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Albany County, New York

Albany County had 319,964 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 522.9 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 62 in New York by population and 40th by land area.

Population
319,964
#14 of 62 in New York · #233 in US
Area
522.9 sq mi
#40 of 62 in New York · #1,997 in US
Density
612 / sq mi
#13 of 62 in New York · #232 in US
Median household income
$81,193
#14 of 62 in New York · #438 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Albany County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Albany County population, land area and income

Albany County had 319,964 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 522.9 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 62 in New York by population and 40th by land area. That works out to 611.9 people per square mile, 6.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in New York has 85,936 residents, so Albany County is 3.7 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $81,193 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

319,964

3144th1st

233rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

523 sq mi

3144th1st

1997th of 3,144 (US)

Density

611.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

232nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$81,193

3143rd1st

438th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

319,964

62nd1st

14th of 62 (NY)

Land area

523 sq mi

62nd1st

40th of 62 (NY)

Density

611.9 / sq mi

62nd1st

13th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$81,193

62nd1st

14th of 62 (NY)

How Albany County's population changed since 2020

Albany County gained 5,940 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.9%. That ranks 7th of 62 in New York for growth. The median New York county changed by -0.8%, and the state as a whole by -1.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Albany County recorded 11,801 births and 12,989 deaths, a natural change of -1,188. Net international migration added +7,828 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,352. The largest single component was international migration, which added 7,828 people.

314.0k2020316.8k2021316.3k2022318.0k2023320.0k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
11,801
Deaths
12,989
Net international migration
+7,828
Net domestic migration
-1,352
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,964

Where Albany County is

The Census internal point of Albany County is at 42.588200, -73.974000. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades New York's 62 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Albany County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Tompkins County: +5.8%Yates County: -1.3%Suffolk County: +0.9%Broome County: -0.9%Cortland County: -1.7%Fulton County: -2.0%Ulster County: +0.9%Rockland County: +3.2%Essex County: -1.5%Westchester County: +0.5%Niagara County: -1.2%Dutchess County: +1.4%Seneca County: -2.6%Onondaga County: -0.9%Tioga County: -1.6%Erie County: -0.2%Wayne County: -0.5%Delaware County: -0.1%Greene County: -1.8%Schenectady County: +1.9%Allegany County: -0.1%Rensselaer County: -0.1%Monroe County: -0.7%Warren County: -0.5%Livingston County: -0.1%Madison County: -1.3%Jefferson County: -2.5%Sullivan County: +2.5%Lewis County: +0.0%Oswego County: +0.7%Putnam County: +0.8%New York County: -1.1%Columbia County: -1.8%St. Lawrence County: -2.0%Schuyler County: -4.1%Franklin County: -0.3%Steuben County: -1.4%Cayuga County: -2.1%Oneida County: -1.2%Chemung County: -3.1%Herkimer County: -0.7%Schoharie County: +1.3%Cattaraugus County: -2.0%Chautauqua County: -2.6%Chenango County: -2.8%Hamilton County: +0.2%Orange County: +2.7%Washington County: -2.1%Ontario County: +0.6%Bronx County: -5.1%Wyoming County: -1.5%Clinton County: -2.3%Orleans County: -1.0%Montgomery County: +0.3%Nassau County: +0.1%Kings County: -3.6%Genesee County: -1.2%Otsego County: +3.7%Albany County: +1.9%Queens County: -3.1%Richmond County: +0.6%Saratoga County: +1.9%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.0%
  2. < -1.2%
  3. < -0.2%
  4. < +0.7%
  5. ≥ +0.7%
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Orange pin: Albany County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
42.588200, -73.974000
DMS
42°35'17.52"N 73°58'26.40"W
UTM
18N 584184.3E 4715596.9N
Geohash
dre6k8vy0
Plus code
87J8H2QG+7C

Towns in Albany County

9 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Albany County, 153,021 people together, or 48% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Albany County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Albany with 101,317.

  1. 01Albany101,317
  2. 02Cohoes18,530
  3. 03Watervliet10,268
  4. 04Colonie7,691
  5. 05Menands4,501
  6. 06Ravena3,246
  7. 07Green Island2,971
  8. 08Voorheesville2,846
  9. 09Altamont1,651
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Albany County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Albany County. The most populous is Saratoga County, NY, with 240,360 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 11.9 miles ENE of Albany County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Albany, NY (population 101,317), 10.4 miles away.

Albany County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Albany County is 36001: state code 36 for New York plus county code 001. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $81,193.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Albany County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 319,964. That is up 5,940 people (1.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 314,024.

What is the FIPS code of Albany County?

36001. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (001) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Albany County?

Albany, with 101,317 residents inside Albany County in 2024.

Which counties border Albany County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Saratoga County, NY; Schenectady County, NY; Rensselaer County, NY; Columbia County, NY; Greene County, NY; Schoharie County, NY.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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