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Otsego County, New York

Otsego County had 60,524 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,001.7 square miles of land. It ranks 40th of 62 in New York by population and 17th by land area.

Population
60,524
#40 of 62 in New York · #886 in US
Area
1,001.7 sq mi
#17 of 62 in New York · #678 in US
Density
60 / sq mi
#50 of 62 in New York · #1,299 in US
Median household income
$63,863
#45 of 62 in New York · #1,472 in US

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

Otsego County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Otsego County population, land area and income

Otsego County had 60,524 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,001.7 square miles of land. It ranks 40th of 62 in New York by population and 17th by land area. That works out to 60.4 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,863 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

60,524

3144th1st

886th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,002 sq mi

3144th1st

678th of 3,144 (US)

Density

60.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1299th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,863

3143rd1st

1472nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

60,524

62nd1st

40th of 62 (NY)

Land area

1,002 sq mi

62nd1st

17th of 62 (NY)

Density

60.4 / sq mi

62nd1st

50th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$63,863

62nd1st

45th of 62 (NY)

How Otsego County's population changed since 2020

Otsego County gained 2,158 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.7%. That ranks 2nd 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, Otsego County recorded 2,005 births and 3,009 deaths, a natural change of -1,004. Net international migration added +393 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,832. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,832 people.

58.4k202060.7k202160.4k202260.5k202360.5k2024
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
2,005
Deaths
3,009
Net international migration
+393
Net domestic migration
+2,832
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+5

Where Otsego County is

The Census internal point of Otsego County is at 42.629800, -75.028800. 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 Otsego 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: Otsego County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
42.629800, -75.028800
DMS
42°37'47.28"N 75°01'43.68"W
UTM
18N 497638.5E 4719706.5N
Geohash
drdds8t8w
Plus code
87J6JXHC+WF

Towns in Otsego County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Otsego County, 19,699 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Otsego County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Oneonta with 15,679.

  1. 01Oneonta15,679
  2. 02Cooperstown1,844
  3. 03Richfield Springs1,090
  4. 04Unadilla1,086
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Otsego County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Otsego County. The most populous is Oneida County, NY, with 228,347 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 64.7 miles E of Otsego County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Albany, NY (population 101,317), 62.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Oneonta, NY (population 15,679), 12.2 miles away.

Otsego County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Otsego County is 36077: state code 36 for New York plus county code 077. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,863.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Otsego County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 60,524. That is up 2,158 people (3.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 58,366.

What is the FIPS code of Otsego County?

36077. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (077) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Otsego County?

Oneonta, with 15,679 residents inside Otsego County in 2024.

Which counties border Otsego County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Oneida County, NY; Madison County, NY; Herkimer County, NY; Montgomery County, NY; Chenango County, NY; Delaware County, NY; Schoharie 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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