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Bronx County, New York

Bronx County had 1,384,724 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 42.2 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 62 in New York by population and 61st by land area.

Population
1,384,724
#6 of 62 in New York · #30 in US
Area
42.2 sq mi
#61 of 62 in New York · #3,111 in US
Density
32,829 / sq mi
#3 of 62 in New York · #3 in US
Median household income
$46,894
#62 of 62 in New York · #2,893 in US

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

Bronx County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Bronx County population, land area and income

Bronx County had 1,384,724 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 42.2 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 62 in New York by population and 61st by land area. That works out to 32,828.9 people per square mile, 341.1 times the US average of 96.3, and the 3rd highest nationally.

The median county-equivalent in New York has 85,936 residents, so Bronx County is 16.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,894 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

1,384,724

3144th1st

30th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

42 sq mi

3144th1st

3111th of 3,144 (US)

Density

32,828.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

3rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,894

3143rd1st

2893rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

1,384,724

62nd1st

6th of 62 (NY)

Land area

42 sq mi

62nd1st

61st of 62 (NY)

Density

32,828.9 / sq mi

62nd1st

3rd of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$46,894

62nd1st

62nd of 62 (NY)

How Bronx County's population changed since 2020

Bronx County lost 74,599 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 5.1%. That ranks 62nd 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, Bronx County recorded 72,389 births and 50,271 deaths, a natural change of +22,118. Net international migration added +71,504 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -181,864. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 181,864 people.

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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
72,389
Deaths
50,271
Net international migration
+71,504
Net domestic migration
-181,864
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+9,458

Where Bronx County is

The Census internal point of Bronx County is at 40.848700, -73.852900. 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 Bronx 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: Bronx County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
40.848700, -73.852900
DMS
40°50'55.32"N 73°51'10.44"W
UTM
18N 596694.1E 4522594.7N
Geohash
dr72rkmby
Plus code
87G8R4XW+FR

Towns in Bronx County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Bronx County, 1,384,724 people together, or 100% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bronx County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is New York with 1,384,724.

  1. 01New York (part)1,384,724
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bronx County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Bronx County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Queens County, NY, with 2,316,841 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 124.8 miles N of Bronx County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Yonkers, NY (population 211,040), 6.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mount Vernon, NY (population 71,999), 4.6 miles away.

Bronx County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bronx County is 36005: state code 36 for New York plus county code 005. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,894.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bronx County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 1,384,724. That is down 74,599 people (5.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 1,459,323.

What is the FIPS code of Bronx County?

36005. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (005) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bronx County?

New York, with 1,384,724 residents inside Bronx County in 2024 (8,478,072 across all 5 counties it spans).

Which counties border Bronx County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Queens County, NY; New York County, NY; Nassau County, NY; Westchester County, NY; Bergen County, NJ.

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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