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Orange County, New York

Orange County had 411,767 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 812.1 square miles of land. It ranks 12th of 62 in New York by population and 24th by land area.

Population
411,767
#12 of 62 in New York · #187 in US
Area
812.1 sq mi
#24 of 62 in New York · #1,042 in US
Density
507 / sq mi
#15 of 62 in New York · #279 in US
Median household income
$93,492
#9 of 62 in New York · #201 in US

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

Orange County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Orange County population, land area and income

Orange County had 411,767 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 812.1 square miles of land. It ranks 12th of 62 in New York by population and 24th by land area. That works out to 507.1 people per square mile, 5.3 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 Orange County is 4.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $93,492 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

411,767

3144th1st

187th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

812 sq mi

3144th1st

1042nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

507.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

279th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$93,492

3143rd1st

201st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

411,767

62nd1st

12th of 62 (NY)

Land area

812 sq mi

62nd1st

24th of 62 (NY)

Density

507.1 / sq mi

62nd1st

15th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$93,492

62nd1st

9th of 62 (NY)

How Orange County's population changed since 2020

Orange County gained 10,770 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.7%. That ranks 4th 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, Orange County recorded 23,129 births and 13,600 deaths, a natural change of +9,529. Net international migration added +5,885 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -5,211. The largest single component was natural change, which added 9,529 people.

401.0k2020405.2k2021406.7k2022408.4k2023411.8k2024
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
23,129
Deaths
13,600
Net international migration
+5,885
Net domestic migration
-5,211
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+3,340

Where Orange County is

The Census internal point of Orange County is at 41.402400, -74.306300. 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 Orange 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: Orange County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
41.402400, -74.306300
DMS
41°24'8.64"N 74°18'22.68"W
UTM
18N 557985.1E 4583661.0N
Geohash
dr75t15f3
Plus code
87H7CM2V+XF

Towns in Orange County

20 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Orange County, 189,685 people together, or 46% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Orange County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Kiryas Joel with 43,863.

  1. 01Kiryas Joel43,863
  2. 02Middletown30,188
  3. 03Newburgh28,181
  4. 04Woodbury11,523
  5. 05Monroe9,502
  6. 06Port Jervis8,566
  7. 07Walden6,909
  8. 08Warwick6,546
  9. 09Goshen5,760
  10. 10Washingtonville5,650
  11. 11Chester4,008
  12. 12South Blooming Grove3,828
  13. 13Montgomery3,781
  14. 14Highland Falls3,648
  15. 15Maybrook3,141
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Orange County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Orange County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Passaic County, NJ, with 526,597 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 90.9 miles NNE of Orange County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Paterson, NJ (population 160,463), 34.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Middletown, NY (population 30,188), 6.8 miles away.

Orange County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Orange County is 36071: state code 36 for New York plus county code 071. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $93,492.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Orange County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 411,767. That is up 10,770 people (2.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 400,997.

What is the FIPS code of Orange County?

36071. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (071) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Orange County?

Kiryas Joel, with 43,863 residents inside Orange County in 2024.

Which counties border Orange County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Passaic County, NJ; Rockland County, NY; Dutchess County, NY; Ulster County, NY; Sussex County, NJ; Putnam County, NY; Sullivan County, NY; Pike County, PA.

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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