Chemung County, New York

Chemung County population, land area and income

Chemung County had 81,115 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 407.3 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 62 in New York by population and 48th by land area. That works out to 199.1 people per square mile, 2.1 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in New York has 85,936 residents, about the same as Chemung County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,456 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Chemung County's population changed since 2020

Chemung County lost 2,562 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.1%. That ranks 59th 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, Chemung County recorded 3,435 births and 4,800 deaths, a natural change of -1,365. Net international migration added +459 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -2,153. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 2,153 people.

Where Chemung County is

The Census internal point of Chemung County is at 42.148700, -76.752500. 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 Chemung County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Chemung County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Chemung County, 36,362 people together, or 45% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Chemung County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Elmira with 26,255.

Counties bordering Chemung County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Chemung County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Tompkins County, NY, with 105,602 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Tompkins County

  105,602 people

  25 mi NE

• Steuben County

  92,015 people

  33 mi WNW

• PA

  Bradford County, PA

  59,699 people

  28 mi SSE

• Tioga County

  47,574 people

  23 mi E

• PA

  Tioga County, PA

  40,698 people

  37 mi SW

• Schuyler County

  17,121 people

  21 mi NNW

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 156.7 miles ENE of Chemung County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Syracuse, NY (population 146,097), 69.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Elmira, NY (population 26,255), 4.8 miles away.

Chemung County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Chemung County is 36015: state code 36 for New York plus county code 015. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,456.