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Counties in New York by housing units, 2024

Kings County had the highest housing units of 62 counties in 2024, at 1.1 million. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 7,911. The median was 41,463 and the figure for New York was 8.59 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,100,772Kings County
Lowest7,911Hamilton County
Median41,46362 counties
New York8,585,241History

Map of counties, 2024

Albany County: 147,662 countAllegany County: 23,540 countBronx County: 559,415 countBroome County: 93,164 countCattaraugus County: 40,356 countCayuga County: 36,829 countChautauqua County: 66,476 countChemung County: 39,252 countChenango County: 24,586 countClinton County: 37,658 countColumbia County: 33,393 countCortland County: 20,841 countDelaware County: 30,057 countDutchess County: 123,169 countErie County: 441,214 countEssex County: 25,484 countFranklin County: 25,494 countFulton County: 28,199 countGenesee County: 26,176 countGreene County: 29,080 countHamilton County: 7,911 countHerkimer County: 32,459 countJefferson County: 61,862 countKings County: 1,100,772 countLewis County: 15,637 countLivingston County: 27,328 countMadison County: 30,730 countMonroe County: 339,430 countMontgomery County: 22,981 countNassau County: 479,044 countNew York County: 923,472 countNiagara County: 100,446 countOneida County: 105,443 countOnondaga County: 212,002 countOntario County: 53,379 countOrange County: 149,699 countOrleans County: 18,326 countOswego County: 54,844 countOtsego County: 30,057 countPutnam County: 38,450 countQueens County: 910,206 countRensselaer County: 74,543 countRichmond County: 184,621 countRockland County: 108,945 countSt. Lawrence County: 51,970 countSaratoga County: 112,109 countSchenectady County: 71,244 countSchoharie County: 16,562 countSchuyler County: 9,752 countSeneca County: 16,194 countSteuben County: 47,665 countSuffolk County: 580,772 countSullivan County: 49,994 countTioga County: 22,104 countTompkins County: 47,804 countUlster County: 86,503 countWarren County: 40,342 countWashington County: 29,192 countWayne County: 42,570 countWestchester County: 394,358 countWyoming County: 18,263 countYates County: 13,211 count
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count, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Kings County: 1,100,772 countKings County1,100,772New York County: 923,472 countNew York County923,472Queens County: 910,206 countQueens County910,206Suffolk County: 580,772 countSuffolk County580,772Bronx County: 559,415 countBronx County559,415Nassau County: 479,044 countNassau County479,044Erie County: 441,214 countErie County441,214Westchester County: 394,358 countWestchester County394,358Monroe County: 339,430 countMonroe County339,430Onondaga County: 212,002 countOnondaga County212,002Richmond County: 184,621 countRichmond County184,621Orange County: 149,699 countOrange County149,699Albany County: 147,662 countAlbany County147,662Dutchess County: 123,169 countDutchess County123,169Saratoga County: 112,109 countSaratoga County112,109Rockland County: 108,945 countRockland County108,945Oneida County: 105,443 countOneida County105,443Niagara County: 100,446 countNiagara County100,446Broome County: 93,164 countBroome County93,164Ulster County: 86,503 countUlster County86,503Rensselaer County: 74,543 countRensselaer County74,543Schenectady County: 71,244 countSchenectady County71,244Chautauqua County: 66,476 countChautauqua County66,476Jefferson County: 61,862 countJefferson County61,862Oswego County: 54,844 countOswego County54,844Ontario County: 53,379 countOntario County53,379St. Lawrence County: 51,970 countSt. Lawrence County51,970Sullivan County: 49,994 countSullivan County49,994Tompkins County: 47,804 countTompkins County47,804Steuben County: 47,665 countSteuben County47,665Wayne County: 42,570 countWayne County42,570Cattaraugus County: 40,356 countCattaraugus County40,356Warren County: 40,342 countWarren County40,342Chemung County: 39,252 countChemung County39,252Putnam County: 38,450 countPutnam County38,450Clinton County: 37,658 countClinton County37,658Cayuga County: 36,829 countCayuga County36,829Columbia County: 33,393 countColumbia County33,393Herkimer County: 32,459 countHerkimer County32,459Madison County: 30,730 countMadison County30,730Kings County: 1,100,772 countKings County1,100,772New York County: 923,472 countNew York County923,472Queens County: 910,206 countQueens County910,206Suffolk County: 580,772 countSuffolk County580,772Bronx County: 559,415 countBronx County559,415Nassau County: 479,044 countNassau County479,044Erie County: 441,214 countErie County441,214Westchester County: 394,358 countWestchester County394,358Monroe County: 339,430 countMonroe County339,430Onondaga County: 212,002 countOnondaga County212,002Richmond County: 184,621 countRichmond County184,621Orange County: 149,699 countOrange County149,699Albany County: 147,662 countAlbany County147,662Dutchess County: 123,169 countDutchess County123,169Saratoga County: 112,109 countSaratoga County112,109Rockland County: 108,945 countRockland County108,945Oneida County: 105,443 countOneida County105,443Niagara County: 100,446 countNiagara County100,446Broome County: 93,164 countBroome County93,164Ulster County: 86,503 countUlster County86,503Rensselaer County: 74,543 countRensselaer County74,543Schenectady County: 71,244 countSchenectady County71,244Chautauqua County: 66,476 countChautauqua County66,476Jefferson County: 61,862 countJefferson County61,862Oswego County: 54,844 countOswego County54,844Ontario County: 53,379 countOntario County53,379St. Lawrence County: 51,970 countSt. Lawrence County51,970Sullivan County: 49,994 countSullivan County49,994Tompkins County: 47,804 countTompkins County47,804Steuben County: 47,665 countSteuben County47,665Wayne County: 42,570 countWayne County42,570Cattaraugus County: 40,356 countCattaraugus County40,356Warren County: 40,342 countWarren County40,342Chemung County: 39,252 countChemung County39,252Putnam County: 38,450 countPutnam County38,450Clinton County: 37,658 countClinton County37,658Cayuga County: 36,829 countCayuga County36,829Columbia County: 33,393 countColumbia County33,393Herkimer County: 32,459 countHerkimer County32,459Madison County: 30,730 countMadison County30,730
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Kings County1,100,772+1%
2New York County923,472+0.5%
3Queens County910,206+0.7%
4Suffolk County580,772+0.2%
5Bronx County559,415+1.1%
6Nassau County479,044+0.2%
7Erie County441,214+0.3%
8Westchester County394,358+0.6%
9Monroe County339,430+0.5%
10Onondaga County212,002+0.2%
11Richmond County184,621+0.3%
12Orange County149,699+0.8%
13Albany County147,662+0.5%
14Dutchess County123,169+0.4%
15Saratoga County112,109+0.9%
16Rockland County108,945+0.3%
17Oneida County105,443+0.2%
18Niagara County100,446+0.1%
19Broome County93,164+0.3%
20Ulster County86,503+0.4%
21Rensselaer County74,543+0.2%
22Schenectady County71,244+0.3%
23Chautauqua County66,476+0.2%
24Jefferson County61,862+0.2%
25Oswego County54,844+0.3%
26Ontario County53,379+0.7%
27St. Lawrence County51,970+0.2%
28Sullivan County49,994+0.7%
29Tompkins County47,804+0.9%
30Steuben County47,665+0.2%
31Wayne County42,570+0.5%
32Cattaraugus County40,356+0.2%
33Warren County40,342+0.4%
34Chemung County39,252+0.3%
35Putnam County38,450+0.2%
36Clinton County37,658+0.5%
37Cayuga County36,829+0.2%
38Columbia County33,393+0.2%
39Herkimer County32,4590%
40Madison County30,730+0.2%
41Delaware County30,057+0.1%
41Otsego County30,057+0.2%
43Washington County29,192+0.3%
44Greene County29,080+0.1%
45Fulton County28,199+0.1%
46Livingston County27,328+0.5%
47Genesee County26,176+0.3%
48Franklin County25,494+0.2%
49Essex County25,484+0.7%
50Chenango County24,586+0.5%
51Allegany County23,5400%
52Montgomery County22,981+0.2%
53Tioga County22,104+0.6%
54Cortland County20,841-0%
55Orleans County18,326+0.3%
56Wyoming County18,263+0.3%
57Schoharie County16,562+0.1%
58Seneca County16,194+0.3%
59Lewis County15,637+0.4%
60Yates County13,211+0.5%
61Schuyler County9,752+0.6%
62Hamilton County7,911+0.2%

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units (Counties in New York by housing units, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in New York by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/new-york-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Counties in New York by housing units, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/new-york-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in New York by housing units, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/new-york-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Kings County, with 1.1 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamilton County, with 7,911 in 2024.

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