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Oswego County, New York

Oswego County had 118,305 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 951.6 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 62 in New York by population and 19th by land area.

Population
118,305
#24 of 62 in New York · #541 in US
Area
951.6 sq mi
#19 of 62 in New York · #741 in US
Density
124 / sq mi
#28 of 62 in New York · #776 in US
Median household income
$68,613
#31 of 62 in New York · #1,094 in US

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

Oswego County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Oswego County population, land area and income

Oswego County had 118,305 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 951.6 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 62 in New York by population and 19th by land area. That works out to 124.3 people per square mile, 1.3 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $68,613 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

118,305

3144th1st

541st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

952 sq mi

3144th1st

741st of 3,144 (US)

Density

124.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

776th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$68,613

3143rd1st

1094th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

118,305

62nd1st

24th of 62 (NY)

Land area

952 sq mi

62nd1st

19th of 62 (NY)

Density

124.3 / sq mi

62nd1st

28th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$68,613

62nd1st

31st of 62 (NY)

How Oswego County's population changed since 2020

Oswego County gained 855 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.7%. That ranks 14th 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, Oswego County recorded 4,753 births and 5,390 deaths, a natural change of -637. Net international migration added +367 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,051. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,051 people.

117.5k2020118.0k2021118.1k2022117.9k2023118.3k2024
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
4,753
Deaths
5,390
Net international migration
+367
Net domestic migration
+1,051
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+416

Where Oswego County is

The Census internal point of Oswego County is at 43.461400, -76.209300. 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 Oswego 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: Oswego County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
43.461400, -76.209300
DMS
43°27'41.04"N 76°12'33.48"W
UTM
18N 402172.3E 4812764.8N
Geohash
dr9z1zfj4
Plus code
87M5FQ6R+H7

Towns in Oswego County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Oswego County, 36,154 people together, or 31% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Oswego County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Oswego with 17,047.

  1. 01Oswego17,047
  2. 02Fulton11,234
  3. 03Pulaski2,270
  4. 04Phoenix2,198
  5. 05Central Square1,848
  6. 06Mexico1,557
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Oswego County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Oswego 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 135.8 miles ESE of Oswego County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Syracuse, NY (population 146,097), 29.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fulton, NY (population 11,234), 14.4 miles away.

Oswego County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Oswego County is 36075: state code 36 for New York plus county code 075. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $68,613.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Oswego County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 118,305. That is up 855 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 117,450.

What is the FIPS code of Oswego County?

36075. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (075) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Oswego County?

Oswego, with 17,047 residents inside Oswego County in 2024.

Which counties border Oswego County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Onondaga County, NY; Oneida County, NY; Jefferson County, NY; Cayuga County, NY; Madison 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)

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