Counties in New York by population density

Name: Counties in New York by population density, 2022
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

New York County had the highest population density of 62 counties in 2022, at 27,161.1 inhabitants per km². Hamilton County had the lowest, at 1.1 inhabitants per km². The median was 43.4 inhabitants per km² and the figure for New York was 161.5 inhabitants per km². Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest27,161.1New York County

Lowest1.1Hamilton County

Median43.462 counties

New York161.5History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

inhabitants per km². Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2022 inhabitants per km²	Change on 2021
1	New York County	27,161.1	+1.5%
2	Kings County	14,474	-1.3%
3	Bronx County	12,662.7	-2.6%
4	Queens County	8,137.1	-1.6%
5	Richmond County	3,306.3	-0.3%
6	Nassau County	1,883.9	-0.2%
7	Westchester County	891.1	-0.6%
8	Rockland County	760.6	+0.7%
9	Suffolk County	649.3	-0.1%
10	Monroe County	441.1	-0.5%
11	Erie County	351.5	-0.4%
12	Schenectady County	301.4	-0%
13	Albany County	233.2	-0.1%
14	Onondaga County	233.1	-0.4%
15	Orange County	193.7	+0.5%
16	Putnam County	164.9	+0.1%
17	Niagara County	155.5	-0.6%
18	Dutchess County	144.2	-0.1%
19	Saratoga County	113.7	+0.2%
20	Broome County	107.9	-0.7%
21	Rensselaer County	94.2	-0.9%
22	Tompkins County	84.7	+1.6%
23	Chemung County	77.3	-1.8%
24	Oneida County	72.7	-0.4%
25	Ontario County	67.4	-0.2%
26	Ulster County	62.7	-0.6%
27	Wayne County	58.1	-0.4%
28	Oswego County	47.9	+0.1%
29	Montgomery County	47.4	-0.1%
30	Chautauqua County	45.7	-0.8%
31	Genesee County	45.1	-0.6%
32	Cayuga County	41.7	-0.9%
33	Fulton County	40.8	-0.9%
34	Madison County	39.5	-0.5%
35	Orleans County	39	-0.7%
36	Seneca County	39	-1.7%
37	Livingston County	37.5	-0.5%
38	Columbia County	37.2	-1.2%
39	Cortland County	35.7	-0.8%
40	Tioga County	35.5	-0.8%
41	Jefferson County	35.2	-1.3%
42	Sullivan County	31.9	+0.2%
43	Warren County	29.1	-0.5%
44	Clinton County	29	-1.3%
45	Greene County	28.4	-1.3%
46	Washington County	28.2	-0.2%
47	Yates County	27.9	-0.5%
48	Wyoming County	25.9	-0.7%
49	Steuben County	25.7	-0.7%
50	Otsego County	23.3	-0.5%
51	Cattaraugus County	22.4	-0.7%
52	Schuyler County	20.7	-1.1%
53	Chenango County	20	-0.6%
54	Schoharie County	18.7	-0.3%
55	Allegany County	17.5	-0.2%
56	Herkimer County	16.3	-0.8%
57	St. Lawrence County	15.4	-0.6%
58	Delaware County	12	+0.1%
59	Franklin County	10.9	-1.5%
60	Lewis County	8.1	-0.5%
61	Essex County	7.9	-1.3%
62	Hamilton County	1.1	-0.2%

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About this ranking

Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.

United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest population density?

New York County, with 27,161.1 inhabitants per km² in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population density?

Hamilton County, with 1.1 inhabitants per km² in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². Retrieved 2026-10-09.