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  • FIPS 36121
  • Largest town: Warsaw

Wyoming County, New York

Wyoming County had 39,588 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 592.7 square miles of land. It ranks 55th of 62 in New York by population and 39th by land area.

Population
39,588
#55 of 62 in New York · #1,199 in US
Area
592.7 sq mi
#39 of 62 in New York · #1,650 in US
Density
67 / sq mi
#48 of 62 in New York · #1,213 in US
Median household income
$70,775
#28 of 62 in New York · #949 in US

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

Wyoming County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Wyoming County population, land area and income

Wyoming County had 39,588 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 592.7 square miles of land. It ranks 55th of 62 in New York by population and 39th by land area. That works out to 66.8 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, so Wyoming County has 46% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,775 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

39,588

3144th1st

1199th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

593 sq mi

3144th1st

1650th of 3,144 (US)

Density

66.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1213th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,775

3143rd1st

949th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

39,588

62nd1st

55th of 62 (NY)

Land area

593 sq mi

62nd1st

39th of 62 (NY)

Density

66.8 / sq mi

62nd1st

48th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$70,775

62nd1st

28th of 62 (NY)

How Wyoming County's population changed since 2020

Wyoming County lost 613 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.5%. That ranks 43rd 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, Wyoming County recorded 1,478 births and 1,848 deaths, a natural change of -370. Net international migration added +258 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -801. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 801 people.

40.2k202039.9k202139.5k202239.5k202339.6k2024
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
1,478
Deaths
1,848
Net international migration
+258
Net domestic migration
-801
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+58

Where Wyoming County is

The Census internal point of Wyoming County is at 42.701400, -78.228600. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades New York's 62 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Wyoming 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: Wyoming County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
42.701400, -78.228600
DMS
42°42'5.04"N 78°13'42.96"W
UTM
17N 726990.3E 4731381.2N
Geohash
dr86gve9t
Plus code
87J3PQ2C+HH

Towns in Wyoming County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Wyoming County, 11,431 people together, or 29% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Wyoming County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Warsaw with 3,614.

  1. 01Warsaw3,614
  2. 02Perry3,585
  3. 03Attica (part)2,312
  4. 04Arcade1,920
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Wyoming County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Wyoming County. The most populous is Erie County, NY, with 950,602 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 227.1 miles E of Wyoming County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Buffalo, NY (population 276,617), 34.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Batavia, NY (population 15,071), 20.7 miles away.

Wyoming County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Wyoming County is 36121: state code 36 for New York plus county code 121. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,775.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wyoming County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 39,588. That is down 613 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 40,201.

What is the FIPS code of Wyoming County?

36121. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (121) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Wyoming County?

Warsaw, with 3,614 residents inside Wyoming County in 2024.

Which counties border Wyoming County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Erie County, NY; Cattaraugus County, NY; Livingston County, NY; Genesee County, NY; Allegany 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.