New York
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New York Population News Articles
Population Density
Historic & Projected Growth
Population by County
POPULATION DENSITY
People per square mile, 2010: 411.2
People per square mile, 2020: 428.7
HISTORIC & PROJECTED GROWTH 1790 TO 2040
Year |
Population |
1790 |
340,120 |
1800 |
589,051 |
1810 |
959,049 |
1820 |
1,372,812 |
1830 |
1,918,608 |
1840 |
2,428,921 |
1850 |
3,097,394 |
1860 |
3,880,735 |
1870 |
4,382,759 |
1880 |
5,082,871 |
1890 |
6,003,174 |
1900 |
7,268,894 |
1910 |
9,113,614 |
1920 |
10,385,227 |
1930 |
12,588,066 |
1940 |
13,479,142 |
1950 |
14,830,192 |
1960 |
16,782,304 |
1970 |
18,241,391 |
1980 |
17,558,165 |
1990 |
17,990,455 |
2000 |
18,976,457 |
2010 |
19,378,102 |
2020 |
20,201,249 |
2030 |
20,638,066 |
2040 |
20,873,488 |
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census & Weldon Cooper Center, Demographics Research Group
(The Census Bureau and Weldon Cooper Center have not yet provided updated State projections to reflect 2020 census numbers.)
Population by County
Census 2020 Population |
Census 2010 Population |
Change from 2010 |
Percent Change |
|
NEW YORK |
20,201,249 |
19,378,102 |
823,147 |
4.25% |
Albany County |
314,848 |
304,204 |
10,644 |
3.50% |
Allegany County |
46,456 |
48,946 |
-2,490 |
-5.09% |
Bronx County |
147,2654 |
1,385,108 |
87,546 |
6.32% |
Broome County |
198,683 |
200,600 |
-1,917 |
-0.96% |
Cattaraugus County |
77,042 |
80,317 |
-3,275 |
-4.08% |
Cayuga County |
76,248 |
80,026 |
-3,778 |
-4.72% |
Chautauqua County |
127,657 |
134,905 |
-7,248 |
-5.37% |
Chemung County |
84,148 |
88,830 |
-4,682 |
-5.27% |
Chenango County |
47,220 |
50,477 |
-3,257 |
-6.45% |
Clinton County |
79,843 |
82,128 |
-2,285 |
-2.78% |
Columbia County |
61,570 |
63,096 |
-1,526 |
-2.42% |
Cortland County |
46,809 |
49,336 |
-2,527 |
-5.12% |
Delaware County |
44,308 |
47,980 |
-3,672 |
-7.65% |
Dutchess County |
29,5911 |
297,488 |
-1,577 |
-0.53% |
Erie County |
954,236 |
919,040 |
35,196 |
3.83% |
Essex County |
37,381 |
39,370 |
-1,989 |
-5.05% |
Franklin County |
47,555 |
51,599 |
-4,044 |
-7.84% |
Fulton County |
53,324 |
55,531 |
-2,207 |
-3.97% |
Genesee County |
58,388 |
60,079 |
-1,691 |
-2.81% |
Greene County |
47,931 |
49,221 |
-1,290 |
-2.62% |
Hamilton County |
5,107 |
4,836 |
271 |
5.60% |
Herkimer County |
60,139 |
64,519 |
-4,380 |
-6.79% |
Jefferson County |
116,721 |
116,229 |
492 |
0.42% |
Kings County |
2,736,074 |
2,504,700 |
231,374 |
9.24% |
Lewis County |
26,582 |
27,087 |
-505 |
-1.86% |
Livingston County |
61,834 |
65,393 |
-3,559 |
-5.44% |
Madison County |
68,016 |
73,442 |
-5,426 |
-7.39% |
Monroe County |
759,443 |
744,344 |
15,099 |
2.03% |
Montgomery County |
49,532 |
50,219 |
-687 |
-1.37% |
Nassau County |
1,395,774 |
1,339,532 |
56,242 |
4.20% |
New York County |
1,694,251 |
1,585,873 |
108,378 |
6.83% |
Niagara County |
212,666 |
216,469 |
-3,803 |
-1.76% |
Oneida County |
232,125 |
234,878 |
-2,753 |
-1.17% |
Onondaga County |
476,516 |
467,026 |
9,490 |
2.03% |
Ontario County |
112,458 |
107,931 |
4,527 |
4.19% |
Orange County |
401,310 |
372,813 |
28,497 |
7.64% |
Orleans County |
40,343 |
42,883 |
-2,540 |
-5.92% |
Oswego County |
117,525 |
122,109 |
-4,584 |
-3.75% |
Otsego County |
58,524 |
62,259 |
-3,735 |
-6.00% |
Putnam County |
97,668 |
99,710 |
-2,042 |
-2.05% |
Queens County |
2,405,464 |
2,230,722 |
174,742 |
7.83% |
Rensselaer County |
161,130 |
159,429 |
1,701 |
1.07% |
Richmond County |
495,747 |
468,730 |
27,017 |
5.76% |
Rockland County |
338,329 |
311,687 |
26,642 |
8.55% |
St. Lawrence County |
108,505 |
111,944 |
-3,439 |
-3.07% |
Saratoga County |
235,509 |
219,607 |
15,902 |
7.24% |
Schenectady County |
158,061 |
154,727 |
3,334 |
2.15% |
Schoharie County |
29,714 |
32,749 |
-3,035 |
-9.27% |
Schuyler County |
17,898 |
18,343 |
-445 |
-2.43% |
Seneca County |
33,814 |
35,251 |
-1,437 |
-4.08% |
Steuben County |
93,584 |
98,990 |
-5,406 |
-5.46% |
Suffolk County |
1,525,920 |
1,493,350 |
32,570 |
2.18% |
Sullivan County |
78,624 |
77,547 |
1,077 |
1.39% |
Tioga County |
48,455 |
51,125 |
-2,670 |
-5.22% |
Tompkins County |
105,740 |
101,564 |
4,176 |
4.11% |
Ulster County |
181,851 |
182,493 |
-642 |
-0.35% |
Warren County |
65,737 |
65,707 |
30 |
0.05% |
Washington County |
61,302 |
63,216 |
-1,914 |
-3.03% |
Wayne County |
91,283 |
93,772 |
-2,489 |
-2.65% |
Westchester County |
1,004,457 |
949,113 |
55,344 |
5.83% |
Wyoming County |
40,531 |
42,155 |
-1,624 |
-3.85% |
Yates County |
24,774 |
25,348 |
-574 |
-2.26% |
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Population News Articles
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New York Takes Bold Stand Against Air Pollution with Proposed Rule on Trucks – September 8, 2021
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Long Island Sound Environmental Report Urges More Beaches Be Open To All – July 7, 2021
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Rockland residents demand greater state action on county water contamination – April 6, 2021
A Pipeline Battle in the Heart of Brooklyn – March 18, 2021
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