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Livingston County, New York

Livingston County had 61,561 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 631.7 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 62 in New York by population and 36th by land area.

Population
61,561
#39 of 62 in New York · #874 in US
Area
631.7 sq mi
#36 of 62 in New York · #1,518 in US
Density
97 / sq mi
#37 of 62 in New York · #931 in US
Median household income
$70,185
#30 of 62 in New York · #987 in US

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

Livingston County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Livingston County population, land area and income

Livingston County had 61,561 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 631.7 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 62 in New York by population and 36th by land area. That works out to 97.5 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,185 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

61,561

3144th1st

874th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

632 sq mi

3144th1st

1518th of 3,144 (US)

Density

97.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

931st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,185

3143rd1st

987th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

61,561

62nd1st

39th of 62 (NY)

Land area

632 sq mi

62nd1st

36th of 62 (NY)

Density

97.5 / sq mi

62nd1st

37th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$70,185

62nd1st

30th of 62 (NY)

How Livingston County's population changed since 2020

Livingston County lost 35 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.1%. That ranks 22nd 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, Livingston County recorded 2,201 births and 2,669 deaths, a natural change of -468. Net international migration added +382 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -169. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 468 people.

61.6k202061.7k202161.4k202261.2k202361.6k2024
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
2,201
Deaths
2,669
Net international migration
+382
Net domestic migration
-169
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+313

Where Livingston County is

The Census internal point of Livingston County is at 42.729000, -77.778500. 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 Livingston 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: Livingston County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
42.729000, -77.778500
DMS
42°43'44.40"N 77°46'42.60"W
UTM
18N 272529.1E 4734465.4N
Geohash
dr8en4e6m
Plus code
87J4P6HC+HH

Towns in Livingston County

8 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Livingston County, 25,162 people together, or 41% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Livingston County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Geneseo with 7,722.

  1. 01Geneseo7,722
  2. 02Dansville4,345
  3. 03Avon3,440
  4. 04Mount Morris2,847
  5. 05Lima2,103
  6. 06Caledonia2,086
  7. 07Livonia1,467
  8. 08Nunda1,152
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Livingston County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Livingston County. The most populous is Monroe County, NY, with 752,202 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 204.3 miles E of Livingston County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Rochester, NY (population 207,282), 31.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Canandaigua, NY (population 10,476), 27.6 miles away.

Livingston County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Livingston County is 36051: state code 36 for New York plus county code 051. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,185.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Livingston County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 61,561. That is down 35 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 61,596.

What is the FIPS code of Livingston County?

36051. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (051) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Livingston County?

Geneseo, with 7,722 residents inside Livingston County in 2024.

Which counties border Livingston County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Monroe County, NY; Ontario County, NY; Steuben County, NY; Genesee County, NY; Allegany County, NY; Wyoming 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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