanda11Niagara County29,676
Jamestown12Chautauqua County27,450
Grand Island13Erie County21,686
Lockport14Niagara County20,690
Lockport15Niagara County20,127
Lackawanna16Erie County19,357
Wheatfield17Niagara County18,558
Lewiston18Niagara County15,652
Batavia19Genesee County15,182
Evans20Erie County15,004
Tonawanda21Erie County14,793
Kenmore22Erie County14,730
Depew23Erie County14,728
Olean24Cattaraugus County13,425
Kent25Orleans County12,875
Pomfret26Chautauqua County12,579
Dunkirk27Chautauqua County12,242
Elma28Erie County11,679
Alden29Erie County10,349
Lancaster30Erie County9,963
Hamburg31Erie County9,850
Fredonia32Chautauqua County9,195
Newfane33Niagara County9,111
Newstead34Erie County8,702
Ellicott35Chautauqua County8,531
Concord36Erie County8,311
Boston37Erie County7,858
Niagara38Niagara County7,643
Allegany39Cattaraugus County7,580
Le Roy40Genesee County7,529
Eden41Erie County7,514
Albion42Orleans County7,485
Royalton43Niagara County7,418
Busti44Chautauqua County7,330
Batavia45Genesee County7,243
Pendleton46Niagara County7,118
Wellsville47Allegany County6,831
Hanover48Chautauqua County6,782
Attica49Wyoming County6,475
Porter50Niagara County6,462
Ridgeway51Orleans County6,424
Alfred52Allegany County6,192
East Aurora53Erie County5,946
Albion54Orleans County5,893
Medina55Orleans County5,819
Cambria56Niagara County5,729
Wilson57Niagara County5,705
Salamanca58Cattaraugus County5,672
Williamsville59Erie County5,491
Alfred60Allegany County5,421
Warsaw61Wyoming County5,202
Marilla62Erie County5,103
Shelby63Orleans County4,789
Perry64Wyoming County4,749
Murray65Orleans County4,744
Wellsville66Allegany County4,479
Westfield67Chautauqua County4,410
Pembroke68Genesee County4,333
Le Roy69Genesee County4,281
Collins70Erie County4,200
Arcade71Wyoming County4,196
Springville72Erie County4,186
Ellery73Chautauqua County4,051
Chautauqua74Chautauqua County4,023
Hartland75Niagara County3,797
Portland76Chautauqua County3,758
Yorkshire77Cattaraugus County3,725
Sloan78Erie County3,685
Warsaw79Wyoming County3,585
Perry80Wyoming County3,529
North Collins81Erie County3,468
Carroll82Chautauqua County3,379
Portville83Cattaraugus County3,340
Clarendon84Orleans County3,330
Gaines85Orleans County3,302
Holland86Erie County3,253
Colden87Erie County3,187
Bennington88Wyoming County3,172
Bergen89Genesee County3,115
Oakfield90Genesee County3,079
Orchard Park91Erie County3,064
Cuba92Allegany County3,062
Wales93Erie County3,033
Darien94Genesee County2,973
Lakewood95Chautauqua County2,907
Westfield96Chautauqua County2,863
Akron97Erie County2,859
Carlton98Orleans County2,796
Alden99Erie County2,794
Franklinville100Cattaraugus County2,704
Sardinia101Erie County2,686
Castile102Wyoming County2,661
Kendall103Orleans County2,574
Blasdell104Erie County2,564
Silver Creek105Chautauqua County2,558
Somerset106Niagara County2,544
Yates107Orleans County2,524
Sheridan108Chautauqua County2,489
Lewiston109Niagara County2,482
Barker110Niagara County2,459
Alexander111Genesee County2,440
Gowanda112Cattaraugus County2,431
Attica113Wyoming County2,410
Randolph114Cattaraugus County2,403
Stafford115Genesee County2,368
Sheldon116Wyoming County2,332
Machias117Cattaraugus County2,300
Byron118Genesee County2,268
Caneadea119Allegany County2,250
Pavilion120Genesee County2,244
Ripley121Chautauqua County2,242
North Harmony122Chautauqua County2,199
Falconer123Chautauqua County2,194
Freedom124Cattaraugus County2,188
Persia125Cattaraugus County2,127
Elba126Genesee County2,126
Amity127Allegany County2,123
Hinsdale128Cattaraugus County2,098
Albion129Orleans County2,078
Harmony130Chautauqua County2,056
Hume131Allegany County2,030
Angola132Erie County2,021
Stockton133Chautauqua County1,996
Bolivar134Allegany County1,981
Gainesville135Wyoming County1,968
Java136Wyoming County1,932
Great Valley137Cattaraugus County1,927
Friendship138Allegany County1,922
New Albion139Cattaraugus County1,922
Brant140Erie County1,919
Ashford141Cattaraugus County1,915
Arcade142Wyoming County1,902
Olean143Cattaraugus County1,838
Clymer144Chautauqua County1,817
Youngstown145Niagara County1,814
Barre146Orleans County1,796
Oakfield147Genesee County1,789
Bethany148Genesee County1,739
Conewango149Cattaraugus County1,732
Holley150Orleans County1,717
Gerry151Chautauqua County1,714
Middleport152Niagara County1,681
Little Valley153Cattaraugus County1,678
Sherman154Chautauqua County1,641
Dayton155Cattaraugus County1,636
Belfast156Allegany County1,632
Scio157Allegany County1,624
Franklinville158Cattaraugus County1,617
Allegany159Cattaraugus County1,607
Alabama160Genesee County1,590
Genesee161Allegany County1,584
Andover162Allegany County1,562
Charlotte163Chautauqua County1,541
Almond164Allegany County1,510
Cuba165Allegany County1,479
Mayville166Chautauqua County1,478
Perrysburg167Cattaraugus County1,478
Ellington168Chautauqua County1,470
Kiantone169Chautauqua County1,351
Middlebury170Wyoming County1,313
Brocton171Chautauqua County1,302
Ellicottville172Cattaraugus County1,298
Angelica173Allegany County1,282
Leon174Cattaraugus County1,264
North Collins175Erie County1,252
Orangeville176Wyoming County1,248
Bergen177Genesee County1,244
Willing178Allegany County1,241
Covington179Wyoming County1,227
Napoli180Cattaraugus County1,206
Wilson181Niagara County1,204
Dunkirk182Chautauqua County1,196
Carrollton183Cattaraugus County1,169
Eagle184Wyoming County1,089
Farmersville185Cattaraugus County1,085
Rushford186Allegany County1,078
Little Valley187Cattaraugus County1,077
Independence188Allegany County1,074
Celoron189Chautauqua County1,042
Villenova190Chautauqua County1,042
Cherry Creek191Chautauqua County1,029
Delevan192Cattaraugus County1,014
Burns193Allegany County1,011
Wirt194Allegany County1,001
Bolivar195Allegany County998
French Creek196Chautauqua County991
Arkwright197Chautauqua County989
Mina198Chautauqua County975
Castile199Wyoming County974
Pike200Wyoming County964
Centerville201Allegany County957
East Otto202Cattaraugus County947
Cattaraugus203Cattaraugus County942
Andover204Allegany County875
Portville205Cattaraugus County867
Mansfield206Cattaraugus County853
Belmont207Allegany County820
New Hudson208Allegany County797
Otto209Cattaraugus County784
Lyndonville210Orleans County767
North Hornell211Allegany County761
Alma212Allegany County758
Wethersfield213Wyoming County743
Corfu214Genesee County726
Ischua215Cattaraugus County725
Silver Springs216Wyoming County705
Angelica217Allegany County702
Humphrey218Cattaraugus County689
Lyndon219Cattaraugus County676
Coldspring220Cattaraugus County653
Sherman221Chautauqua County645
Elba222Genesee County590
Sinclairville223Chautauqua County563
Barker224Niagara County562
Cassadaga225Chautauqua County551
South Dayton226Cattaraugus County540
Granger227Allegany County536
Allen228Allegany County501
Grove229Allegany County497
Alexander230Genesee County486
Salamanca231Cattaraugus County463
Canaseraga232Allegany County447
Panama233Chautauqua County446
Genesee Falls234Wyoming County394
Richburg235Allegany County393
Almond236Allegany County390
Wyoming237Wyoming County373
Farnham238Erie County358
Ward239Allegany County334
Bemus Point240Chautauqua County303
Ellicottville241Cattaraugus County282
West Almond242Allegany County270
South Valley243Cattaraugus County244
Gainesville244Wyoming County218
Birdsall245Allegany County189
Red House246Cattaraugus County29

About Western New York

Erie County, Niagara County, Chautauqua County, Cattaraugus County, Genesee County, Allegany County, Orleans County, and Wyoming County are the counties generally considered part of Western New York.

Sources

  1. US Census: 2025 Gazetteer Files
  2. City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024