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Chautauqua County, New York

Chautauqua County had 124,105 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,060.4 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 62 in New York by population and 13th by land area.

Population
124,105
#23 of 62 in New York · #523 in US
Area
1,060.4 sq mi
#13 of 62 in New York · #612 in US
Density
117 / sq mi
#30 of 62 in New York · #810 in US
Median household income
$56,040
#60 of 62 in New York · #2,228 in US

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

Chautauqua County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Chautauqua County population, land area and income

Chautauqua County had 124,105 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,060.4 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 62 in New York by population and 13th by land area. That works out to 117.0 people per square mile, 1.2 times the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,040 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

124,105

3144th1st

523rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,060 sq mi

3144th1st

612th of 3,144 (US)

Density

117.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

810th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,040

3143rd1st

2228th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

124,105

62nd1st

23rd of 62 (NY)

Land area

1,060 sq mi

62nd1st

13th of 62 (NY)

Density

117.0 / sq mi

62nd1st

30th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$56,040

62nd1st

60th of 62 (NY)

How Chautauqua County's population changed since 2020

Chautauqua County lost 3,265 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.6%. That ranks 55th 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, Chautauqua County recorded 5,069 births and 7,292 deaths, a natural change of -2,223. Net international migration added +429 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,674. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 2,223 people.

127.4k2020126.2k2021125.3k2022124.7k2023124.1k2024
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
5,069
Deaths
7,292
Net international migration
+429
Net domestic migration
-1,674
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-637

Where Chautauqua County is

The Census internal point of Chautauqua County is at 42.304200, -79.407600. 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 Chautauqua 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: Chautauqua County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
42.304200, -79.407600
DMS
42°18'15.12"N 79°24'27.36"W
UTM
17N 631250.4E 4684779.9N
Geohash
dpx89j1pu
Plus code
87J28H3R+MX

Towns in Chautauqua County

10 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Chautauqua County, 63,795 people together, or 51% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Chautauqua County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Jamestown with 27,699.

  1. 01Jamestown27,699
  2. 02Dunkirk12,379
  3. 03Fredonia9,295
  4. 04Lakewood2,933
  5. 05Westfield2,887
  6. 06Silver Creek2,574
  7. 07Falconer2,228
  8. 08Mayville1,441
  9. 09Brocton1,305
  10. 10Celoron1,054
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Chautauqua County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Chautauqua 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 288.9 miles E of Chautauqua County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Buffalo, NY (population 276,617), 49.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Dunkirk, NY (population 12,379), 12.8 miles away.

Chautauqua County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Chautauqua County is 36013: state code 36 for New York plus county code 013. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,040.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Chautauqua County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 124,105. That is down 3,265 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 127,370.

What is the FIPS code of Chautauqua County?

36013. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (013) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Chautauqua County?

Jamestown, with 27,699 residents inside Chautauqua County in 2024.

Which counties border Chautauqua County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Erie County, NY; Erie County, PA; Cattaraugus County, NY; 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.