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

Putnam County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 62 counties in 2023, at 83%. Bronx County had the lowest, at 20.3%. The median was 71.7% and the figure for New York was 54.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest83Putnam County
Lowest20.3Bronx County
Median71.762 counties
New York54.3History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Putnam CountyPutnam County: 83 %83Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 82.5 %82.5Nassau CountyNassau County: 81.9 %81.9Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 81.9 %81.9Lewis CountyLewis County: 80.4 %80.4Allegany CountyAllegany County: 80.3 %80.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 79.9 %79.9Madison CountyMadison County: 78.4 %78.4Tioga CountyTioga County: 78.2 %78.2Essex CountyEssex County: 78.1 %78.1Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 78.1 %78.1Schoharie CountySchoharie County: 77.7 %77.7Greene CountyGreene County: 77.6 %77.6Orleans CountyOrleans County: 77.4 %77.4Yates CountyYates County: 77.2 %77.2Livingston CountyLivingston County: 77.1 %77.1Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 77 %77Delaware CountyDelaware County: 76.7 %76.7Washington CountyWashington County: 76.6 %76.6Chenango CountyChenango County: 76.3 %76.3Herkimer CountyHerkimer County: 75.9 %75.9Columbia CountyColumbia County: 75.4 %75.4Cattaraugus CountyCattaraugus County: 74.6 %74.6Otsego CountyOtsego County: 74.3 %74.3Genesee CountyGenesee County: 74.2 %74.2Oswego CountyOswego County: 73.9 %73.9Steuben CountySteuben County: 73.5 %73.5Ontario CountyOntario County: 72.8 %72.8Saratoga CountySaratoga County: 72.2 %72.2Seneca CountySeneca County: 72 %72Cayuga CountyCayuga County: 71.9 %71.9St. Lawrence CountySt. Lawrence County: 71.5 %71.5Warren CountyWarren County: 71.5 %71.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 71.2 %71.2Niagara CountyNiagara County: 70.9 %70.9Ulster CountyUlster County: 70 %70Chemung CountyChemung County: 69.8 %69.8Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 69.3 %69.3Sullivan CountySullivan County: 69.3 %69.3Fulton CountyFulton County: 69.2 %69.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Putnam County83-0.9 pts
2Hamilton County82.5-2.5 pts
3Nassau County81.9+0.1 pts
4Suffolk County81.9+0.1 pts
5Lewis County80.4-0.3 pts
6Allegany County80.3-0.5 pts
7Wayne County79.9+0.1 pts
8Madison County78.4+0.7 pts
9Tioga County78.2+0.3 pts
10Essex County78.1+1 pts
10Schuyler County78.1+1.2 pts
12Schoharie County77.7+0.3 pts
13Greene County77.6+1.7 pts
14Orleans County77.4+1.1 pts
15Yates County77.2-0 pts
16Livingston County77.1+0.1 pts
17Wyoming County77-0.2 pts
18Delaware County76.7-0.5 pts
19Washington County76.6+2.6 pts
20Chenango County76.30 pts
21Herkimer County75.9-0.1 pts
22Columbia County75.4+0.8 pts
23Cattaraugus County74.6+0.8 pts
24Otsego County74.3+0.2 pts
25Genesee County74.2+0.8 pts
26Oswego County73.9+0.4 pts
27Steuben County73.5+0.8 pts
28Ontario County72.8+0.3 pts
29Saratoga County72.2+0.1 pts
30Seneca County72-0.6 pts
31Cayuga County71.9+1.9 pts
32St. Lawrence County71.5+0.2 pts
33Warren County71.5+0.8 pts
34Franklin County71.2+0.3 pts
35Niagara County70.9-0 pts
36Ulster County70+0.8 pts
37Chemung County69.8+1.4 pts
38Montgomery County69.3+0.6 pts
39Sullivan County69.3+0.2 pts
40Fulton County69.2+0.1 pts
41Chautauqua County69.1-0 pts
42Clinton County68.9-0.2 pts
43Dutchess County68.80 pts
44Orange County68.4+0.4 pts
45Rockland County68.3-0 pts
46Richmond County67.9-0.7 pts
47Oneida County67.8-0.2 pts
48Cortland County66.4+0.4 pts
49Onondaga County65.7+0.3 pts
50Erie County65.5+0.3 pts
51Broome County64.6-0.3 pts
52Rensselaer County64.1+1.3 pts
53Schenectady County63.8-0.1 pts
54Monroe County63.5-0.1 pts
55Westchester County62.2-0.1 pts
56Albany County56.7+0.2 pts
57Jefferson County54.1-0.4 pts
58Tompkins County53.8-0.4 pts
59Queens County44.9-0.3 pts
60Kings County29.7-0.6 pts
61New York County24.7+0.4 pts
62Bronx County20.3+0.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Putnam County, with 83% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Bronx County, with 20.3% in 2023.

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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