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Ulster County, New York

Ulster County had 182,977 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,124.2 square miles of land. It ranks 20th of 62 in New York by population and 12th by land area.

Population
182,977
#20 of 62 in New York · #381 in US
Area
1,124.2 sq mi
#12 of 62 in New York · #560 in US
Density
163 / sq mi
#26 of 62 in New York · #652 in US
Median household income
$84,593
#11 of 62 in New York · #338 in US

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

Ulster County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Ulster County population, land area and income

Ulster County had 182,977 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,124.2 square miles of land. It ranks 20th of 62 in New York by population and 12th by land area. That works out to 162.8 people per square mile, 1.7 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 Ulster County is 2.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $84,593 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

182,977

3144th1st

381st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,124 sq mi

3144th1st

560th of 3,144 (US)

Density

162.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

652nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$84,593

3143rd1st

338th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

182,977

62nd1st

20th of 62 (NY)

Land area

1,124 sq mi

62nd1st

12th of 62 (NY)

Density

162.8 / sq mi

62nd1st

26th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$84,593

62nd1st

11th of 62 (NY)

How Ulster County's population changed since 2020

Ulster County gained 1,700 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.9%. That ranks 11th 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, Ulster County recorded 6,481 births and 8,416 deaths, a natural change of -1,935. Net international migration added +1,980 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,303. The largest single component was international migration, which added 1,980 people.

181.3k2020183.5k2021182.4k2022182.9k2023183.0k2024
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
6,481
Deaths
8,416
Net international migration
+1,980
Net domestic migration
+1,303
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+71

Where Ulster County is

The Census internal point of Ulster County is at 41.947200, -74.265500. 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 Ulster 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: Ulster County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
41.947200, -74.265500
DMS
41°56'49.92"N 74°15'55.80"W
UTM
18N 560880.0E 4644174.8N
Geohash
dr7nwh380
Plus code
87H7WPWM+VR

Towns in Ulster County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Ulster County, 40,448 people together, or 22% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Ulster County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Kingston with 23,748.

  1. 01Kingston23,748
  2. 02New Paltz8,646
  3. 03Ellenville4,180
  4. 04Saugerties3,874
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Ulster County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Ulster County. The most populous is Orange County, NY, with 411,767 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 55.3 miles NNE of Ulster County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Albany, NY (population 101,317), 55.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Kingston, NY (population 23,748), 13.9 miles away.

Ulster County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Ulster County is 36111: state code 36 for New York plus county code 111. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $84,593.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Ulster County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 182,977. That is up 1,700 people (0.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 181,277.

What is the FIPS code of Ulster County?

36111. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (111) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Ulster County?

Kingston, with 23,748 residents inside Ulster County in 2024.

Which counties border Ulster County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Orange County, NY; Dutchess County, NY; Sullivan County, NY; Columbia County, NY; Greene County, NY; Delaware 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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