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  • Largest town: Hudson Falls

Washington County, New York

Washington County had 59,839 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 831.2 square miles of land. It ranks 42nd of 62 in New York by population and 23rd by land area.

Population
59,839
#42 of 62 in New York · #894 in US
Area
831.2 sq mi
#23 of 62 in New York · #1,015 in US
Density
72 / sq mi
#47 of 62 in New York · #1,158 in US
Median household income
$71,396
#25 of 62 in New York · #897 in US

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

Washington County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Washington County population, land area and income

Washington County had 59,839 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 831.2 square miles of land. It ranks 42nd of 62 in New York by population and 23rd by land area. That works out to 72.0 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; Washington County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $71,396 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

59,839

3144th1st

894th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

831 sq mi

3144th1st

1015th of 3,144 (US)

Density

72.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1158th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$71,396

3143rd1st

897th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

59,839

62nd1st

42nd of 62 (NY)

Land area

831 sq mi

62nd1st

23rd of 62 (NY)

Density

72.0 / sq mi

62nd1st

47th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$71,396

62nd1st

25th of 62 (NY)

How Washington County's population changed since 2020

Washington County lost 1,267 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.1%. That ranks 51st 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, Washington County recorded 2,280 births and 3,292 deaths, a natural change of -1,012. Net international migration added +361 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -821. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,012 people.

61.1k202060.9k202160.8k202260.0k202359.8k2024
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
2,280
Deaths
3,292
Net international migration
+361
Net domestic migration
-821
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-193

Where Washington County is

The Census internal point of Washington County is at 43.312400, -73.439400. 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 Washington 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: Washington County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
43.312400, -73.439400
DMS
43°18'44.64"N 73°26'21.84"W
UTM
18N 626556.6E 4796689.7N
Geohash
drey2ug11
Plus code
87M88H66+X6

Towns in Washington County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Washington County, 18,869 people together, or 32% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Washington County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hudson Falls with 7,359.

  1. 01Hudson Falls7,359
  2. 02Fort Edward3,138
  3. 03Whitehall2,482
  4. 04Granville2,420
  5. 05Cambridge1,801
  6. 06Greenwich1,669
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Washington County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Washington County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Saratoga County, NY, with 240,360 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 48.3 miles SSW of Washington County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Albany, NY (population 101,317), 48.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Glens Falls, NY (population 14,455), 10.4 miles away.

Washington County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Washington County is 36115: state code 36 for New York plus county code 115. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $71,396.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Washington County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 59,839. That is down 1,267 people (2.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 61,106.

What is the FIPS code of Washington County?

36115. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (115) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Washington County?

Hudson Falls, with 7,359 residents inside Washington County in 2024.

Which counties border Washington County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Saratoga County, NY; Rensselaer County, NY; Warren County, NY; Rutland County, VT; Addison County, VT; Bennington County, VT; Essex 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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