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Counties in New York by housing units

Kings County had the highest housing units of 62 counties in 2023, at 1.09 million. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 7,893. The median was 41,327 and the figure for New York was 8.54 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,090,187Kings County
Lowest7,893Hamilton County
Median41,32762 counties
New York8,539,536History

Map of counties, 2023

Albany County: 146,959 countAllegany County: 23,538 countBronx County: 553,231 countBroome County: 92,889 countCattaraugus County: 40,279 countCayuga County: 36,768 countChautauqua County: 66,328 countChemung County: 39,143 countChenango County: 24,460 countClinton County: 37,461 countColumbia County: 33,331 countCortland County: 20,842 countDelaware County: 30,038 countDutchess County: 122,636 countErie County: 439,987 countEssex County: 25,318 countFranklin County: 25,442 countFulton County: 28,169 countGenesee County: 26,090 countGreene County: 29,037 countHamilton County: 7,893 countHerkimer County: 32,449 countJefferson County: 61,721 countKings County: 1,090,187 countLewis County: 15,572 countLivingston County: 27,198 countMadison County: 30,676 countMonroe County: 337,688 countMontgomery County: 22,944 countNassau County: 477,860 countNew York County: 918,806 countNiagara County: 100,335 countOneida County: 105,285 countOnondaga County: 211,683 countOntario County: 53,001 countOrange County: 148,460 countOrleans County: 18,275 countOswego County: 54,697 countOtsego County: 30,011 countPutnam County: 38,369 countQueens County: 903,598 countRensselaer County: 74,388 countRichmond County: 184,074 countRockland County: 108,576 countSt. Lawrence County: 51,884 countSaratoga County: 111,127 countSchenectady County: 71,051 countSchoharie County: 16,544 countSchuyler County: 9,691 countSeneca County: 16,148 countSteuben County: 47,565 countSuffolk County: 579,790 countSullivan County: 49,667 countTioga County: 21,966 countTompkins County: 47,362 countUlster County: 86,178 countWarren County: 40,177 countWashington County: 29,111 countWayne County: 42,375 countWestchester County: 391,861 countWyoming County: 18,204 countYates County: 13,143 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

Kings County: 1,090,187 countKings County1,090,187New York County: 918,806 countNew York County918,806Queens County: 903,598 countQueens County903,598Suffolk County: 579,790 countSuffolk County579,790Bronx County: 553,231 countBronx County553,231Nassau County: 477,860 countNassau County477,860Erie County: 439,987 countErie County439,987Westchester County: 391,861 countWestchester County391,861Monroe County: 337,688 countMonroe County337,688Onondaga County: 211,683 countOnondaga County211,683Richmond County: 184,074 countRichmond County184,074Orange County: 148,460 countOrange County148,460Albany County: 146,959 countAlbany County146,959Dutchess County: 122,636 countDutchess County122,636Saratoga County: 111,127 countSaratoga County111,127Rockland County: 108,576 countRockland County108,576Oneida County: 105,285 countOneida County105,285Niagara County: 100,335 countNiagara County100,335Broome County: 92,889 countBroome County92,889Ulster County: 86,178 countUlster County86,178Rensselaer County: 74,388 countRensselaer County74,388Schenectady County: 71,051 countSchenectady County71,051Chautauqua County: 66,328 countChautauqua County66,328Jefferson County: 61,721 countJefferson County61,721Oswego County: 54,697 countOswego County54,697Ontario County: 53,001 countOntario County53,001St. Lawrence County: 51,884 countSt. Lawrence County51,884Sullivan County: 49,667 countSullivan County49,667Steuben County: 47,565 countSteuben County47,565Tompkins County: 47,362 countTompkins County47,362Wayne County: 42,375 countWayne County42,375Cattaraugus County: 40,279 countCattaraugus County40,279Warren County: 40,177 countWarren County40,177Chemung County: 39,143 countChemung County39,143Putnam County: 38,369 countPutnam County38,369Clinton County: 37,461 countClinton County37,461Cayuga County: 36,768 countCayuga County36,768Columbia County: 33,331 countColumbia County33,331Herkimer County: 32,449 countHerkimer County32,449Madison County: 30,676 countMadison County30,676Kings County: 1,090,187 countKings County1,090,187New York County: 918,806 countNew York County918,806Queens County: 903,598 countQueens County903,598Suffolk County: 579,790 countSuffolk County579,790Bronx County: 553,231 countBronx County553,231Nassau County: 477,860 countNassau County477,860Erie County: 439,987 countErie County439,987Westchester County: 391,861 countWestchester County391,861Monroe County: 337,688 countMonroe County337,688Onondaga County: 211,683 countOnondaga County211,683Richmond County: 184,074 countRichmond County184,074Orange County: 148,460 countOrange County148,460Albany County: 146,959 countAlbany County146,959Dutchess County: 122,636 countDutchess County122,636Saratoga County: 111,127 countSaratoga County111,127Rockland County: 108,576 countRockland County108,576Oneida County: 105,285 countOneida County105,285Niagara County: 100,335 countNiagara County100,335Broome County: 92,889 countBroome County92,889Ulster County: 86,178 countUlster County86,178Rensselaer County: 74,388 countRensselaer County74,388Schenectady County: 71,051 countSchenectady County71,051Chautauqua County: 66,328 countChautauqua County66,328Jefferson County: 61,721 countJefferson County61,721Oswego County: 54,697 countOswego County54,697Ontario County: 53,001 countOntario County53,001St. Lawrence County: 51,884 countSt. Lawrence County51,884Sullivan County: 49,667 countSullivan County49,667Steuben County: 47,565 countSteuben County47,565Tompkins County: 47,362 countTompkins County47,362Wayne County: 42,375 countWayne County42,375Cattaraugus County: 40,279 countCattaraugus County40,279Warren County: 40,177 countWarren County40,177Chemung County: 39,143 countChemung County39,143Putnam County: 38,369 countPutnam County38,369Clinton County: 37,461 countClinton County37,461Cayuga County: 36,768 countCayuga County36,768Columbia County: 33,331 countColumbia County33,331Herkimer County: 32,449 countHerkimer County32,449Madison County: 30,676 countMadison County30,676
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1Kings County1,090,187+1%
2New York County918,806+0.6%
3Queens County903,598+0.8%
4Suffolk County579,790+0.1%
5Bronx County553,231+1%
6Nassau County477,860+0.2%
7Erie County439,987+0.3%
8Westchester County391,861+0.7%
9Monroe County337,688+0.4%
10Onondaga County211,683+0.2%
11Richmond County184,074+0.3%
12Orange County148,460+0.9%
13Albany County146,959+0.6%
14Dutchess County122,636+0.4%
15Saratoga County111,127+0.9%
16Rockland County108,576+0.4%
17Oneida County105,285+0.2%
18Niagara County100,335+0.2%
19Broome County92,889+0.3%
20Ulster County86,178+0.3%
21Rensselaer County74,388+0.3%
22Schenectady County71,051+0.3%
23Chautauqua County66,328-0%
24Jefferson County61,721+0.2%
25Oswego County54,697+0.2%
26Ontario County53,001+0.7%
27St. Lawrence County51,884+0.2%
28Sullivan County49,667+0.6%
29Steuben County47,565+0.1%
30Tompkins County47,362+1.4%
31Wayne County42,375+0.2%
32Cattaraugus County40,279+0.1%
33Warren County40,177+0.3%
34Chemung County39,143+0.3%
35Putnam County38,369+0.1%
36Clinton County37,461+0.4%
37Cayuga County36,768+0.2%
38Columbia County33,331+0.1%
39Herkimer County32,4490%
40Madison County30,6760%
41Delaware County30,038-0.2%
42Otsego County30,011+0.2%
43Washington County29,111+0.2%
44Greene County29,037+0.1%
45Fulton County28,1690%
46Livingston County27,198+0.2%
47Genesee County26,090+0.2%
48Franklin County25,442+0.4%
49Essex County25,318+0.2%
50Chenango County24,460+0.3%
51Allegany County23,538-0.4%
52Montgomery County22,944+0.1%
53Tioga County21,966+0.3%
54Cortland County20,842+0.2%
55Orleans County18,275+0.2%
56Wyoming County18,204+0.4%
57Schoharie County16,544+0.2%
58Seneca County16,148+0.2%
59Lewis County15,572+0.5%
60Yates County13,143+0.2%
61Schuyler County9,691+0.2%
62Hamilton County7,893-0.3%

Other periods

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in New York by housing units, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/new-york-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Kings County, with 1.09 million in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Hamilton County, with 7,893 in 2023.

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