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Counties in New York by households

Kings County had the highest households of 62 counties in 2021, at 985,108. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 1,457. The median was 34,437 and the figure for New York was 7.53 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest985,108Kings County
Lowest1,457Hamilton County
Median34,43762 counties
New York7,530,150History

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 130,754 countAllegany County: 16,671 countBronx County: 521,340 countBroome County: 81,031 countCattaraugus County: 31,333 countCayuga County: 30,604 countChautauqua County: 53,050 countChemung County: 34,223 countChenango County: 19,753 countClinton County: 32,379 countColumbia County: 25,167 countCortland County: 18,260 countDelaware County: 18,487 countDutchess County: 111,735 countErie County: 403,064 countEssex County: 15,714 countFranklin County: 18,561 countFulton County: 21,712 countGenesee County: 24,461 countGreene County: 17,451 countHamilton County: 1,457 countHerkimer County: 24,441 countJefferson County: 45,517 countKings County: 985,108 countLewis County: 10,453 countLivingston County: 24,012 countMadison County: 24,779 countMonroe County: 311,955 countMontgomery County: 18,907 countNassau County: 453,576 countNew York County: 767,213 countNiagara County: 90,030 countOneida County: 90,866 countOnondaga County: 190,353 countOntario County: 46,547 countOrange County: 132,880 countOrleans County: 16,203 countOswego County: 46,749 countOtsego County: 22,448 countPutnam County: 34,651 countQueens County: 807,468 countRensselaer County: 66,341 countRichmond County: 169,528 countRockland County: 102,161 countSt. Lawrence County: 41,224 countSaratoga County: 97,829 countSchenectady County: 61,038 countSchoharie County: 12,110 countSchuyler County: 7,542 countSeneca County: 13,603 countSteuben County: 38,650 countSuffolk County: 505,564 countSullivan County: 28,816 countTioga County: 20,316 countTompkins County: 42,889 countUlster County: 71,194 countWarren County: 29,261 countWashington County: 24,073 countWayne County: 37,771 countWestchester County: 364,413 countWyoming County: 15,870 countYates County: 8,594 count
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count, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Kings County: 985,108 countKings County985,108Queens County: 807,468 countQueens County807,468New York County: 767,213 countNew York County767,213Bronx County: 521,340 countBronx County521,340Suffolk County: 505,564 countSuffolk County505,564Nassau County: 453,576 countNassau County453,576Erie County: 403,064 countErie County403,064Westchester County: 364,413 countWestchester County364,413Monroe County: 311,955 countMonroe County311,955Onondaga County: 190,353 countOnondaga County190,353Richmond County: 169,528 countRichmond County169,528Orange County: 132,880 countOrange County132,880Albany County: 130,754 countAlbany County130,754Dutchess County: 111,735 countDutchess County111,735Rockland County: 102,161 countRockland County102,161Saratoga County: 97,829 countSaratoga County97,829Oneida County: 90,866 countOneida County90,866Niagara County: 90,030 countNiagara County90,030Broome County: 81,031 countBroome County81,031Ulster County: 71,194 countUlster County71,194Rensselaer County: 66,341 countRensselaer County66,341Schenectady County: 61,038 countSchenectady County61,038Chautauqua County: 53,050 countChautauqua County53,050Oswego County: 46,749 countOswego County46,749Ontario County: 46,547 countOntario County46,547Jefferson County: 45,517 countJefferson County45,517Tompkins County: 42,889 countTompkins County42,889St. Lawrence County: 41,224 countSt. Lawrence County41,224Steuben County: 38,650 countSteuben County38,650Wayne County: 37,771 countWayne County37,771Putnam County: 34,651 countPutnam County34,651Chemung County: 34,223 countChemung County34,223Clinton County: 32,379 countClinton County32,379Cattaraugus County: 31,333 countCattaraugus County31,333Cayuga County: 30,604 countCayuga County30,604Warren County: 29,261 countWarren County29,261Sullivan County: 28,816 countSullivan County28,816Columbia County: 25,167 countColumbia County25,167Madison County: 24,779 countMadison County24,779Genesee County: 24,461 countGenesee County24,461Kings County: 985,108 countKings County985,108Queens County: 807,468 countQueens County807,468New York County: 767,213 countNew York County767,213Bronx County: 521,340 countBronx County521,340Suffolk County: 505,564 countSuffolk County505,564Nassau County: 453,576 countNassau County453,576Erie County: 403,064 countErie County403,064Westchester County: 364,413 countWestchester County364,413Monroe County: 311,955 countMonroe County311,955Onondaga County: 190,353 countOnondaga County190,353Richmond County: 169,528 countRichmond County169,528Orange County: 132,880 countOrange County132,880Albany County: 130,754 countAlbany County130,754Dutchess County: 111,735 countDutchess County111,735Rockland County: 102,161 countRockland County102,161Saratoga County: 97,829 countSaratoga County97,829Oneida County: 90,866 countOneida County90,866Niagara County: 90,030 countNiagara County90,030Broome County: 81,031 countBroome County81,031Ulster County: 71,194 countUlster County71,194Rensselaer County: 66,341 countRensselaer County66,341Schenectady County: 61,038 countSchenectady County61,038Chautauqua County: 53,050 countChautauqua County53,050Oswego County: 46,749 countOswego County46,749Ontario County: 46,547 countOntario County46,547Jefferson County: 45,517 countJefferson County45,517Tompkins County: 42,889 countTompkins County42,889St. Lawrence County: 41,224 countSt. Lawrence County41,224Steuben County: 38,650 countSteuben County38,650Wayne County: 37,771 countWayne County37,771Putnam County: 34,651 countPutnam County34,651Chemung County: 34,223 countChemung County34,223Clinton County: 32,379 countClinton County32,379Cattaraugus County: 31,333 countCattaraugus County31,333Cayuga County: 30,604 countCayuga County30,604Warren County: 29,261 countWarren County29,261Sullivan County: 28,816 countSullivan County28,816Columbia County: 25,167 countColumbia County25,167Madison County: 24,779 countMadison County24,779Genesee County: 24,461 countGenesee County24,461
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Kings County985,108
2Queens County807,468
3New York County767,213
4Bronx County521,340
5Suffolk County505,564
6Nassau County453,576
7Erie County403,064
8Westchester County364,413
9Monroe County311,955
10Onondaga County190,353
11Richmond County169,528
12Orange County132,880
13Albany County130,754
14Dutchess County111,735
15Rockland County102,161
16Saratoga County97,829
17Oneida County90,866
18Niagara County90,030
19Broome County81,031
20Ulster County71,194
21Rensselaer County66,341
22Schenectady County61,038
23Chautauqua County53,050
24Oswego County46,749
25Ontario County46,547
26Jefferson County45,517
27Tompkins County42,889
28St. Lawrence County41,224
29Steuben County38,650
30Wayne County37,771
31Putnam County34,651
32Chemung County34,223
33Clinton County32,379
34Cattaraugus County31,333
35Cayuga County30,604
36Warren County29,261
37Sullivan County28,816
38Columbia County25,167
39Madison County24,779
40Genesee County24,461
41Herkimer County24,441
42Washington County24,073
43Livingston County24,012
44Otsego County22,448
45Fulton County21,712
46Tioga County20,316
47Chenango County19,753
48Montgomery County18,907
49Franklin County18,561
50Delaware County18,487
51Cortland County18,260
52Greene County17,451
53Allegany County16,671
54Orleans County16,203
55Wyoming County15,870
56Essex County15,714
57Seneca County13,603
58Schoharie County12,110
59Lewis County10,453
60Yates County8,594
61Schuyler County7,542
62Hamilton County1,457

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (Counties in New York by households, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in New York by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-york-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Counties in New York by households, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-york-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in New York by households, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-york-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Kings County, with 985,108 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamilton County, with 1,457 in 2021.

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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: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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