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Cattaraugus County, New York

Cattaraugus County had 75,475 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,308.2 square miles of land. It ranks 35th of 62 in New York by population and 8th by land area.

Population
75,475
#35 of 62 in New York · #749 in US
Area
1,308.2 sq mi
#8 of 62 in New York · #457 in US
Density
58 / sq mi
#51 of 62 in New York · #1,341 in US
Median household income
$55,944
#61 of 62 in New York · #2,240 in US

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

Cattaraugus County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Cattaraugus County population, land area and income

Cattaraugus County had 75,475 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,308.2 square miles of land. It ranks 35th of 62 in New York by population and 8th by land area. That works out to 57.7 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; Cattaraugus County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,944 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

75,475

3144th1st

749th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,308 sq mi

3144th1st

457th of 3,144 (US)

Density

57.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1341st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$55,944

3143rd1st

2240th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

75,475

62nd1st

35th of 62 (NY)

Land area

1,308 sq mi

62nd1st

8th of 62 (NY)

Density

57.7 / sq mi

62nd1st

51st of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$55,944

62nd1st

61st of 62 (NY)

How Cattaraugus County's population changed since 2020

Cattaraugus County lost 1,508 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.0%. That ranks 49th 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, Cattaraugus County recorded 3,370 births and 4,494 deaths, a natural change of -1,124. Net international migration added +220 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -651. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,124 people.

77.0k202076.6k202176.0k202275.7k202375.5k2024
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
3,370
Deaths
4,494
Net international migration
+220
Net domestic migration
-651
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-205

Where Cattaraugus County is

The Census internal point of Cattaraugus County is at 42.239100, -78.662300. 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 Cattaraugus 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: Cattaraugus County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
42.239100, -78.662300
DMS
42°14'20.76"N 78°39'44.28"W
UTM
17N 692881.5E 4678969.7N
Geohash
dr803crue
Plus code
87J368QQ+J3

Towns in Cattaraugus County

7 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Cattaraugus County, 26,450 people together, or 35% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cattaraugus County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Olean with 13,614.

  1. 01Olean13,614
  2. 02Salamanca5,757
  3. 03Gowanda (part)1,726
  4. 04Franklinville1,644
  5. 05Allegany1,608
  6. 06Little Valley1,073
  7. 07Delevan1,028
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cattaraugus County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Cattaraugus County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Erie County, NY, with 950,602 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 251.7 miles E of Cattaraugus County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Buffalo, NY (population 276,617), 46.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Olean, NY (population 13,614), 15.8 miles away.

Cattaraugus County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cattaraugus County is 36009: state code 36 for New York plus county code 009. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,944.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cattaraugus County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 75,475. That is down 1,508 people (2.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 76,983.

What is the FIPS code of Cattaraugus County?

36009. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (009) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cattaraugus County?

Olean, with 13,614 residents inside Cattaraugus County in 2024.

Which counties border Cattaraugus County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Erie County, NY; Chautauqua County, NY; Allegany County, NY; Wyoming County, NY; McKean County, PA; Warren 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.