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  • FIPS 36017
  • Largest town: Norwich

Chenango County, New York

Chenango County had 45,776 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 893.4 square miles of land. It ranks 52nd of 62 in New York by population and 21st by land area.

Population
45,776
#52 of 62 in New York · #1,078 in US
Area
893.4 sq mi
#21 of 62 in New York · #880 in US
Density
51 / sq mi
#53 of 62 in New York · #1,442 in US
Median household income
$57,407
#58 of 62 in New York · #2,093 in US

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

Chenango County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Chenango County population, land area and income

Chenango County had 45,776 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 893.4 square miles of land. It ranks 52nd of 62 in New York by population and 21st by land area. That works out to 51.2 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; Chenango County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,407 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

45,776

3144th1st

1078th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

893 sq mi

3144th1st

880th of 3,144 (US)

Density

51.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1442nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,407

3143rd1st

2093rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

45,776

62nd1st

52nd of 62 (NY)

Land area

893 sq mi

62nd1st

21st of 62 (NY)

Density

51.2 / sq mi

62nd1st

53rd of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$57,407

62nd1st

58th of 62 (NY)

How Chenango County's population changed since 2020

Chenango County lost 1,303 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.8%. That ranks 57th 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, Chenango County recorded 1,955 births and 2,869 deaths, a natural change of -914. Net international migration added +36 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -540. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 914 people.

47.1k202046.6k202146.3k202245.9k202345.8k2024
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
1,955
Deaths
2,869
Net international migration
+36
Net domestic migration
-540
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-99

Where Chenango County is

The Census internal point of Chenango County is at 42.478000, -75.602200. 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 Chenango 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: Chenango County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
42.478000, -75.602200
DMS
42°28'40.80"N 75°36'7.92"W
UTM
18N 450502.1E 4703025.9N
Geohash
drd1xsuhm
Plus code
87J6F9HX+64

Towns in Chenango County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Chenango County, 11,979 people together, or 26% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Chenango County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Norwich with 6,608.

  1. 01Norwich6,608
  2. 02Greene1,424
  3. 03Sherburne1,366
  4. 04Oxford1,329
  5. 05Bainbridge1,252
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Chenango County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Chenango County. The most populous is Broome County, NY, with 196,397 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 94.7 miles E of Chenango County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Syracuse, NY (population 146,097), 47.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Oneonta, NY (population 15,679), 27.3 miles away.

Chenango County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Chenango County is 36017: state code 36 for New York plus county code 017. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,407.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Chenango County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 45,776. That is down 1,303 people (2.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 47,079.

What is the FIPS code of Chenango County?

36017. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (017) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Chenango County?

Norwich, with 6,608 residents inside Chenango County in 2024.

Which counties border Chenango County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Broome County, NY; Madison County, NY; Otsego County, NY; Cortland County, NY; Delaware County, NY.

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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