New York county map

New York population and land area

New York had 19,867,248 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates, the sum of its counties. That ranks 4th of the 50 states and DC. Its 47,123 square miles of land rank 30th. New York averages 421.6 people per square mile of land, 4.4 times the national figure of 96.3. By density it ranks 9th.

New York counties by population, density and income

Each shape is shaded by quintile, darker for higher values. Switch the measure above the map. Select a shape to open that county's page. The pin marks the capital, Albany.

Largest county in New York by land area

St. Lawrence County ranks first at 2,680 square miles and New York County last at 23 square miles. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

Most populous county in New York

Kings County ranks first at 2,617,631 residents and Hamilton County last at 5,082 residents. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

Least populous county in New York

The smallest populations, fewest first. Estimates for small counties carry more uncertainty than those for large ones.

Most densely populated county in New York

New York County ranks first at 73,286.1 people per square mile and Hamilton County last at 3.0 people per square mile. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

Highest median household income in New York

Nassau County ranks first at $140,466 and Bronx County last at $46,894. The top value is 3.0 times the bottom one.

Towns and cities in New York

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 419 incorporated places in New York with 1,000 or more residents, holding 12,594,189 people together, or 63% of the state total. 170 of them have 5,000 or more. The northernmost is Rouses Point at 44.991° N and the southernmost is Long Beach at 40.586° N. Among places of 5,000+, Kiryas Joel grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, by 30.9%.

Albany, the capital

7.8% of New York's place population, 978,301 of 12,594,189 people, lives in places within 100 miles of Albany. That ranks 49th of 51 for how central the capital is.

See all states in the capital radius ranking and the most remote towns ranking. Sunrise and sunset times for Albany, month by month, are on the Albany daylight page.

States bordering New York

New York borders 5 states or districts. The nearest neighboring capital is Hartford, 82 miles SE of Albany in a straight line.

UTM zones in New York

The internal points of New York's counties fall in UTM zones 17, 18. Zones are 6 degrees of longitude wide, numbered from 180° W: zone = floor((longitude + 180) / 6) + 1. Because New York spans 2 zones, no single UTM zone covers the whole state.

All 62 counties in New York

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