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Kings County, New York

Kings County had 2,617,631 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 69.4 square miles of land. It is the most populous of New York's 62 county-equivalents.

Population
2,617,631
#1 of 62 in New York · #9 in US
Area
69.4 sq mi
#59 of 62 in New York · #3,096 in US
Density
37,729 / sq mi
#2 of 62 in New York · #2 in US
Median household income
$76,353
#16 of 62 in New York · #612 in US

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

Kings County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Kings County population, land area and income

Kings County had 2,617,631 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 69.4 square miles of land. It is the most populous of New York's 62 county-equivalents. That works out to 37,728.9 people per square mile, 392.0 times the US average of 96.3, and the 2nd highest nationally.

The median county-equivalent in New York has 85,936 residents, so Kings County is 30.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $76,353 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,617,631

3144th1st

9th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

69 sq mi

3144th1st

3096th of 3,144 (US)

Density

37,728.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$76,353

3143rd1st

612th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

2,617,631

62nd1st

1st of 62 (NY)

Land area

69 sq mi

62nd1st

59th of 62 (NY)

Density

37,728.9 / sq mi

62nd1st

2nd of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$76,353

62nd1st

16th of 62 (NY)

How Kings County's population changed since 2020

Kings County lost 98,824 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.6%. That ranks 60th 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, Kings County recorded 138,941 births and 80,063 deaths, a natural change of +58,878. Net international migration added +94,361 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -266,650. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 266,650 people.

2.72M20202.63M20212.60M20222.59M20232.62M2024
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
138,941
Deaths
80,063
Net international migration
+94,361
Net domestic migration
-266,650
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+24,694

Where Kings County is

The Census internal point of Kings County is at 40.635000, -73.950600. 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 Kings 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: Kings County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
40.635000, -73.950600
DMS
40°38'6.00"N 73°57'2.16"W
UTM
18N 588742.0E 4498769.2N
Geohash
dr5rjjqu4
Plus code
87G8J2MX+XQ

Towns in Kings County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Kings County, 2,617,631 people together, or 100% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Kings County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is New York with 2,617,631.

  1. 01New York (part)2,617,631
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Kings County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Kings County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Queens County, NY, with 2,316,841 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 139.8 miles N of Kings County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is New York, NY (population 8,478,072), 2.0 miles away.

Kings County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Kings County is 36047: state code 36 for New York plus county code 047. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $76,353.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Kings County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,617,631. That is down 98,824 people (3.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,716,455.

What is the FIPS code of Kings County?

36047. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (047) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Kings County?

New York, with 2,617,631 residents inside Kings County in 2024 (8,478,072 across all 5 counties it spans).

Which counties border Kings County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Queens County, NY; New York County, NY; Hudson County, NJ; Richmond 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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