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  • FIPS 36025
  • Largest town: Sidney

Delaware County, New York

Delaware County had 44,191 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,442.6 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 62 in New York by population and 5th by land area.

Population
44,191
#53 of 62 in New York · #1,111 in US
Area
1,442.6 sq mi
#5 of 62 in New York · #416 in US
Density
31 / sq mi
#58 of 62 in New York · #1,904 in US
Median household income
$56,163
#59 of 62 in New York · #2,218 in US

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

Delaware County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Delaware County population, land area and income

Delaware County had 44,191 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,442.6 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 62 in New York by population and 5th by land area. That works out to 30.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,163 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

44,191

3144th1st

1111th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,443 sq mi

3144th1st

416th of 3,144 (US)

Density

30.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1904th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,163

3143rd1st

2218th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

44,191

62nd1st

53rd of 62 (NY)

Land area

1,443 sq mi

62nd1st

5th of 62 (NY)

Density

30.6 / sq mi

62nd1st

58th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$56,163

62nd1st

59th of 62 (NY)

How Delaware County's population changed since 2020

Delaware County lost 39 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.1%. That ranks 24th 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, Delaware County recorded 1,470 births and 2,832 deaths, a natural change of -1,362. Net international migration added +76 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,181. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,362 people.

44.2k202044.7k202144.8k202244.5k202344.2k2024
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
1,470
Deaths
2,832
Net international migration
+76
Net domestic migration
+1,181
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-323

Where Delaware County is

The Census internal point of Delaware County is at 42.194000, -74.966700. 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 Delaware 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: Delaware County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
42.194000, -74.966700
DMS
42°11'38.40"N 74°58'0.12"W
UTM
18N 502749.4E 4671316.7N
Geohash
drd8n14vv
Plus code
87J752VM+J8

Towns in Delaware County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Delaware County, 11,548 people together, or 26% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Delaware County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Sidney with 3,613.

  1. 01Sidney3,613
  2. 02Delhi3,362
  3. 03Walton2,844
  4. 04Stamford1,064
  5. 05Deposit (part)665
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Delaware County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Delaware County, including 1 across a state line. 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 69.4 miles ENE of Delaware County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Albany, NY (population 101,317), 67.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Oneonta, NY (population 15,679), 18.7 miles away.

Delaware County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Delaware County is 36025: state code 36 for New York plus county code 025. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,163.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Delaware County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 44,191. That is down 39 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 44,230.

What is the FIPS code of Delaware County?

36025. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (025) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Delaware County?

Sidney, with 3,613 residents inside Delaware County in 2024.

Which counties border Delaware County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Broome County, NY; Ulster County, NY; Sullivan County, NY; Otsego County, NY; Wayne County, PA; Greene County, NY; Chenango County, NY; Schoharie 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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