Table 2: Population, Land Area, and Population Density by County, New York State - 2012
| County | 2012 Population Estimate | 2010 Census Population | 2010 Land Area Square Miles | 2012 Population Density1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York State | ||||
| New York State | 19,570,261 | 19,378,102 | 47,126.40 | 415.27 |
| New York City | ||||
| New York City | 8,336,697 | 8,175,133 | 302.65 | 27,545.67 |
| Bronx | 1,408,473 | 1,385,108 | 42.10 | 33,455.42 |
| Kings | 2,565,635 | 2,504,700 | 70.82 | 36,227.55 |
| New York | 1,619,090 | 1,585,873 | 22.83 | 70,919.40 |
| Queens | 2,272,771 | 2,230,722 | 108.53 | 20,941.41 |
| Richmond | 470,728 | 468,730 | 58.37 | 8,064.55 |
| Rest of State | ||||
| Rest of State | 11,233,564 | 11,202,969 | 46,823.75 | 239.91 |
| Albany | 305,455 | 304,204 | 522.80 | 584.27 |
| Allegany | 48,357 | 48,946 | 1,029.31 | 46.98 |
| Broome | 198,060 | 200,600 | 705.77 | 280.63 |
| Cattaraugus | 79,458 | 80,317 | 1,308.35 | 60.73 |
| Cayuga | 79,552 | 80,026 | 691.58 | 115.03 |
| Chautauqua | 133,539 | 134,905 | 1,060.23 | 125.95 |
| Chemung | 88,911 | 88,830 | 407.35 | 218.27 |
| Chenango | 49,933 | 50,477 | 893.55 | 55.88 |
| Clinton | 81,654 | 82,128 | 1,037.85 | 78.68 |
| Columbia | 62,499 | 63,096 | 634.71 | 98.47 |
| Cortland | 49,474 | 49,336 | 498.76 | 99.19 |
| Delaware | 47,276 | 47,980 | 1,442.44 | 32.78 |
| Dutchess | 297,322 | 297,488 | 795.63 | 373.69 |
| Erie | 919,086 | 919,040 | 1,042.69 | 881.46 |
| Essex | 38,961 | 39,370 | 1,794.23 | 21.71 |
| Franklin | 51,795 | 51,599 | 1,629.12 | 31.79 |
| Fulton | 54,925 | 55,531 | 495.47 | 110.85 |
| Genesee | 59,977 | 60,079 | 492.94 | 121.67 |
| Greene | 48,673 | 49,221 | 647.16 | 75.21 |
| Hamilton | 4,778 | 4,836 | 1,717.37 | 2.78 |
| Herkimer | 64,508 | 64,519 | 1,411.47 | 45.70 |
| Jefferson | 120,262 | 116,229 | 1,268.59 | 94.80 |
| Lewis | 27,224 | 27,087 | 1,274.68 | 21.36 |
| Livingston | 64,810 | 65,393 | 631.76 | 102.59 |
| Madison | 72,382 | 73,442 | 654.84 | 110.53 |
| Monroe | 747,813 | 744,344 | 657.21 | 1,137.86 |
| Montgomery | 49,941 | 50,219 | 403.04 | 123.91 |
| Nassau | 1,349,233 | 1,339,532 | 284.72 | 4,738.81 |
| Niagara | 215,124 | 216,469 | 522.36 | 411.83 |
| Oneida | 233,556 | 234,878 | 1,212.43 | 192.63 |
| Onondaga | 466,852 | 467,026 | 778.39 | 599.77 |
| Ontario | 108,519 | 107,931 | 644.07 | 168.49 |
| Orange | 374,512 | 372,813 | 811.69 | 461.40 |
| Orleans | 42,836 | 42,883 | 391.26 | 109.48 |
| Oswego | 121,700 | 122,109 | 951.65 | 127.88 |
| Otsego | 61,709 | 62,259 | 1,001.70 | 61.60 |
| Putnam | 99,607 | 99,710 | 230.31 | 432.49 |
| Rensselaer | 159,835 | 159,429 | 652.43 | 244.98 |
| Rockland | 317,757 | 311,687 | 173.55 | 1,830.92 |
| St Lawrence | 112,232 | 111,944 | 2,680.38 | 41.87 |
| Saratoga | 222,133 | 219,607 | 809.98 | 274.25 |
| Schenectady | 155,124 | 154,727 | 204.52 | 758.48 |
| Schoharie | 32,099 | 32,749 | 621.82 | 51.62 |
| Schuyler | 18,514 | 18,343 | 328.33 | 56.39 |
| Seneca | 35,305 | 35,251 | 323.71 | 109.06 |
| Steuben | 99,063 | 98,990 | 1,390.56 | 71.24 |
| Suffolk | 1,499,273 | 1,493,350 | 912.05 | 1,643.85 |
| Sullivan | 76,793 | 77,547 | 968.13 | 79.32 |
| Tioga | 50,478 | 51,125 | 518.60 | 97.34 |
| Tompkins | 102,554 | 101,564 | 474.65 | 216.06 |
| Ulster | 181,791 | 182,493 | 1,124.24 | 161.70 |
| Warren | 65,538 | 65,707 | 866.95 | 75.60 |
| Washington | 62,934 | 63,216 | 831.18 | 75.72 |
| Wayne | 92,962 | 93,772 | 603.83 | 153.95 |
| Westchester | 961,670 | 949,113 | 430.50 | 2,233.84 |
| Wyoming | 41,892 | 42,155 | 592.75 | 70.67 |
| Yates | 25,344 | 25,348 | 338.14 | 74.95 |
1 Population per square mile.
