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Counties in New York by housing units

Kings County had the highest housing units of 62 counties in 2022, at 1.08 million. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 7,920. The median was 41,264 and the figure for New York was 8.49 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,079,551Kings County
Lowest7,920Hamilton County
Median41,26462 counties
New York8,494,452History

Map of counties, 2022

Albany County: 146,137 countAllegany County: 23,636 countBronx County: 547,816 countBroome County: 92,596 countCattaraugus County: 40,254 countCayuga County: 36,701 countChautauqua County: 66,350 countChemung County: 39,035 countChenango County: 24,384 countClinton County: 37,309 countColumbia County: 33,292 countCortland County: 20,803 countDelaware County: 30,092 countDutchess County: 122,129 countErie County: 438,630 countEssex County: 25,262 countFranklin County: 25,352 countFulton County: 28,164 countGenesee County: 26,039 countGreene County: 29,007 countHamilton County: 7,920 countHerkimer County: 32,445 countJefferson County: 61,573 countKings County: 1,079,551 countLewis County: 15,501 countLivingston County: 27,150 countMadison County: 30,671 countMonroe County: 336,324 countMontgomery County: 22,924 countNassau County: 476,982 countNew York County: 913,058 countNiagara County: 100,182 countOneida County: 105,054 countOnondaga County: 211,312 countOntario County: 52,636 countOrange County: 147,158 countOrleans County: 18,244 countOswego County: 54,570 countOtsego County: 29,965 countPutnam County: 38,323 countQueens County: 896,825 countRensselaer County: 74,186 countRichmond County: 183,524 countRockland County: 108,165 countSt. Lawrence County: 51,780 countSaratoga County: 110,095 countSchenectady County: 70,843 countSchoharie County: 16,517 countSchuyler County: 9,671 countSeneca County: 16,116 countSteuben County: 47,507 countSuffolk County: 578,977 countSullivan County: 49,390 countTioga County: 21,909 countTompkins County: 46,728 countUlster County: 85,916 countWarren County: 40,039 countWashington County: 29,063 countWayne County: 42,274 countWestchester County: 389,146 countWyoming County: 18,137 countYates County: 13,113 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Kings County: 1,079,551 countKings County1,079,551New York County: 913,058 countNew York County913,058Queens County: 896,825 countQueens County896,825Suffolk County: 578,977 countSuffolk County578,977Bronx County: 547,816 countBronx County547,816Nassau County: 476,982 countNassau County476,982Erie County: 438,630 countErie County438,630Westchester County: 389,146 countWestchester County389,146Monroe County: 336,324 countMonroe County336,324Onondaga County: 211,312 countOnondaga County211,312Richmond County: 183,524 countRichmond County183,524Orange County: 147,158 countOrange County147,158Albany County: 146,137 countAlbany County146,137Dutchess County: 122,129 countDutchess County122,129Saratoga County: 110,095 countSaratoga County110,095Rockland County: 108,165 countRockland County108,165Oneida County: 105,054 countOneida County105,054Niagara County: 100,182 countNiagara County100,182Broome County: 92,596 countBroome County92,596Ulster County: 85,916 countUlster County85,916Rensselaer County: 74,186 countRensselaer County74,186Schenectady County: 70,843 countSchenectady County70,843Chautauqua County: 66,350 countChautauqua County66,350Jefferson County: 61,573 countJefferson County61,573Oswego County: 54,570 countOswego County54,570Ontario County: 52,636 countOntario County52,636St. Lawrence County: 51,780 countSt. Lawrence County51,780Sullivan County: 49,390 countSullivan County49,390Steuben County: 47,507 countSteuben County47,507Tompkins County: 46,728 countTompkins County46,728Wayne County: 42,274 countWayne County42,274Cattaraugus County: 40,254 countCattaraugus County40,254Warren County: 40,039 countWarren County40,039Chemung County: 39,035 countChemung County39,035Putnam County: 38,323 countPutnam County38,323Clinton County: 37,309 countClinton County37,309Cayuga County: 36,701 countCayuga County36,701Columbia County: 33,292 countColumbia County33,292Herkimer County: 32,445 countHerkimer County32,445Madison County: 30,671 countMadison County30,671Kings County: 1,079,551 countKings County1,079,551New York County: 913,058 countNew York County913,058Queens County: 896,825 countQueens County896,825Suffolk County: 578,977 countSuffolk County578,977Bronx County: 547,816 countBronx County547,816Nassau County: 476,982 countNassau County476,982Erie County: 438,630 countErie County438,630Westchester County: 389,146 countWestchester County389,146Monroe County: 336,324 countMonroe County336,324Onondaga County: 211,312 countOnondaga County211,312Richmond County: 183,524 countRichmond County183,524Orange County: 147,158 countOrange County147,158Albany County: 146,137 countAlbany County146,137Dutchess County: 122,129 countDutchess County122,129Saratoga County: 110,095 countSaratoga County110,095Rockland County: 108,165 countRockland County108,165Oneida County: 105,054 countOneida County105,054Niagara County: 100,182 countNiagara County100,182Broome County: 92,596 countBroome County92,596Ulster County: 85,916 countUlster County85,916Rensselaer County: 74,186 countRensselaer County74,186Schenectady County: 70,843 countSchenectady County70,843Chautauqua County: 66,350 countChautauqua County66,350Jefferson County: 61,573 countJefferson County61,573Oswego County: 54,570 countOswego County54,570Ontario County: 52,636 countOntario County52,636St. Lawrence County: 51,780 countSt. Lawrence County51,780Sullivan County: 49,390 countSullivan County49,390Steuben County: 47,507 countSteuben County47,507Tompkins County: 46,728 countTompkins County46,728Wayne County: 42,274 countWayne County42,274Cattaraugus County: 40,254 countCattaraugus County40,254Warren County: 40,039 countWarren County40,039Chemung County: 39,035 countChemung County39,035Putnam County: 38,323 countPutnam County38,323Clinton County: 37,309 countClinton County37,309Cayuga County: 36,701 countCayuga County36,701Columbia County: 33,292 countColumbia County33,292Herkimer County: 32,445 countHerkimer County32,445Madison County: 30,671 countMadison County30,671
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Kings County1,079,551+1.1%
2New York County913,058+0.7%
3Queens County896,825+0.8%
4Suffolk County578,977+0.1%
5Bronx County547,816+0.8%
6Nassau County476,982+0.3%
7Erie County438,630+0.4%
8Westchester County389,146+0.7%
9Monroe County336,324+0.4%
10Onondaga County211,312+0.2%
11Richmond County183,524+0.3%
12Orange County147,158+0.8%
13Albany County146,137+0.5%
14Dutchess County122,129+0.4%
15Saratoga County110,095+0.9%
16Rockland County108,165+0.4%
17Oneida County105,054+0.2%
18Niagara County100,182+0.1%
19Broome County92,596+0.4%
20Ulster County85,916+0.3%
21Rensselaer County74,186+0.3%
22Schenectady County70,843+0.3%
23Chautauqua County66,350-0%
24Jefferson County61,573+0.4%
25Oswego County54,570+0.2%
26Ontario County52,636+0.8%
27St. Lawrence County51,7800%
28Sullivan County49,390+0.3%
29Steuben County47,507-0.1%
30Tompkins County46,728+1.5%
31Wayne County42,274+0.3%
32Cattaraugus County40,254-0.1%
33Warren County40,039+0.3%
34Chemung County39,035+0.4%
35Putnam County38,3230%
36Clinton County37,309+0.3%
37Cayuga County36,701+0.1%
38Columbia County33,292+0.2%
39Herkimer County32,445-0.1%
40Madison County30,671-0.2%
41Delaware County30,092-0.1%
42Otsego County29,965-0.2%
43Washington County29,063+0.1%
44Greene County29,0070%
45Fulton County28,164-0.1%
46Livingston County27,150+0.2%
47Genesee County26,039+0.3%
48Franklin County25,352+0.1%
49Essex County25,262+0.2%
50Chenango County24,384+0.3%
51Allegany County23,636-0.7%
52Montgomery County22,924+0.1%
53Tioga County21,909+0.1%
54Cortland County20,8030%
55Orleans County18,2440%
56Wyoming County18,137+0.3%
57Schoharie County16,517-0.1%
58Seneca County16,116-0.1%
59Lewis County15,501+0.2%
60Yates County13,113+0.1%
61Schuyler County9,671+0.4%
62Hamilton County7,920-0.6%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in New York by housing units, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/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 B25001: total housing units, Counties in New York by housing units, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/new-york-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Kings County, with 1.08 million in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Hamilton County, with 7,920 in 2022.

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