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Lewis County, New York

Lewis County had 26,570 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,276.3 square miles of land. It ranks 59th of 62 in New York by population and 9th by land area.

Population
26,570
#59 of 62 in New York · #1,554 in US
Area
1,276.3 sq mi
#9 of 62 in New York · #473 in US
Density
21 / sq mi
#60 of 62 in New York · #2,219 in US
Median household income
$64,941
#41 of 62 in New York · #1,379 in US

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

Lewis County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Lewis County population, land area and income

Lewis County had 26,570 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,276.3 square miles of land. It ranks 59th of 62 in New York by population and 9th by land area. That works out to 20.8 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, so Lewis County has 31% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,941 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

26,570

3144th1st

1554th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,276 sq mi

3144th1st

473rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

20.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

2219th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,941

3143rd1st

1379th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

26,570

62nd1st

59th of 62 (NY)

Land area

1,276 sq mi

62nd1st

9th of 62 (NY)

Density

20.8 / sq mi

62nd1st

60th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$64,941

62nd1st

41st of 62 (NY)

How Lewis County's population changed since 2020

Lewis County gained 13 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.0%. That ranks 21st 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, Lewis County recorded 1,255 births and 1,183 deaths, a natural change of +72. Net international migration added +34 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -122. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 122 people.

26.6k202026.7k202126.6k202226.6k202326.6k2024
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
1,255
Deaths
1,183
Net international migration
+34
Net domestic migration
-122
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-14

Where Lewis County is

The Census internal point of Lewis County is at 43.782700, -75.444100. 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 Lewis 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: Lewis County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
43.782700, -75.444100
DMS
43°46'57.72"N 75°26'38.76"W
UTM
18N 464265.0E 4847834.1N
Geohash
drf354rk9
Plus code
87M6QHM4+39

Towns in Lewis County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Lewis County, 3,336 people together, or 13% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lewis County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lowville with 3,336.

  1. 01Lowville3,336
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lewis County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Lewis 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 115.4 miles SE of Lewis County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Syracuse, NY (population 146,097), 62.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Watertown, NY (population 24,038), 26.7 miles away.

Lewis County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lewis County is 36049: state code 36 for New York plus county code 049. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,941.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lewis County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 26,570. That is up 13 people (0.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 26,557.

What is the FIPS code of Lewis County?

36049. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (049) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lewis County?

Lowville, with 3,336 residents inside Lewis County in 2024.

Which counties border Lewis County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Oneida County, NY; Oswego County, NY; Jefferson County, NY; St. Lawrence County, NY; Herkimer 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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