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Genesee County, New York

Genesee County had 57,604 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 493.0 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 62 in New York by population and 45th by land area.

Population
57,604
#44 of 62 in New York · #918 in US
Area
493.0 sq mi
#45 of 62 in New York · #2,109 in US
Density
117 / sq mi
#31 of 62 in New York · #811 in US
Median household income
$71,749
#24 of 62 in New York · #871 in US

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

Genesee County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Genesee County population, land area and income

Genesee County had 57,604 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 493.0 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 62 in New York by population and 45th by land area. That works out to 116.8 people per square mile, 1.2 times the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $71,749 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

57,604

3144th1st

918th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

493 sq mi

3144th1st

2109th of 3,144 (US)

Density

116.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

811th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$71,749

3143rd1st

871st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

57,604

62nd1st

44th of 62 (NY)

Land area

493 sq mi

62nd1st

45th of 62 (NY)

Density

116.8 / sq mi

62nd1st

31st of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$71,749

62nd1st

24th of 62 (NY)

How Genesee County's population changed since 2020

Genesee County lost 711 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.2%. That ranks 38th 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, Genesee County recorded 2,316 births and 3,010 deaths, a natural change of -694. Net international migration added +83 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -195. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 694 people.

58.3k202057.9k202157.5k202257.6k202357.6k2024
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
2,316
Deaths
3,010
Net international migration
+83
Net domestic migration
-195
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-30

Where Genesee County is

The Census internal point of Genesee County is at 43.000900, -78.192800. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades New York's 62 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Genesee 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: Genesee County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
43.000900, -78.192800
DMS
43°00'3.24"N 78°11'34.08"W
UTM
17N 728813.4E 4764739.2N
Geohash
dr8kssjdr
Plus code
87M32R24+9V

Towns in Genesee County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Genesee County, 22,470 people together, or 39% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Genesee County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Batavia with 15,071.

  1. 01Batavia15,071
  2. 02Le Roy4,269
  3. 03Oakfield1,790
  4. 04Bergen1,210
  5. 05Attica (part)130
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Genesee County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Genesee County. The most populous is Erie County, NY, with 950,602 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 226.0 miles E of Genesee County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Rochester, NY (population 207,282), 31.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Batavia, NY (population 15,071), 0.6 miles away.

Genesee County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Genesee County is 36037: state code 36 for New York plus county code 037. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $71,749.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Genesee County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 57,604. That is down 711 people (1.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 58,315.

What is the FIPS code of Genesee County?

36037. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (037) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Genesee County?

Batavia, with 15,071 residents inside Genesee County in 2024.

Which counties border Genesee County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Erie County, NY; Monroe County, NY; Niagara County, NY; Livingston County, NY; Orleans County, NY; Wyoming 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.