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Allegany County, New York

Allegany County had 47,299 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,029.5 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 62 in New York by population and 16th by land area.

Population
47,299
#48 of 62 in New York · #1,045 in US
Area
1,029.5 sq mi
#16 of 62 in New York · #642 in US
Density
46 / sq mi
#55 of 62 in New York · #1,554 in US
Median household income
$57,488
#57 of 62 in New York · #2,088 in US

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

Allegany County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Allegany County population, land area and income

Allegany County had 47,299 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,029.5 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 62 in New York by population and 16th by land area. That works out to 45.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in New York has 85,936 residents; Allegany County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,488 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

47,299

3144th1st

1045th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,030 sq mi

3144th1st

642nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

45.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1554th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,488

3143rd1st

2088th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

47,299

62nd1st

48th of 62 (NY)

Land area

1,030 sq mi

62nd1st

16th of 62 (NY)

Density

45.9 / sq mi

62nd1st

55th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$57,488

62nd1st

57th of 62 (NY)

How Allegany County's population changed since 2020

Allegany County lost 59 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.1%. That ranks 25th 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, Allegany County recorded 2,005 births and 2,379 deaths, a natural change of -374. Net international migration added +203 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,181. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,181 people.

47.4k202047.0k202146.9k202247.3k202347.3k2024
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
2,005
Deaths
2,379
Net international migration
+203
Net domestic migration
+1,181
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-28

Where Allegany County is

The Census internal point of Allegany County is at 42.247900, -78.026200. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades New York's 62 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Allegany 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: Allegany County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
42.247900, -78.026200
DMS
42°14'52.44"N 78°01'34.32"W
UTM
17N 745335.6E 4681583.5N
Geohash
dr8826zpc
Plus code
87J36XXF+5G

Towns in Allegany County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Allegany County, 12,527 people together, or 26% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Allegany County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Alfred with 5,471.

  1. 01Alfred5,471
  2. 02Wellsville4,551
  3. 03Cuba1,504
  4. 04Bolivar1,001
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Allegany County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Allegany County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Steuben County, NY, with 92,015 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 219.4 miles E of Allegany County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Buffalo, NY (population 276,617), 61.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Olean, NY (population 13,614), 23.8 miles away.

Allegany County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Allegany County is 36003: state code 36 for New York plus county code 003. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,488.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Allegany County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 47,299. That is down 59 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 47,358.

What is the FIPS code of Allegany County?

36003. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (003) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Allegany County?

Alfred, with 5,471 residents inside Allegany County in 2024.

Which counties border Allegany County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Steuben County, NY; Cattaraugus County, NY; Livingston County, NY; Wyoming County, NY; McKean County, PA; Potter County, PA.

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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