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  • Largest town: Corning

Steuben County, New York

Steuben County had 92,015 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,390.5 square miles of land. It ranks 30th of 62 in New York by population and 7th by land area.

Population
92,015
#30 of 62 in New York · #660 in US
Area
1,390.5 sq mi
#7 of 62 in New York · #436 in US
Density
66 / sq mi
#49 of 62 in New York · #1,224 in US
Median household income
$64,261
#43 of 62 in New York · #1,432 in US

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

Steuben County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Steuben County population, land area and income

Steuben County had 92,015 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,390.5 square miles of land. It ranks 30th of 62 in New York by population and 7th by land area. That works out to 66.2 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, about the same as Steuben County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,261 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

92,015

3144th1st

660th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,391 sq mi

3144th1st

436th of 3,144 (US)

Density

66.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1224th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,261

3143rd1st

1432nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

92,015

62nd1st

30th of 62 (NY)

Land area

1,391 sq mi

62nd1st

7th of 62 (NY)

Density

66.2 / sq mi

62nd1st

49th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$64,261

62nd1st

43rd of 62 (NY)

How Steuben County's population changed since 2020

Steuben County lost 1,306 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.4%. That ranks 41st 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, Steuben County recorded 4,150 births and 5,224 deaths, a natural change of -1,074. Net international migration added +499 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -986. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,074 people.

93.3k202093.1k202192.4k202292.1k202392.0k2024
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
4,150
Deaths
5,224
Net international migration
+499
Net domestic migration
-986
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-72

Where Steuben County is

The Census internal point of Steuben County is at 42.266700, -77.385500. 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 Steuben 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: Steuben County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
42.266700, -77.385500
DMS
42°16'0.12"N 77°23'7.80"W
UTM
18N 303260.1E 4682143.8N
Geohash
dr8brn3t7
Plus code
87J47J87+MR

Towns in Steuben County

8 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Steuben County, 32,403 people together, or 35% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Steuben County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Corning with 10,605.

  1. 01Corning10,605
  2. 02Hornell8,078
  3. 03Bath5,512
  4. 04Canisteo2,162
  5. 05Painted Post1,721
  6. 06Wayland1,694
  7. 07Addison1,558
  8. 08South Corning1,073
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Steuben County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Steuben County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Ontario County, NY, with 113,012 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 186.9 miles E of Steuben County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Rochester, NY (population 207,282), 63.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Corning, NY (population 10,605), 18.7 miles away.

Steuben County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Steuben County is 36101: state code 36 for New York plus county code 101. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,261.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Steuben County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 92,015. That is down 1,306 people (1.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 93,321.

What is the FIPS code of Steuben County?

36101. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (101) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Steuben County?

Corning, with 10,605 residents inside Steuben County in 2024.

Which counties border Steuben County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Ontario County, NY; Chemung County, NY; Livingston County, NY; Allegany County, NY; Tioga County, PA; Yates County, NY; Schuyler County, NY; Potter 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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