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Herkimer County, New York

Herkimer County had 59,585 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,410.6 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 62 in New York by population and 6th by land area.

Population
59,585
#43 of 62 in New York · #896 in US
Area
1,410.6 sq mi
#6 of 62 in New York · #426 in US
Density
42 / sq mi
#56 of 62 in New York · #1,622 in US
Median household income
$63,771
#46 of 62 in New York · #1,477 in US

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

Herkimer County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Herkimer County population, land area and income

Herkimer County had 59,585 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,410.6 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 62 in New York by population and 6th by land area. That works out to 42.2 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; Herkimer County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,771 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

59,585

3144th1st

896th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,411 sq mi

3144th1st

426th of 3,144 (US)

Density

42.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1622nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,771

3143rd1st

1477th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

59,585

62nd1st

43rd of 62 (NY)

Land area

1,411 sq mi

62nd1st

6th of 62 (NY)

Density

42.2 / sq mi

62nd1st

56th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$63,771

62nd1st

46th of 62 (NY)

How Herkimer County's population changed since 2020

Herkimer County lost 446 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.7%. That ranks 31st 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, Herkimer County recorded 2,431 births and 3,100 deaths, a natural change of -669. Net international migration added +118 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -9. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 669 people.

60.0k202060.0k202159.6k202259.6k202359.6k2024
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
2,431
Deaths
3,100
Net international migration
+118
Net domestic migration
-9
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+14

Where Herkimer County is

The Census internal point of Herkimer County is at 43.571000, -74.841100. 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 Herkimer 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: Herkimer County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
43.571000, -74.841100
DMS
43°34'15.60"N 74°50'27.96"W
UTM
18N 512831.1E 4824238.8N
Geohash
drdzbgy77
Plus code
87M7H5C5+CH

Towns in Herkimer County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Herkimer County, 25,905 people together, or 43% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Herkimer County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Ilion with 7,559.

  1. 01Ilion7,559
  2. 02Herkimer7,254
  3. 03Little Falls4,527
  4. 04Mohawk2,376
  5. 05Frankfort2,292
  6. 06Dolgeville (part)1,897
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Herkimer County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Herkimer County. The most populous is Oneida County, NY, with 228,347 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 83.7 miles SE of Herkimer County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Syracuse, NY (population 146,097), 75.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Utica, NY (population 63,660), 38.1 miles away.

Herkimer County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Herkimer County is 36043: state code 36 for New York plus county code 043. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,771.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Herkimer County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 59,585. That is down 446 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 60,031.

What is the FIPS code of Herkimer County?

36043. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (043) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Herkimer County?

Ilion, with 7,559 residents inside Herkimer County in 2024.

Which counties border Herkimer County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Oneida County, NY; St. Lawrence County, NY; Otsego County, NY; Fulton County, NY; Montgomery County, NY; Lewis 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)

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