Total Population in New York

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
20M
Rank #4 of 52
94th %ile

How New York Compares

New York
20M
National
330M
94.0% below

State Ranking

Rank State Value
#1 California 39M
#2 Texas 30M
#3 Florida 22M
#4 New York 20M
#5 Pennsylvania 13M
#6 Illinois 13M
#7 Ohio 12M
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Highest Population Counties in New York

# County Population
1 Kings County 2,631,580
2 Queens County 2,323,052
3 New York County 1,629,477
4 Suffolk County 1,530,146
5 Bronx County 1,404,779
6 Nassau County 1,389,591
7 Westchester County 999,677
8 Erie County 950,622
9 Monroe County 753,753
10 Richmond County 494,956

Lowest Population Counties in New York

# County Population
62 Hamilton County 5,089
61 Schuyler County 17,562
60 Yates County 24,526
59 Lewis County 26,607
58 Schoharie County 30,049
57 Seneca County 32,920
56 Essex County 36,973
55 Orleans County 39,608
54 Wyoming County 39,753
53 Delaware County 44,487

Total Population in New York

New York has a total population of 20M, ranking #4 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 94.0% below the national value of 330M.

Across New York's 62 counties, total population ranges from 5,089 to 2,631,580. The county with the highest value is Kings County at 2,631,580.

Total population count from the American Community Survey.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.