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Saratoga County, New York

Saratoga County had 240,360 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 810.0 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 62 in New York by population and 25th by land area.

Population
240,360
#16 of 62 in New York · #301 in US
Area
810.0 sq mi
#25 of 62 in New York · #1,049 in US
Density
297 / sq mi
#19 of 62 in New York · #440 in US
Median household income
$94,394
#8 of 62 in New York · #188 in US

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

Saratoga County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Saratoga County population, land area and income

Saratoga County had 240,360 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 810.0 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 62 in New York by population and 25th by land area. That works out to 296.8 people per square mile, 3.1 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 Saratoga County is 2.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $94,394 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

240,360

3144th1st

301st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

810 sq mi

3144th1st

1049th of 3,144 (US)

Density

296.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

440th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$94,394

3143rd1st

188th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

240,360

62nd1st

16th of 62 (NY)

Land area

810 sq mi

62nd1st

25th of 62 (NY)

Density

296.8 / sq mi

62nd1st

19th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$94,394

62nd1st

8th of 62 (NY)

How Saratoga County's population changed since 2020

Saratoga County gained 4,549 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.9%. That ranks 6th 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, Saratoga County recorded 8,709 births and 9,473 deaths, a natural change of -764. Net international migration added +1,604 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +4,078. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 4,078 people.

235.8k2020237.9k2021238.5k2022238.9k2023240.4k2024
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
8,709
Deaths
9,473
Net international migration
+1,604
Net domestic migration
+4,078
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,487

Where Saratoga County is

The Census internal point of Saratoga County is at 43.106100, -73.855400. 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 Saratoga 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: Saratoga County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
43.106100, -73.855400
DMS
43°06'21.96"N 73°51'19.44"W
UTM
18N 593134.2E 4773232.9N
Geohash
dremprhph
Plus code
87M8444V+CR

Towns in Saratoga County

8 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Saratoga County, 50,248 people together, or 21% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Saratoga County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Saratoga Springs with 28,741.

  1. 01Saratoga Springs28,741
  2. 02Mechanicville5,083
  3. 03Ballston Spa4,930
  4. 04South Glens Falls3,723
  5. 05Corinth2,638
  6. 06Waterford2,020
  7. 07Stillwater1,759
  8. 08Schuylerville1,354
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Saratoga County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Saratoga County. The most populous is Albany County, NY, with 319,964 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 31.7 miles S of Saratoga County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Albany, NY (population 101,317), 30.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Saratoga Springs, NY (population 28,741), 4.7 miles away.

Saratoga County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Saratoga County is 36091: state code 36 for New York plus county code 091. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $94,394.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Saratoga County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 240,360. That is up 4,549 people (1.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 235,811.

What is the FIPS code of Saratoga County?

36091. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (091) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Saratoga County?

Saratoga Springs, with 28,741 residents inside Saratoga County in 2024.

Which counties border Saratoga County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Albany County, NY; Schenectady County, NY; Rensselaer County, NY; Warren County, NY; Washington County, NY; Fulton County, NY; Montgomery County, NY; Hamilton 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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