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Fulton County, New York

Fulton County had 52,073 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 495.5 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 62 in New York by population and 44th by land area.

Population
52,073
#45 of 62 in New York · #981 in US
Area
495.5 sq mi
#44 of 62 in New York · #2,100 in US
Density
105 / sq mi
#33 of 62 in New York · #869 in US
Median household income
$63,409
#50 of 62 in New York · #1,523 in US

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

Fulton County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Fulton County population, land area and income

Fulton County had 52,073 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 495.5 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 62 in New York by population and 44th by land area. That works out to 105.1 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,409 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

52,073

3144th1st

981st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

495 sq mi

3144th1st

2100th of 3,144 (US)

Density

105.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

869th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,409

3143rd1st

1523rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

52,073

62nd1st

45th of 62 (NY)

Land area

495 sq mi

62nd1st

44th of 62 (NY)

Density

105.1 / sq mi

62nd1st

33rd of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$63,409

62nd1st

50th of 62 (NY)

How Fulton County's population changed since 2020

Fulton County lost 1,038 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.0%. That ranks 48th 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, Fulton County recorded 1,999 births and 3,145 deaths, a natural change of -1,146. Net international migration added +99 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -211. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,146 people.

53.1k202052.8k202152.2k202252.3k202352.1k2024
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
1,999
Deaths
3,145
Net international migration
+99
Net domestic migration
-211
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-180

Where Fulton County is

The Census internal point of Fulton County is at 43.115600, -74.423700. 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 Fulton 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: Fulton County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
43.115600, -74.423700
DMS
43°06'56.16"N 74°25'25.32"W
UTM
18N 546885.2E 4773813.3N
Geohash
drej62yqd
Plus code
87M74H8G+6G

Towns in Fulton County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Fulton County, 24,373 people together, or 47% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Fulton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Gloversville with 14,894.

  1. 01Gloversville14,894
  2. 02Johnstown8,027
  3. 03Broadalbin1,334
  4. 04Dolgeville (part)118
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Fulton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Fulton County. The most populous is Saratoga County, NY, with 240,360 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 46.5 miles SE of Fulton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Albany, NY (population 101,317), 44.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Gloversville, NY (population 14,894), 6.0 miles away.

Fulton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Fulton County is 36035: state code 36 for New York plus county code 035. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,409.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Fulton County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 52,073. That is down 1,038 people (2.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 53,111.

What is the FIPS code of Fulton County?

36035. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (035) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Fulton County?

Gloversville, with 14,894 residents inside Fulton County in 2024.

Which counties border Fulton County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Saratoga County, NY; Herkimer County, NY; Montgomery 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.