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Queens County, New York

Queens County had 2,316,841 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 108.7 square miles of land. It ranks 2nd of 62 in New York by population and 58th by land area.

Population
2,316,841
#2 of 62 in New York · #13 in US
Area
108.7 sq mi
#58 of 62 in New York · #3,082 in US
Density
21,310 / sq mi
#4 of 62 in New York · #4 in US
Median household income
$81,399
#13 of 62 in New York · #430 in US

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

Queens County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Queens County population, land area and income

Queens County had 2,316,841 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 108.7 square miles of land. It ranks 2nd of 62 in New York by population and 58th by land area. That works out to 21,310.2 people per square mile, 221.4 times the US average of 96.3, and the 4th highest nationally.

The median county-equivalent in New York has 85,936 residents, so Queens County is 27.0 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $81,399 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,316,841

3144th1st

13th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

109 sq mi

3144th1st

3082nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

21,310.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

4th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$81,399

3143rd1st

430th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

2,316,841

62nd1st

2nd of 62 (NY)

Land area

109 sq mi

62nd1st

58th of 62 (NY)

Density

21,310.2 / sq mi

62nd1st

4th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$81,399

62nd1st

13th of 62 (NY)

How Queens County's population changed since 2020

Queens County lost 72,972 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.1%. That ranks 58th 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, Queens County recorded 101,296 births and 73,371 deaths, a natural change of +27,925. Net international migration added +111,629 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -226,496. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 226,496 people.

2.39M20202.33M20212.29M20222.29M20232.32M2024
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
101,296
Deaths
73,371
Net international migration
+111,629
Net domestic migration
-226,496
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+22,159

Where Queens County is

The Census internal point of Queens County is at 40.654700, -73.841200. 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 Queens 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: Queens County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
40.654700, -73.841200
DMS
40°39'16.92"N 73°50'28.32"W
UTM
18N 597964.7E 4501072.1N
Geohash
dr5rr8yqz
Plus code
87G8M535+VG

Towns in Queens County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Queens County, 2,316,841 people together, or 100% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Queens County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is New York with 2,316,841.

  1. 01New York (part)2,316,841
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Queens County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Queens County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Kings County, NY, with 2,617,631 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 138.1 miles N of Queens County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is New York, NY (population 8,478,072), 5.2 miles away.

Queens County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Queens County is 36081: state code 36 for New York plus county code 081. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $81,399.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Queens County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,316,841. That is down 72,972 people (3.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,389,813.

What is the FIPS code of Queens County?

36081. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (081) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Queens County?

New York, with 2,316,841 residents inside Queens County in 2024 (8,478,072 across all 5 counties it spans).

Which counties border Queens County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Kings County, NY; New York County, NY; Nassau County, NY; Bronx County, NY; Monmouth County, NJ; Richmond 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.