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Franklin County, New York

Franklin County had 47,086 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,629.3 square miles of land. It ranks 49th of 62 in New York by population and 4th by land area.

Population
47,086
#49 of 62 in New York · #1,048 in US
Area
1,629.3 sq mi
#4 of 62 in New York · #372 in US
Density
29 / sq mi
#59 of 62 in New York · #1,957 in US
Median household income
$63,624
#48 of 62 in New York · #1,493 in US

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

Franklin County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Franklin County population, land area and income

Franklin County had 47,086 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,629.3 square miles of land. It ranks 49th of 62 in New York by population and 4th by land area. That works out to 28.9 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; Franklin County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,624 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

47,086

3144th1st

1048th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,629 sq mi

3144th1st

372nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

28.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1957th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,624

3143rd1st

1493rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

47,086

62nd1st

49th of 62 (NY)

Land area

1,629 sq mi

62nd1st

4th of 62 (NY)

Density

28.9 / sq mi

62nd1st

59th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$63,624

62nd1st

48th of 62 (NY)

How Franklin County's population changed since 2020

Franklin County lost 162 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.3%. That ranks 27th 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, Franklin County recorded 1,860 births and 2,274 deaths, a natural change of -414. Net international migration added +141 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -189. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 414 people.

47.2k202046.8k202146.1k202246.3k202347.1k2024
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
1,860
Deaths
2,274
Net international migration
+141
Net domestic migration
-189
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+810

Where Franklin County is

The Census internal point of Franklin County is at 44.594400, -74.310700. 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 Franklin 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: Franklin County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
44.594400, -74.310700
DMS
44°35'39.84"N 74°18'38.52"W
UTM
18N 554709.3E 4938126.0N
Geohash
drgjtn0t5
Plus code
87P7HMVQ+QP

Towns in Franklin County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Franklin County, 12,186 people together, or 26% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Franklin County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Malone with 5,373.

  1. 01Malone5,373
  2. 02Saranac Lake (part)3,505
  3. 03Tupper Lake3,308
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Franklin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Franklin County. The most populous is St. Lawrence County, NY, with 106,198 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 137.0 miles SSE of Franklin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Albany, NY (population 101,317), 135.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Plattsburgh, NY (population 19,758), 42.4 miles away.

Franklin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Franklin County is 36033: state code 36 for New York plus county code 033. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,624.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Franklin County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 47,086. That is down 162 people (0.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 47,248.

What is the FIPS code of Franklin County?

36033. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (033) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Franklin County?

Malone, with 5,373 residents inside Franklin County in 2024.

Which counties border Franklin County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: St. Lawrence County, NY; Clinton County, NY; Essex County, NY; Hamilton 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.