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Madison County, New York

Madison County had 67,072 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 654.9 square miles of land. It ranks 37th of 62 in New York by population and 31st by land area.

Population
67,072
#37 of 62 in New York · #814 in US
Area
654.9 sq mi
#31 of 62 in New York · #1,439 in US
Density
102 / sq mi
#34 of 62 in New York · #885 in US
Median household income
$73,680
#19 of 62 in New York · #746 in US

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

Madison County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Madison County population, land area and income

Madison County had 67,072 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 654.9 square miles of land. It ranks 37th of 62 in New York by population and 31st by land area. That works out to 102.4 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; Madison County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $73,680 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

67,072

3144th1st

814th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

655 sq mi

3144th1st

1439th of 3,144 (US)

Density

102.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

885th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$73,680

3143rd1st

746th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

67,072

62nd1st

37th of 62 (NY)

Land area

655 sq mi

62nd1st

31st of 62 (NY)

Density

102.4 / sq mi

62nd1st

34th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$73,680

62nd1st

19th of 62 (NY)

How Madison County's population changed since 2020

Madison County lost 879 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.3%. That ranks 39th 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, Madison County recorded 2,381 births and 3,135 deaths, a natural change of -754. Net international migration added +363 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -564. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 754 people.

68.0k202067.4k202167.1k202267.2k202367.1k2024
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
2,381
Deaths
3,135
Net international migration
+363
Net domestic migration
-564
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-80

Where Madison County is

The Census internal point of Madison County is at 42.910000, -75.663600. 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 Madison 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: Madison County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
42.910000, -75.663600
DMS
42°54'36.00"N 75°39'48.96"W
UTM
18N 445832.1E 4751034.1N
Geohash
drdhn5x2y
Plus code
87J6W86P+2H

Towns in Madison County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Madison County, 27,782 people together, or 41% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Madison County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Oneida with 10,066.

  1. 01Oneida10,066
  2. 02Chittenango4,780
  3. 03Canastota4,435
  4. 04Hamilton4,037
  5. 05Cazenovia2,730
  6. 06Morrisville1,734
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Madison County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Madison County. The most populous is Onondaga County, NY, with 469,812 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 98.3 miles E of Madison County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Syracuse, NY (population 146,097), 25.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Oneida, NY (population 10,066), 11.1 miles away.

Madison County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Madison County is 36053: state code 36 for New York plus county code 053. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $73,680.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Madison County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 67,072. That is down 879 people (1.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 67,951.

What is the FIPS code of Madison County?

36053. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (053) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Madison County?

Oneida, with 10,066 residents inside Madison County in 2024.

Which counties border Madison County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Onondaga County, NY; Oneida County, NY; Oswego County, NY; Otsego County, NY; Cortland County, NY; Chenango 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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