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Greene County, New York

Greene County had 46,903 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 647.2 square miles of land. It ranks 50th of 62 in New York by population and 33rd by land area.

Population
46,903
#50 of 62 in New York · #1,052 in US
Area
647.2 sq mi
#33 of 62 in New York · #1,461 in US
Density
72 / sq mi
#45 of 62 in New York · #1,152 in US
Median household income
$70,789
#27 of 62 in New York · #947 in US

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

Greene County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Greene County population, land area and income

Greene County had 46,903 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 647.2 square miles of land. It ranks 50th of 62 in New York by population and 33rd by land area. That works out to 72.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,789 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

46,903

3144th1st

1052nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

647 sq mi

3144th1st

1461st of 3,144 (US)

Density

72.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1152nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,789

3143rd1st

947th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

46,903

62nd1st

50th of 62 (NY)

Land area

647 sq mi

62nd1st

33rd of 62 (NY)

Density

72.5 / sq mi

62nd1st

45th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$70,789

62nd1st

27th of 62 (NY)

How Greene County's population changed since 2020

Greene County lost 858 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.8%. That ranks 46th 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, Greene County recorded 1,665 births and 2,671 deaths, a natural change of -1,006. Net international migration added +145 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -143. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,006 people.

47.8k202047.9k202147.4k202247.1k202346.9k2024
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
1,665
Deaths
2,671
Net international migration
+145
Net domestic migration
-143
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-193

Where Greene County is

The Census internal point of Greene County is at 42.287000, -74.149500. 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 Greene 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: Greene County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
42.287000, -74.149500
DMS
42°17'13.20"N 74°08'58.20"W
UTM
18N 570119.2E 4681992.5N
Geohash
dre28djgx
Plus code
87J77VP2+R6

Towns in Greene County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Greene County, 7,986 people together, or 17% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Greene County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Catskill with 3,723.

  1. 01Catskill3,723
  2. 02Coxsackie2,686
  3. 03Athens1,577
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Greene County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Greene County. The most populous is Albany County, NY, with 319,964 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 32.2 miles NE of Greene County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Albany, NY (population 101,317), 31.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Kingston, NY (population 23,748), 25.8 miles away.

Greene County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Greene County is 36039: state code 36 for New York plus county code 039. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,789.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Greene County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 46,903. That is down 858 people (1.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 47,761.

What is the FIPS code of Greene County?

36039. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (039) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Greene County?

Catskill, with 3,723 residents inside Greene County in 2024.

Which counties border Greene County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Albany County, NY; Ulster County, NY; Rensselaer County, NY; Columbia County, NY; Delaware 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)

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