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Oneida County, New York

Oneida County had 228,347 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,212.4 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 62 in New York by population and 11th by land area.

Population
228,347
#17 of 62 in New York · #315 in US
Area
1,212.4 sq mi
#11 of 62 in New York · #506 in US
Density
188 / sq mi
#24 of 62 in New York · #586 in US
Median household income
$61,566
#52 of 62 in New York · #1,678 in US

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

Oneida County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Oneida County population, land area and income

Oneida County had 228,347 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,212.4 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 62 in New York by population and 11th by land area. That works out to 188.3 people per square mile, 2.0 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in New York has 85,936 residents, so Oneida County is 2.7 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,566 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

228,347

3144th1st

315th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,212 sq mi

3144th1st

506th of 3,144 (US)

Density

188.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

586th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,566

3143rd1st

1678th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

228,347

62nd1st

17th of 62 (NY)

Land area

1,212 sq mi

62nd1st

11th of 62 (NY)

Density

188.3 / sq mi

62nd1st

24th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$61,566

62nd1st

52nd of 62 (NY)

How Oneida County's population changed since 2020

Oneida County lost 2,756 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.2%. That ranks 36th 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, Oneida County recorded 9,793 births and 11,992 deaths, a natural change of -2,199. Net international migration added +3,068 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -4,526. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 4,526 people.

231.1k2020229.7k2021228.5k2022228.0k2023228.3k2024
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
9,793
Deaths
11,992
Net international migration
+3,068
Net domestic migration
-4,526
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+337

Where Oneida County is

The Census internal point of Oneida County is at 43.242700, -75.434300. 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 Oneida 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: Oneida County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
43.242700, -75.434300
DMS
43°14'33.72"N 75°26'3.48"W
UTM
18N 464740.5E 4787858.3N
Geohash
drdq52n6v
Plus code
87M66HV8+37

Towns in Oneida County

13 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Oneida County, 119,710 people together, or 52% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Oneida County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Utica with 63,660.

  1. 01Utica63,660
  2. 02Rome31,990
  3. 03Whitesboro3,596
  4. 04New York Mills3,197
  5. 05Sherrill2,997
  6. 06Yorkville2,592
  7. 07Camden2,149
  8. 08Boonville2,005
  9. 09New Hartford1,866
  10. 10Clinton1,639
  11. 11Waterville1,512
  12. 12Oriskany1,349
  13. 13Vernon1,158
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Oneida County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Oneida County. The most populous is Oswego County, NY, with 118,305 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 94.1 miles ESE of Oneida County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Syracuse, NY (population 146,097), 38.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Rome, NY (population 31,990), 3.0 miles away.

Oneida County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Oneida County is 36065: state code 36 for New York plus county code 065. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,566.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Oneida County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 228,347. That is down 2,756 people (1.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 231,103.

What is the FIPS code of Oneida County?

36065. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (065) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Oneida County?

Utica, with 63,660 residents inside Oneida County in 2024.

Which counties border Oneida County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Oswego County, NY; Madison County, NY; Otsego County, NY; Herkimer County, NY; Lewis 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.