New York · 170 places of 5,000+
Largest cities in New York by population
Short answer
New York is the largest city in New York with 8,478,072 residents in 2024, followed by Buffalo (276,617) and Yonkers (211,040).
- Largest
- 8,478,072
- Places 5,000+
- 170
- 100,000+
- 6
The 20 largest
New York leads with 8,478,072 residents, 30.6 times the 276,617 of second-place Buffalo. The ten largest places hold 9,711,091 people, 49% of the state's 19,867,248. 6 places have 100,000 or more.
The median place of 5,000+ is Watervliet at 10,268. Within the top ten, New Rochelle grew most since July 2020 (+6.6%) and New York least (-3.0%). 1 of the 170 places cross a county line; their totals include every county part.
- 01New York8,478,072
- 02Buffalo276,617
- 03Yonkers211,040
- 04Rochester207,282
- 05Syracuse146,097
- 06Albany101,317
- 07New Rochelle85,512
- 08Mount Vernon71,999
- 09Schenectady69,495
- 10Utica63,660
- 11White Plains62,561
- 12Hempstead59,569
- 13Troy51,065
- 14Niagara Falls47,512
- 15Binghamton46,773
- 16Freeport44,028
- 17Kiryas Joel43,863
- 18Valley Stream40,232
- 19Long Beach34,777
- 20Ithaca33,768
Dots: the 20 places in the chart. Orange pin: New York, ranked first.
All 170 places of 5,000+ ranked
| # | Place | 2024 | Since 2020 | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 8,478,072 | -3.0% | Kings County +4 |
| 2 | Buffalo | 276,617 | -0.3% | Erie County |
| 3 | Yonkers | 211,040 | +0.0% | Westchester County |
| 4 | Rochester | 207,282 | -1.7% | Monroe County |
| 5 | Syracuse | 146,097 | -0.6% | Onondaga County |
| 6 | Albany | 101,317 | +2.7% | Albany County |
| 7 | New Rochelle | 85,512 | +6.6% | Westchester County |
| 8 | Mount Vernon | 71,999 | -2.1% | Westchester County |
| 9 | Schenectady | 69,495 | +1.7% | Schenectady County |
| 10 | Utica | 63,660 | -2.3% | Oneida County |
| 11 | White Plains | 62,561 | +5.0% | Westchester County |
| 12 | Hempstead | 59,569 | +1.2% | Nassau County |
| 13 | Troy | 51,065 | -0.5% | Rensselaer County |
| 14 | Niagara Falls | 47,512 | -2.1% | Niagara County |
| 15 | Binghamton | 46,773 | -2.1% | Broome County |
| 16 | Freeport | 44,028 | -0.6% | Nassau County |
| 17 | Kiryas Joel | 43,863 | +30.9% | Orange County |
| 18 | Valley Stream | 40,232 | -0.7% | Nassau County |
| 19 | Long Beach | 34,777 | -0.1% | Nassau County |
| 20 | Ithaca | 33,768 | +11.9% | Tompkins County |
| 21 | Spring Valley | 33,637 | +2.0% | Rockland County |
| 22 | Poughkeepsie | 32,293 | +2.3% | Dutchess County |
| 23 | Rome | 31,990 | +0.3% | Oneida County |
| 24 | Harrison | 31,321 | +11.3% | Westchester County |
| 25 | Port Chester | 30,957 | -2.0% | Westchester County |
| 26 | Middletown | 30,188 | -0.4% | Orange County |
| 27 | North Tonawanda | 29,981 | -1.5% | Niagara County |
| 28 | Saratoga Springs | 28,741 | +0.7% | Saratoga County |
| 29 | Newburgh | 28,181 | -2.1% | Orange County |
| 30 | Glen Cove | 28,088 | -0.5% | Nassau County |
| 31 | Jamestown | 27,699 | -3.4% | Chautauqua County |
| 32 | Lindenhurst | 27,160 | +0.3% | Suffolk County |
| 33 | Ossining | 26,895 | -1.7% | Westchester County |
| 34 | Elmira | 26,255 | -0.2% | Chemung County |
| 35 | Auburn | 25,963 | -3.4% | Cayuga County |
| 36 | Peekskill | 25,757 | +1.7% | Westchester County |
| 37 | Rockville Centre | 25,718 | -0.7% | Nassau County |
| 38 | Watertown | 24,038 | -2.1% | Jefferson County |
| 39 | Kingston | 23,748 | -1.0% | Ulster County |
| 40 | Garden City | 22,993 | +0.9% | Nassau County |
| 41 | Mineola | 21,305 | +2.2% | Nassau County |
| 42 | Lynbrook | 20,684 | +1.6% | Nassau County |
| 43 | Lockport | 20,394 | -2.1% | Niagara County |
| 44 | Mamaroneck | 19,783 | -1.4% | Westchester County |
| 45 | Plattsburgh | 19,758 | -0.4% | Clinton County |
| 46 | Lackawanna | 19,629 | -1.5% | Erie County |
| 47 | Cohoes | 18,530 | +2.3% | Albany County |
| 48 | Amsterdam | 18,169 | -0.2% | Montgomery County |
| 49 | Scarsdale | 18,036 | -0.9% | Westchester County |
| 50 | Cortland | 17,459 | -0.3% | Cortland County |
| 51 | Oswego | 17,047 | +0.7% | Oswego County |
| 52 | Massapequa Park | 16,922 | -0.8% | Nassau County |
| 53 | Rye | 16,463 | -0.5% | Westchester County |
| 54 | Floral Park | 15,966 | -1.0% | Nassau County |
| 55 | Westbury | 15,871 | +0.4% | Nassau County |
| 56 | Oneonta | 15,679 | +20.1% | Otsego County |
| 57 | Beacon | 15,292 | +6.8% | Dutchess County |
| 58 | Batavia | 15,071 | -0.7% | Genesee County |
| 59 | Tonawanda | 14,984 | -0.9% | Erie County |
| 60 | Kenmore | 14,936 | -1.6% | Erie County |
| 61 | Depew | 14,910 | -1.6% | Erie County |
| 62 | Gloversville | 14,894 | -1.3% | Fulton County |
| 63 | Johnson City | 14,698 | -2.8% | Broome County |
| 64 | Glens Falls | 14,455 | -2.2% | Warren County |
| 65 | Olean | 13,614 | -2.1% | Cattaraugus County |
| 66 | Endicott | 13,199 | -3.3% | Broome County |
| 67 | Patchogue | 12,447 | +0.6% | Suffolk County |
| 68 | Haverstraw | 12,445 | +1.5% | Rockland County |
| 69 | Geneva | 12,397 | -2.4% | Ontario County |
| 70 | Dunkirk | 12,379 | -2.8% | Chautauqua County |
| 71 | Babylon | 12,193 | +0.2% | Suffolk County |
| 72 | Tarrytown | 11,829 | +0.2% | Westchester County |
| 73 | Suffern | 11,537 | +1.1% | Rockland County |
| 74 | Woodbury | 11,523 | +0.0% | Orange County |
| 75 | Dobbs Ferry | 11,513 | +0.3% | Westchester County |
| 76 | Sleepy Hollow | 11,427 | +14.6% | Westchester County |
| 77 | Fulton | 11,234 | -1.2% | Oswego County |
| 78 | Lake Grove | 11,109 | +0.6% | Suffolk County |
| 79 | Great Neck | 11,075 | -0.3% | Nassau County |
| 80 | West Haverstraw | 10,804 | +1.2% | Rockland County |
| 81 | Chestnut Ridge | 10,746 | +2.6% | Rockland County |
| 82 | Mount Kisco | 10,698 | -2.0% | Westchester County |
| 83 | Corning | 10,605 | +0.2% | Steuben County |
| 84 | Canandaigua | 10,476 | -0.5% | Ontario County |
| 85 | Airmont | 10,380 | +3.1% | Rockland County |
| 86 | Watervliet | 10,268 | -0.9% | Albany County |
| 87 | New Hyde Park | 10,220 | -0.5% | Nassau County |
| 88 | Lancaster | 10,094 | -0.7% | Erie County |
| 89 | Oneida | 10,066 | -2.4% | Madison County |
| 90 | East Rockaway | 10,064 | -0.2% | Nassau County |
| 91 | Massena | 9,998 | -2.4% | St. Lawrence County |
| 92 | New Square | 9,973 | +2.9% | Rockland County |
| 93 | Rye Brook | 9,900 | -0.7% | Westchester County |
| 94 | Hamburg | 9,835 | +0.9% | Erie County |
| 95 | Amityville | 9,718 | +2.6% | Suffolk County |
| 96 | Monroe | 9,502 | +0.1% | Orange County |
| 97 | Rensselaer | 9,453 | +2.7% | Rensselaer County |
| 98 | Fredonia | 9,295 | -3.7% | Chautauqua County |
| 99 | Ogdensburg | 9,282 | -6.0% | St. Lawrence County |
| 100 | Newark | 8,932 | -1.6% | Wayne County |
| 101 | New Paltz | 8,646 | +17.5% | Ulster County |
| 102 | Port Jervis | 8,566 | -2.0% | Orange County |
| 103 | Farmingdale | 8,553 | +1.2% | Nassau County |
| 104 | Malverne | 8,464 | -0.9% | Nassau County |
| 105 | Hastings-on-Hudson | 8,407 | -1.7% | Westchester County |
| 106 | Croton-on-Hudson | 8,232 | -0.2% | Westchester County |
| 107 | Port Jefferson | 8,189 | +2.8% | Suffolk County |
| 108 | Potsdam | 8,162 | -4.0% | St. Lawrence County |
| 109 | Hornell | 8,078 | -2.1% | Steuben County |
| 110 | Johnstown | 8,027 | -1.8% | Fulton County |
| 111 | Great Neck Plaza | 7,824 | +5.1% | Nassau County |
| 112 | Geneseo | 7,722 | +1.5% | Livingston County |
| 113 | Colonie | 7,691 | -0.9% | Albany County |
| 114 | Baldwinsville | 7,662 | -1.9% | Onondaga County |
| 115 | Pelham | 7,579 | +3.8% | Westchester County |
| 116 | Ilion | 7,559 | -1.4% | Herkimer County |
| 117 | Williston Park | 7,503 | -0.8% | Nassau County |
| 118 | Brockport | 7,489 | +5.3% | Monroe County |
| 119 | Briarcliff Manor | 7,440 | -1.3% | Westchester County |
| 120 | Nyack | 7,369 | +1.8% | Rockland County |
| 121 | Hudson Falls | 7,359 | -0.8% | Washington County |
| 122 | Pleasantville | 7,351 | -1.9% | Westchester County |
| 123 | Cedarhurst | 7,324 | -0.4% | Nassau County |
| 124 | Scotia | 7,321 | +0.8% | Schenectady County |
| 125 | Northport | 7,317 | -0.2% | Suffolk County |
| 126 | East Hills | 7,295 | +0.7% | Nassau County |
| 127 | Herkimer | 7,254 | -0.5% | Herkimer County |
| 128 | Monticello | 7,228 | -0.2% | Sullivan County |
| 129 | Manorhaven | 6,997 | +0.6% | Nassau County |
| 130 | Tuckahoe | 6,984 | -1.1% | Westchester County |
| 131 | Canton | 6,957 | -5.9% | St. Lawrence County |
| 132 | Walden | 6,909 | +0.6% | Orange County |
| 133 | Lawrence | 6,807 | +0.2% | Nassau County |
| 134 | North Syracuse | 6,761 | +0.6% | Onondaga County |
| 135 | Bayville | 6,739 | -0.5% | Nassau County |
| 136 | Larchmont | 6,640 | +0.5% | Westchester County |
| 137 | Norwich | 6,608 | -5.7% | Chenango County |
| 138 | Warwick | 6,546 | -1.7% | Orange County |
| 139 | Irvington | 6,502 | -2.0% | Westchester County |
| 140 | Solvay | 6,495 | -2.1% | Onondaga County |
| 141 | Bronxville | 6,479 | -2.2% | Westchester County |
| 142 | Horseheads | 6,343 | -3.8% | Chemung County |
| 143 | Wesley Hills | 6,310 | +2.9% | Rockland County |
| 144 | East Rochester | 6,139 | -3.0% | Monroe County |
| 145 | Wappingers Falls | 6,070 | -0.6% | Dutchess County |
| 146 | East Aurora | 5,986 | +0.2% | Erie County |
| 147 | Hilton | 5,975 | -1.0% | Monroe County |
| 148 | Kaser | 5,970 | +9.2% | Rockland County |
| 149 | Medina | 5,912 | -1.6% | Orleans County |
| 150 | Webster | 5,787 | +1.6% | Monroe County |
| 151 | Goshen | 5,760 | +0.2% | Orange County |
| 152 | Salamanca | 5,757 | -3.0% | Cattaraugus County |
| 153 | Hudson | 5,735 | -2.9% | Columbia County |
| 154 | Albion | 5,704 | +1.0% | Orleans County |
| 155 | Kings Point | 5,680 | +1.2% | Nassau County |
| 156 | Washingtonville | 5,650 | -1.2% | Orange County |
| 157 | Pelham Manor | 5,613 | -1.9% | Westchester County |
| 158 | New Hempstead | 5,515 | +1.2% | Rockland County |
| 159 | Bath | 5,512 | -1.5% | Steuben County |
| 160 | Williamsville | 5,489 | +1.4% | Erie County |
| 161 | Alfred | 5,471 | +8.5% | Allegany County |
| 162 | North Hills | 5,427 | -0.4% | Nassau County |
| 163 | Malone | 5,373 | -2.1% | Franklin County |
| 164 | Fairport | 5,341 | -2.1% | Monroe County |
| 165 | Elmsford | 5,168 | -1.6% | Westchester County |
| 166 | Liberty | 5,136 | +2.1% | Sullivan County |
| 167 | Mechanicville | 5,083 | -1.5% | Saratoga County |
| 168 | Penn Yan | 5,024 | -1.8% | Yates County |
| 169 | Sea Cliff | 5,024 | -0.7% | Nassau County |
| 170 | Island Park | 5,019 | +1.5% | Nassau County |
Questions people ask
What is the largest city in New York?
New York, with 8,478,072 residents on July 1, 2024 in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates.
What is the second largest city in New York?
Buffalo, with 276,617 residents, 8,201,455 fewer than New York.
How many cities in New York have more than 100,000 people?
6: New York, Buffalo, Yonkers, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany.
How is city size measured here?
By the Census Bureau's July 1, 2024 population estimate for each incorporated place, inside its legal city limits. Metro areas and census-designated places are not ranked.
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.
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.