Data / Rankings / Homeownership rate (US, housing units) / Counties in New York

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

Hamilton County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 62 counties in 2021, at 86.6%. Bronx County had the lowest, at 19.8%. The median was 72.1% and the figure for New York was 54.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest86.6Hamilton County
Lowest19.8Bronx County
Median72.162 counties
New York54.4History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 86.6 %86.6Putnam CountyPutnam County: 83.3 %83.3Lewis CountyLewis County: 82.3 %82.3Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 81.8 %81.8Nassau CountyNassau County: 81.7 %81.7Allegany CountyAllegany County: 81 %81Wayne CountyWayne County: 78.1 %78.1Tioga CountyTioga County: 78 %78Madison CountyMadison County: 77.9 %77.9Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 77.4 %77.4Greene CountyGreene County: 77 %77Essex CountyEssex County: 76.6 %76.6Livingston CountyLivingston County: 76.3 %76.3Chenango CountyChenango County: 76.3 %76.3Schoharie CountySchoharie County: 76.2 %76.2Yates CountyYates County: 76.2 %76.2Delaware CountyDelaware County: 76 %76Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 75.4 %75.4Herkimer CountyHerkimer County: 74.8 %74.8Orleans CountyOrleans County: 74.5 %74.5Oswego CountyOswego County: 73.8 %73.8Otsego CountyOtsego County: 73.8 %73.8Washington CountyWashington County: 73.6 %73.6Steuben CountySteuben County: 73.4 %73.4Ontario CountyOntario County: 73.3 %73.3Seneca CountySeneca County: 73 %73Columbia CountyColumbia County: 72.8 %72.8Genesee CountyGenesee County: 72.6 %72.6Cattaraugus CountyCattaraugus County: 72.6 %72.6Saratoga CountySaratoga County: 72.4 %72.4St. Lawrence CountySt. Lawrence County: 72.3 %72.3Niagara CountyNiagara County: 71.9 %71.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 71.1 %71.1Warren CountyWarren County: 70.7 %70.7Cayuga CountyCayuga County: 70.5 %70.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 69.6 %69.6Ulster CountyUlster County: 69.5 %69.5Sullivan CountySullivan County: 69.2 %69.2Fulton CountyFulton County: 68.9 %68.9Orange CountyOrange County: 68.9 %68.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Hamilton County86.6
2Putnam County83.3
3Lewis County82.3
4Suffolk County81.8
5Nassau County81.7
6Allegany County81
7Wayne County78.1
8Tioga County78
9Madison County77.9
10Wyoming County77.4
11Greene County77
12Essex County76.6
13Livingston County76.3
14Chenango County76.3
15Schoharie County76.2
16Yates County76.2
17Delaware County76
18Schuyler County75.4
19Herkimer County74.8
20Orleans County74.5
21Oswego County73.8
21Otsego County73.8
23Washington County73.6
24Steuben County73.4
25Ontario County73.3
26Seneca County73
27Columbia County72.8
28Genesee County72.6
29Cattaraugus County72.6
30Saratoga County72.4
31St. Lawrence County72.3
32Niagara County71.9
33Franklin County71.1
34Warren County70.7
35Cayuga County70.5
36Montgomery County69.6
37Ulster County69.5
38Sullivan County69.2
39Fulton County68.9
40Orange County68.9
41Dutchess County68.9
42Chautauqua County68.8
43Richmond County68.7
44Oneida County68.4
45Clinton County68.3
46Chemung County68.2
47Rockland County68.1
48Cortland County67.3
49Onondaga County65.2
50Erie County65.2
51Broome County65
52Schenectady County64.3
53Monroe County63.7
54Rensselaer County62.9
55Westchester County61.6
56Albany County57.3
57Jefferson County55.2
58Tompkins County54.2
59Queens County45.4
60Kings County30.7
61New York County24.7
62Bronx County19.8

Other periods

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in New York by homeownership rate (US, housing units) using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"homeownership_rate","level":"province","within":"New York","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=homeownership_rate&level=province&within=New%20York&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

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

Hamilton County, with 86.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Bronx County, with 19.8% in 2021.

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.

Homeownership rate (US, housing units): other rankings

Counties in New York: more rankings