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Monroe County, New York

Monroe County had 752,202 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 656.9 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 62 in New York by population and 30th by land area.

Population
752,202
#9 of 62 in New York · #88 in US
Area
656.9 sq mi
#30 of 62 in New York · #1,431 in US
Density
1,145 / sq mi
#10 of 62 in New York · #140 in US
Median household income
$73,263
#20 of 62 in New York · #769 in US

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

Monroe County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Monroe County population, land area and income

Monroe County had 752,202 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 656.9 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 62 in New York by population and 30th by land area. That works out to 1,145.0 people per square mile, 11.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in New York has 85,936 residents, so Monroe County is 8.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $73,263 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

752,202

3144th1st

88th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

657 sq mi

3144th1st

1431st of 3,144 (US)

Density

1,145.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

140th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$73,263

3143rd1st

769th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

752,202

62nd1st

9th of 62 (NY)

Land area

657 sq mi

62nd1st

30th of 62 (NY)

Density

1,145.0 / sq mi

62nd1st

10th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$73,263

62nd1st

20th of 62 (NY)

How Monroe County's population changed since 2020

Monroe County lost 5,545 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.7%. That ranks 30th 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, Monroe County recorded 31,916 births and 32,240 deaths, a natural change of -324. Net international migration added +9,798 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -16,890. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 16,890 people.

757.7k2020756.1k2021751.8k2022750.9k2023752.2k2024
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
31,916
Deaths
32,240
Net international migration
+9,798
Net domestic migration
-16,890
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,301

Where Monroe County is

The Census internal point of Monroe County is at 43.250300, -77.700500. 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 Monroe 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: Monroe County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
43.250300, -77.700500
DMS
43°15'1.08"N 77°42'1.80"W
UTM
18N 280777.2E 4792152.0N
Geohash
dr8wpckpr
Plus code
87M4772X+4Q

Towns in Monroe County

11 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Monroe County, 249,961 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Monroe County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Rochester with 207,282.

  1. 01Rochester207,282
  2. 02Brockport7,489
  3. 03East Rochester6,139
  4. 04Hilton5,975
  5. 05Webster5,787
  6. 06Fairport5,341
  7. 07Spencerport3,616
  8. 08Honeoye Falls2,817
  9. 09Churchville2,184
  10. 10Scottsville2,004
  11. 11Pittsford1,327
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Monroe County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Monroe County. The most populous is Ontario County, NY, with 113,012 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 203.6 miles E of Monroe County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Rochester, NY (population 207,282), 7.0 miles away.

Monroe County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Monroe County is 36055: state code 36 for New York plus county code 055. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $73,263.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Monroe County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 752,202. That is down 5,545 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 757,747.

What is the FIPS code of Monroe County?

36055. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (055) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Monroe County?

Rochester, with 207,282 residents inside Monroe County in 2024.

Which counties border Monroe County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Ontario County, NY; Wayne County, NY; Livingston County, NY; Genesee County, NY; Orleans 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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