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Broome County, New York

Broome County had 196,397 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 705.7 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 62 in New York by population and 28th by land area.

Population
196,397
#19 of 62 in New York · #362 in US
Area
705.7 sq mi
#28 of 62 in New York · #1,310 in US
Density
278 / sq mi
#20 of 62 in New York · #460 in US
Median household income
$63,590
#49 of 62 in New York · #1,502 in US

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

Broome County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Broome County population, land area and income

Broome County had 196,397 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 705.7 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 62 in New York by population and 28th by land area. That works out to 278.3 people per square mile, 2.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in New York has 85,936 residents, so Broome County is 2.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,590 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

196,397

3144th1st

362nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

706 sq mi

3144th1st

1310th of 3,144 (US)

Density

278.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

460th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,590

3143rd1st

1502nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

196,397

62nd1st

19th of 62 (NY)

Land area

706 sq mi

62nd1st

28th of 62 (NY)

Density

278.3 / sq mi

62nd1st

20th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$63,590

62nd1st

49th of 62 (NY)

How Broome County's population changed since 2020

Broome County lost 1,775 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.9%. That ranks 32nd 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, Broome County recorded 7,444 births and 10,383 deaths, a natural change of -2,939. Net international migration added +2,823 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -2,180. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 2,939 people.

198.2k2020198.6k2021197.3k2022196.4k2023196.4k2024
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
7,444
Deaths
10,383
Net international migration
+2,823
Net domestic migration
-2,180
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+14

Where Broome County is

The Census internal point of Broome County is at 42.162000, -75.830300. 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 Broome 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: Broome County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
42.162000, -75.830300
DMS
42°09'43.20"N 75°49'49.08"W
UTM
18N 431411.0E 4668096.8N
Geohash
dr6pf7q53
Plus code
87J65569+RV

Towns in Broome County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Broome County, 77,091 people together, or 39% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Broome County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Binghamton with 46,773.

  1. 01Binghamton46,773
  2. 02Johnson City14,698
  3. 03Endicott13,199
  4. 04Port Dickinson1,673
  5. 05Deposit (part)748
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Broome County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Broome County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Wayne County, PA, with 51,419 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 111.1 miles ENE of Broome County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Syracuse, NY (population 146,097), 62.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Binghamton, NY (population 46,773), 5.8 miles away.

Broome County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Broome County is 36007: state code 36 for New York plus county code 007. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,590.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Broome County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 196,397. That is down 1,775 people (0.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 198,172.

What is the FIPS code of Broome County?

36007. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (007) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Broome County?

Binghamton, with 46,773 residents inside Broome County in 2024.

Which counties border Broome County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Wayne County, PA; Tioga County, NY; Cortland County, NY; Chenango County, NY; Delaware County, NY; Susquehanna 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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