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Counties in New York by households

Kings County had the highest households of 62 counties in 2022, at 997,957. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 1,725. The median was 34,841 and the figure for New York was 7.6 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest997,957Kings County
Lowest1,725Hamilton County
Median34,84162 counties
New York7,604,523History

Map of counties, 2022

Albany County: 132,175 countAllegany County: 16,813 countBronx County: 525,387 countBroome County: 81,339 countCattaraugus County: 31,491 countCayuga County: 30,910 countChautauqua County: 53,405 countChemung County: 34,779 countChenango County: 19,886 countClinton County: 32,651 countColumbia County: 25,300 countCortland County: 18,514 countDelaware County: 18,780 countDutchess County: 113,972 countErie County: 406,547 countEssex County: 15,750 countFranklin County: 18,933 countFulton County: 22,103 countGenesee County: 24,416 countGreene County: 17,903 countHamilton County: 1,725 countHerkimer County: 24,664 countJefferson County: 46,099 countKings County: 997,957 countLewis County: 10,672 countLivingston County: 24,071 countMadison County: 25,218 countMonroe County: 314,727 countMontgomery County: 18,918 countNassau County: 454,771 countNew York County: 772,601 countNiagara County: 90,982 countOneida County: 92,944 countOnondaga County: 192,785 countOntario County: 47,080 countOrange County: 135,140 countOrleans County: 16,201 countOswego County: 47,203 countOtsego County: 22,305 countPutnam County: 34,903 countQueens County: 816,859 countRensselaer County: 66,088 countRichmond County: 170,000 countRockland County: 102,579 countSt. Lawrence County: 41,399 countSaratoga County: 98,409 countSchenectady County: 63,964 countSchoharie County: 12,283 countSchuyler County: 7,446 countSeneca County: 13,622 countSteuben County: 39,165 countSuffolk County: 510,686 countSullivan County: 29,895 countTioga County: 20,312 countTompkins County: 42,984 countUlster County: 72,265 countWarren County: 29,782 countWashington County: 24,235 countWayne County: 37,756 countWestchester County: 367,740 countWyoming County: 16,152 countYates County: 8,882 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Kings County: 997,957 countKings County997,957Queens County: 816,859 countQueens County816,859New York County: 772,601 countNew York County772,601Bronx County: 525,387 countBronx County525,387Suffolk County: 510,686 countSuffolk County510,686Nassau County: 454,771 countNassau County454,771Erie County: 406,547 countErie County406,547Westchester County: 367,740 countWestchester County367,740Monroe County: 314,727 countMonroe County314,727Onondaga County: 192,785 countOnondaga County192,785Richmond County: 170,000 countRichmond County170,000Orange County: 135,140 countOrange County135,140Albany County: 132,175 countAlbany County132,175Dutchess County: 113,972 countDutchess County113,972Rockland County: 102,579 countRockland County102,579Saratoga County: 98,409 countSaratoga County98,409Oneida County: 92,944 countOneida County92,944Niagara County: 90,982 countNiagara County90,982Broome County: 81,339 countBroome County81,339Ulster County: 72,265 countUlster County72,265Rensselaer County: 66,088 countRensselaer County66,088Schenectady County: 63,964 countSchenectady County63,964Chautauqua County: 53,405 countChautauqua County53,405Oswego County: 47,203 countOswego County47,203Ontario County: 47,080 countOntario County47,080Jefferson County: 46,099 countJefferson County46,099Tompkins County: 42,984 countTompkins County42,984St. Lawrence County: 41,399 countSt. Lawrence County41,399Steuben County: 39,165 countSteuben County39,165Wayne County: 37,756 countWayne County37,756Putnam County: 34,903 countPutnam County34,903Chemung County: 34,779 countChemung County34,779Clinton County: 32,651 countClinton County32,651Cattaraugus County: 31,491 countCattaraugus County31,491Cayuga County: 30,910 countCayuga County30,910Sullivan County: 29,895 countSullivan County29,895Warren County: 29,782 countWarren County29,782Columbia County: 25,300 countColumbia County25,300Madison County: 25,218 countMadison County25,218Herkimer County: 24,664 countHerkimer County24,664Kings County: 997,957 countKings County997,957Queens County: 816,859 countQueens County816,859New York County: 772,601 countNew York County772,601Bronx County: 525,387 countBronx County525,387Suffolk County: 510,686 countSuffolk County510,686Nassau County: 454,771 countNassau County454,771Erie County: 406,547 countErie County406,547Westchester County: 367,740 countWestchester County367,740Monroe County: 314,727 countMonroe County314,727Onondaga County: 192,785 countOnondaga County192,785Richmond County: 170,000 countRichmond County170,000Orange County: 135,140 countOrange County135,140Albany County: 132,175 countAlbany County132,175Dutchess County: 113,972 countDutchess County113,972Rockland County: 102,579 countRockland County102,579Saratoga County: 98,409 countSaratoga County98,409Oneida County: 92,944 countOneida County92,944Niagara County: 90,982 countNiagara County90,982Broome County: 81,339 countBroome County81,339Ulster County: 72,265 countUlster County72,265Rensselaer County: 66,088 countRensselaer County66,088Schenectady County: 63,964 countSchenectady County63,964Chautauqua County: 53,405 countChautauqua County53,405Oswego County: 47,203 countOswego County47,203Ontario County: 47,080 countOntario County47,080Jefferson County: 46,099 countJefferson County46,099Tompkins County: 42,984 countTompkins County42,984St. Lawrence County: 41,399 countSt. Lawrence County41,399Steuben County: 39,165 countSteuben County39,165Wayne County: 37,756 countWayne County37,756Putnam County: 34,903 countPutnam County34,903Chemung County: 34,779 countChemung County34,779Clinton County: 32,651 countClinton County32,651Cattaraugus County: 31,491 countCattaraugus County31,491Cayuga County: 30,910 countCayuga County30,910Sullivan County: 29,895 countSullivan County29,895Warren County: 29,782 countWarren County29,782Columbia County: 25,300 countColumbia County25,300Madison County: 25,218 countMadison County25,218Herkimer County: 24,664 countHerkimer County24,664
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Kings County997,957+1.3%
2Queens County816,859+1.2%
3New York County772,601+0.7%
4Bronx County525,387+0.8%
5Suffolk County510,686+1%
6Nassau County454,771+0.3%
7Erie County406,547+0.9%
8Westchester County367,740+0.9%
9Monroe County314,727+0.9%
10Onondaga County192,785+1.3%
11Richmond County170,000+0.3%
12Orange County135,140+1.7%
13Albany County132,175+1.1%
14Dutchess County113,972+2%
15Rockland County102,579+0.4%
16Saratoga County98,409+0.6%
17Oneida County92,944+2.3%
18Niagara County90,982+1.1%
19Broome County81,339+0.4%
20Ulster County72,265+1.5%
21Rensselaer County66,088-0.4%
22Schenectady County63,964+4.8%
23Chautauqua County53,405+0.7%
24Oswego County47,203+1%
25Ontario County47,080+1.1%
26Jefferson County46,099+1.3%
27Tompkins County42,984+0.2%
28St. Lawrence County41,399+0.4%
29Steuben County39,165+1.3%
30Wayne County37,756-0%
31Putnam County34,903+0.7%
32Chemung County34,779+1.6%
33Clinton County32,651+0.8%
34Cattaraugus County31,491+0.5%
35Cayuga County30,910+1%
36Sullivan County29,895+3.7%
37Warren County29,782+1.8%
38Columbia County25,300+0.5%
39Madison County25,218+1.8%
40Herkimer County24,664+0.9%
41Genesee County24,416-0.2%
42Washington County24,235+0.7%
43Livingston County24,071+0.2%
44Otsego County22,305-0.6%
45Fulton County22,103+1.8%
46Tioga County20,312-0%
47Chenango County19,886+0.7%
48Franklin County18,933+2%
49Montgomery County18,918+0.1%
50Delaware County18,780+1.6%
51Cortland County18,514+1.4%
52Greene County17,903+2.6%
53Allegany County16,813+0.9%
54Orleans County16,201-0%
55Wyoming County16,152+1.8%
56Essex County15,750+0.2%
57Seneca County13,622+0.1%
58Schoharie County12,283+1.4%
59Lewis County10,672+2.1%
60Yates County8,882+3.4%
61Schuyler County7,446-1.3%
62Hamilton County1,725+18.4%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in New York by households, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-york-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-york-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-york-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households): Counties in New York by households, 2022}},
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Kings County, with 997,957 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamilton County, with 1,725 in 2022.

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