Dutchess County, New York

Dutchess County population, land area and income

Dutchess County had 299,963 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 795.6 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 62 in New York by population and 26th by land area. That works out to 377.0 people per square mile, 3.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in New York has 85,936 residents, so Dutchess County is 3.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $96,374 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Dutchess County's population changed since 2020

Dutchess County gained 4,050 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.4%. That ranks 9th 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, Dutchess County recorded 11,188 births and 12,423 deaths, a natural change of -1,235. Net international migration added +4,072 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +344. The largest single component was international migration, which added 4,072 people.

Where Dutchess County is

The Census internal point of Dutchess County is at 41.754800, -73.740000. 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 Dutchess County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Dutchess County

9 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Dutchess County, 64,877 people together, or 22% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Dutchess County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Poughkeepsie with 32,293.

Counties bordering Dutchess County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Dutchess County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT, with 637,013 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• CT

  Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT

  637,013 people

  36 mi SSE

• Orange County

  411,767 people

  38 mi SW

• Ulster County

  182,977 people

  30 mi WNW

• MA

  Berkshire County, MA

  128,726 people

  50 mi NNE

• CT

  Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT

  114,101 people

  28 mi ENE

• Putnam County

  98,409 people

  23 mi S

• Columbia County

  60,299 people

  35 mi N

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 62.1 miles N of Dutchess County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Waterbury, CT (population 115,908), 38.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Poughkeepsie, NY (population 32,293), 10.2 miles away.

Dutchess County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Dutchess County is 36027: state code 36 for New York plus county code 027. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $96,374.