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  • Largest town: Plattsburgh

Clinton County, New York

Clinton County had 77,871 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,037.8 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 62 in New York by population and 15th by land area.

Population
77,871
#34 of 62 in New York · #742 in US
Area
1,037.8 sq mi
#15 of 62 in New York · #638 in US
Density
75 / sq mi
#44 of 62 in New York · #1,129 in US
Median household income
$64,282
#42 of 62 in New York · #1,429 in US

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

Clinton County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Clinton County population, land area and income

Clinton County had 77,871 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,037.8 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 62 in New York by population and 15th by land area. That works out to 75.0 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, about the same as Clinton County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,282 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

77,871

3144th1st

742nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,038 sq mi

3144th1st

638th of 3,144 (US)

Density

75.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1129th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,282

3143rd1st

1429th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

77,871

62nd1st

34th of 62 (NY)

Land area

1,038 sq mi

62nd1st

15th of 62 (NY)

Density

75.0 / sq mi

62nd1st

44th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$64,282

62nd1st

42nd of 62 (NY)

How Clinton County's population changed since 2020

Clinton County lost 1,844 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.3%. That ranks 53rd 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, Clinton County recorded 2,666 births and 3,716 deaths, a natural change of -1,050. Net international migration added +514 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,477. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,477 people.

79.7k202079.0k202178.0k202277.9k202377.9k2024
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
2,666
Deaths
3,716
Net international migration
+514
Net domestic migration
-1,477
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-12

Where Clinton County is

The Census internal point of Clinton County is at 44.752700, -73.705600. 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 Clinton 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: Clinton County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
44.752700, -73.705600
DMS
44°45'9.72"N 73°42'20.16"W
UTM
18N 602456.5E 4956294.0N
Geohash
drgwdfcpr
Plus code
87P8Q73V+3Q

Towns in Clinton County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Clinton County, 25,466 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Clinton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Plattsburgh with 19,758.

  1. 01Plattsburgh19,758
  2. 02Dannemora2,384
  3. 03Rouses Point2,192
  4. 04Champlain1,132
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Clinton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Clinton County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Chittenden County, VT, with 170,851 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 145.1 miles S of Clinton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Albany, NY (population 101,317), 144.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Plattsburgh, NY (population 19,758), 12.9 miles away.

Clinton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Clinton County is 36019: state code 36 for New York plus county code 019. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,282.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Clinton County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 77,871. That is down 1,844 people (2.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 79,715.

What is the FIPS code of Clinton County?

36019. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (019) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Clinton County?

Plattsburgh, with 19,758 residents inside Clinton County in 2024.

Which counties border Clinton County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Chittenden County, VT; Franklin County, NY; Essex County, NY; Grand Isle County, VT.

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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