Counties in New York by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024

Putnam County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 62 counties in 2024, at 83.8%. Bronx County had the lowest, at 20.1%. The median was 72% and the figure for New York was 54.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest83.8Putnam County
Lowest20.1Bronx County
Median7262 counties
New York54.4History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Putnam CountyPutnam County: 83.8 %83.8Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 82.4 %82.4Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 82.2 %82.2Nassau CountyNassau County: 82 %82Lewis CountyLewis County: 80.2 %80.2Wayne CountyWayne County: 79.9 %79.9Allegany CountyAllegany County: 79.3 %79.3Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 79.2 %79.2Tioga CountyTioga County: 79.1 %79.1Madison CountyMadison County: 78.3 %78.3Delaware CountyDelaware County: 77.3 %77.3Essex CountyEssex County: 77.3 %77.3Greene CountyGreene County: 77.2 %77.2Yates CountyYates County: 77.2 %77.2Orleans CountyOrleans County: 77.2 %77.2Washington CountyWashington County: 76.7 %76.7Herkimer CountyHerkimer County: 76.6 %76.6Schoharie CountySchoharie County: 76.4 %76.4Livingston CountyLivingston County: 76.4 %76.4Columbia CountyColumbia County: 76.3 %76.3Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 75.9 %75.9Chenango CountyChenango County: 75.4 %75.4Cattaraugus CountyCattaraugus County: 75.2 %75.2Otsego CountyOtsego County: 73.9 %73.9Genesee CountyGenesee County: 73.8 %73.8Ontario CountyOntario County: 73.7 %73.7Oswego CountyOswego County: 73.4 %73.4Steuben CountySteuben County: 73.3 %73.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 72.5 %72.5Saratoga CountySaratoga County: 72.3 %72.3Warren CountyWarren County: 72.1 %72.1St. Lawrence CountySt. Lawrence County: 71.9 %71.9Cayuga CountyCayuga County: 71.4 %71.4Fulton CountyFulton County: 71.4 %71.4Niagara CountyNiagara County: 71.2 %71.2Seneca CountySeneca County: 71 %71Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 70.4 %70.4Ulster CountyUlster County: 69.9 %69.9Clinton CountyClinton County: 69.4 %69.4Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 69.2 %69.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Putnam County83.8+0.8 pts
2Hamilton County82.4-0 pts
3Suffolk County82.2+0.3 pts
4Nassau County820 pts
5Lewis County80.2-0.2 pts
6Wayne County79.90 pts
7Allegany County79.3-1 pts
8Schuyler County79.2+1.1 pts
9Tioga County79.1+0.9 pts
10Madison County78.3-0.2 pts
11Delaware County77.3+0.6 pts
11Essex County77.3-0.8 pts
13Greene County77.2-0.3 pts
14Yates County77.2-0 pts
15Orleans County77.2-0.2 pts
16Washington County76.7+0.1 pts
17Herkimer County76.6+0.7 pts
18Schoharie County76.4-1.3 pts
19Livingston County76.4-0.8 pts
20Columbia County76.3+0.9 pts
21Wyoming County75.9-1 pts
22Chenango County75.4-0.9 pts
23Cattaraugus County75.2+0.7 pts
24Otsego County73.9-0.5 pts
25Genesee County73.8-0.4 pts
26Ontario County73.7+0.9 pts
27Oswego County73.4-0.5 pts
28Steuben County73.3-0.3 pts
29Franklin County72.5+1.3 pts
30Saratoga County72.3+0.1 pts
31Warren County72.1+0.7 pts
32St. Lawrence County71.9+0.4 pts
33Cayuga County71.4-0.5 pts
34Fulton County71.4+2.2 pts
35Niagara County71.2+0.3 pts
36Seneca County71-1 pts
37Montgomery County70.4+1 pts
38Ulster County69.9-0.1 pts
39Clinton County69.4+0.5 pts
40Dutchess County69.2+0.4 pts
41Chautauqua County68.9-0.2 pts
42Chemung County68.4-1.4 pts
43Rockland County67.9-0.3 pts
44Orange County67.8-0.6 pts
45Richmond County67.7-0.2 pts
46Oneida County67.7-0.1 pts
47Sullivan County67.4-1.9 pts
48Cortland County66.3-0.1 pts
49Onondaga County65.9+0.3 pts
50Erie County65.8+0.4 pts
51Rensselaer County64.8+0.7 pts
52Broome County64.5-0 pts
53Schenectady County64+0.2 pts
54Monroe County63.7+0.1 pts
55Westchester County61.8-0.4 pts
56Albany County56.6-0.1 pts
57Jefferson County54.7+0.5 pts
58Tompkins County54.1+0.3 pts
59Queens County44.9-0 pts
60Kings County29.5-0.2 pts
61New York County25.1+0.3 pts
62Bronx County20.1-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. The ACS five-year rate differs from the quarterly homeownership rate of the Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership survey (CPS/HVS), the usual national headline figure. EU home ownership rates count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable. Calculated from counts in ACS table B25003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Putnam County, with 83.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Bronx County, with 20.1% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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