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Counties in New York by households

Kings County had the highest households of 62 counties in 2023, at 1.01 million. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 2,111. The median was 34,985 and the figure for New York was 7.67 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,009,596Kings County
Lowest2,111Hamilton County
Median34,98562 counties
New York7,668,956History

Map of counties, 2023

Albany County: 132,728 countAllegany County: 17,057 countBronx County: 530,067 countBroome County: 81,781 countCattaraugus County: 31,822 countCayuga County: 31,334 countChautauqua County: 53,602 countChemung County: 34,916 countChenango County: 19,800 countClinton County: 33,276 countColumbia County: 26,098 countCortland County: 18,768 countDelaware County: 18,947 countDutchess County: 115,184 countErie County: 408,711 countEssex County: 16,039 countFranklin County: 19,234 countFulton County: 22,607 countGenesee County: 24,769 countGreene County: 18,188 countHamilton County: 2,111 countHerkimer County: 25,426 countJefferson County: 46,701 countKings County: 1,009,596 countLewis County: 10,958 countLivingston County: 24,329 countMadison County: 25,563 countMonroe County: 316,506 countMontgomery County: 19,234 countNassau County: 456,076 countNew York County: 775,376 countNiagara County: 91,493 countOneida County: 94,361 countOnondaga County: 194,963 countOntario County: 47,684 countOrange County: 137,311 countOrleans County: 16,208 countOswego County: 47,132 countOtsego County: 22,608 countPutnam County: 35,054 countQueens County: 828,230 countRensselaer County: 66,233 countRichmond County: 170,047 countRockland County: 103,284 countSt. Lawrence County: 41,732 countSaratoga County: 99,835 countSchenectady County: 66,324 countSchoharie County: 12,439 countSchuyler County: 7,405 countSeneca County: 13,679 countSteuben County: 38,916 countSuffolk County: 512,280 countSullivan County: 30,215 countTioga County: 20,214 countTompkins County: 43,269 countUlster County: 73,105 countWarren County: 30,041 countWashington County: 24,254 countWayne County: 38,222 countWestchester County: 370,256 countWyoming County: 16,263 countYates County: 9,095 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

Kings County: 1,009,596 countKings County1,009,596Queens County: 828,230 countQueens County828,230New York County: 775,376 countNew York County775,376Bronx County: 530,067 countBronx County530,067Suffolk County: 512,280 countSuffolk County512,280Nassau County: 456,076 countNassau County456,076Erie County: 408,711 countErie County408,711Westchester County: 370,256 countWestchester County370,256Monroe County: 316,506 countMonroe County316,506Onondaga County: 194,963 countOnondaga County194,963Richmond County: 170,047 countRichmond County170,047Orange County: 137,311 countOrange County137,311Albany County: 132,728 countAlbany County132,728Dutchess County: 115,184 countDutchess County115,184Rockland County: 103,284 countRockland County103,284Saratoga County: 99,835 countSaratoga County99,835Oneida County: 94,361 countOneida County94,361Niagara County: 91,493 countNiagara County91,493Broome County: 81,781 countBroome County81,781Ulster County: 73,105 countUlster County73,105Schenectady County: 66,324 countSchenectady County66,324Rensselaer County: 66,233 countRensselaer County66,233Chautauqua County: 53,602 countChautauqua County53,602Ontario County: 47,684 countOntario County47,684Oswego County: 47,132 countOswego County47,132Jefferson County: 46,701 countJefferson County46,701Tompkins County: 43,269 countTompkins County43,269St. Lawrence County: 41,732 countSt. Lawrence County41,732Steuben County: 38,916 countSteuben County38,916Wayne County: 38,222 countWayne County38,222Putnam County: 35,054 countPutnam County35,054Chemung County: 34,916 countChemung County34,916Clinton County: 33,276 countClinton County33,276Cattaraugus County: 31,822 countCattaraugus County31,822Cayuga County: 31,334 countCayuga County31,334Sullivan County: 30,215 countSullivan County30,215Warren County: 30,041 countWarren County30,041Columbia County: 26,098 countColumbia County26,098Madison County: 25,563 countMadison County25,563Herkimer County: 25,426 countHerkimer County25,426Kings County: 1,009,596 countKings County1,009,596Queens County: 828,230 countQueens County828,230New York County: 775,376 countNew York County775,376Bronx County: 530,067 countBronx County530,067Suffolk County: 512,280 countSuffolk County512,280Nassau County: 456,076 countNassau County456,076Erie County: 408,711 countErie County408,711Westchester County: 370,256 countWestchester County370,256Monroe County: 316,506 countMonroe County316,506Onondaga County: 194,963 countOnondaga County194,963Richmond County: 170,047 countRichmond County170,047Orange County: 137,311 countOrange County137,311Albany County: 132,728 countAlbany County132,728Dutchess County: 115,184 countDutchess County115,184Rockland County: 103,284 countRockland County103,284Saratoga County: 99,835 countSaratoga County99,835Oneida County: 94,361 countOneida County94,361Niagara County: 91,493 countNiagara County91,493Broome County: 81,781 countBroome County81,781Ulster County: 73,105 countUlster County73,105Schenectady County: 66,324 countSchenectady County66,324Rensselaer County: 66,233 countRensselaer County66,233Chautauqua County: 53,602 countChautauqua County53,602Ontario County: 47,684 countOntario County47,684Oswego County: 47,132 countOswego County47,132Jefferson County: 46,701 countJefferson County46,701Tompkins County: 43,269 countTompkins County43,269St. Lawrence County: 41,732 countSt. Lawrence County41,732Steuben County: 38,916 countSteuben County38,916Wayne County: 38,222 countWayne County38,222Putnam County: 35,054 countPutnam County35,054Chemung County: 34,916 countChemung County34,916Clinton County: 33,276 countClinton County33,276Cattaraugus County: 31,822 countCattaraugus County31,822Cayuga County: 31,334 countCayuga County31,334Sullivan County: 30,215 countSullivan County30,215Warren County: 30,041 countWarren County30,041Columbia County: 26,098 countColumbia County26,098Madison County: 25,563 countMadison County25,563Herkimer County: 25,426 countHerkimer County25,426
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1Kings County1,009,596+1.2%
2Queens County828,230+1.4%
3New York County775,376+0.4%
4Bronx County530,067+0.9%
5Suffolk County512,280+0.3%
6Nassau County456,076+0.3%
7Erie County408,711+0.5%
8Westchester County370,256+0.7%
9Monroe County316,506+0.6%
10Onondaga County194,963+1.1%
11Richmond County170,0470%
12Orange County137,311+1.6%
13Albany County132,728+0.4%
14Dutchess County115,184+1.1%
15Rockland County103,284+0.7%
16Saratoga County99,835+1.4%
17Oneida County94,361+1.5%
18Niagara County91,493+0.6%
19Broome County81,781+0.5%
20Ulster County73,105+1.2%
21Schenectady County66,324+3.7%
22Rensselaer County66,233+0.2%
23Chautauqua County53,602+0.4%
24Ontario County47,684+1.3%
25Oswego County47,132-0.2%
26Jefferson County46,701+1.3%
27Tompkins County43,269+0.7%
28St. Lawrence County41,732+0.8%
29Steuben County38,916-0.6%
30Wayne County38,222+1.2%
31Putnam County35,054+0.4%
32Chemung County34,916+0.4%
33Clinton County33,276+1.9%
34Cattaraugus County31,822+1.1%
35Cayuga County31,334+1.4%
36Sullivan County30,215+1.1%
37Warren County30,041+0.9%
38Columbia County26,098+3.2%
39Madison County25,563+1.4%
40Herkimer County25,426+3.1%
41Genesee County24,769+1.4%
42Livingston County24,329+1.1%
43Washington County24,254+0.1%
44Otsego County22,608+1.4%
45Fulton County22,607+2.3%
46Tioga County20,214-0.5%
47Chenango County19,800-0.4%
48Franklin County19,234+1.6%
48Montgomery County19,234+1.7%
50Delaware County18,947+0.9%
51Cortland County18,768+1.4%
52Greene County18,188+1.6%
53Allegany County17,057+1.5%
54Wyoming County16,263+0.7%
55Orleans County16,2080%
56Essex County16,039+1.8%
57Seneca County13,679+0.4%
58Schoharie County12,439+1.3%
59Lewis County10,958+2.7%
60Yates County9,095+2.4%
61Schuyler County7,405-0.6%
62Hamilton County2,111+22.4%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in New York by households, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-york-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-york-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-york-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Kings County, with 1.01 million in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamilton County, with 2,111 in 2023.

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