New York County Map: All 62 Counties
New York is divided into 62 counties. Under New York State statutory law, a world-famous structural divide exists: 57 "upstate and suburban" counties operate under traditional or charter county governments, while the remaining 5 counties are coterminous with the five boroughs of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island) and have zero independent county legislative bodies.
New York at a Glance
New York County Map
Counties of New York with the state capital, Albany, marked. Hover a shape for its name or click it to jump to its row in the list below.
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How Local Government Operates in New York: Upstate County Charters vs. NYC Borough System
57 upstate/suburban counties are governed by County Legislatures or Boards of Supervisors with County Executives. In New York City, county government was abolished in 1898; the 5 borough-counties are administered by the Mayor of New York and the 51-member New York City Council.
The Five Boroughs of New York City: Counties Without County Governments
One of the most frequent points of confusion in American political geography is the dual identity of New York City's boroughs.
Under the Consolidation of Greater New York in 1898, the historic cities, towns, and counties surrounding New York Harbor merged into a single mega-municipality. The five boroughs are precisely coterminous with five state counties: Manhattan is New York County, Brooklyn is Kings County, Queens is Queens County, the Bronx is Bronx County, and Staten Island is Richmond County.
However, these five counties have no county boards of commissioners, no county executives, and no county legislative bodies. All municipal and county legislative authority is exercised exclusively by the Mayor of New York and the 51-member New York City Council.
The state constitution preserves only narrow, specialized constitutional county officers within the five boroughs: each county elects an independent District Attorney (State's Attorney) and maintains a County Surrogate's Court for wills and estate probates. Borough Presidents serve advisory and land-use advocacy roles rather than legislative executive functions.
Article IX grants broad home rule to local governments but specifically reserves the organizational structure of New York City's five counties to the consolidated city charter and state legislature.
Upstate County Government & The Adirondack Park Blue Line
Outside New York City, 57 counties manage highway networks, Medicaid delivery, and environmental stewardship.
In upstate New York, county governments are substantial administrative enterprises. Under New York State Social Services Law, counties are responsible for funding a significant local share of the state's massive Medicaid program, placing intense pressure on county property taxes and sales tax distributions.
Suburban counties like Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, and Erie (Buffalo) operate under county charters with powerful elected County Executives overseeing park police, regional transit authorities, and health departments.
In northern New York, Hamilton, Essex, Warren, Herkimer, and Franklin counties lie within the 6-million-acre Adirondack Park. Bound by the historic "Blue Line" and Article XIV ("Forever Wild") of the New York State Constitution, county land development is heavily regulated by the state Adirondack Park Agency (APA). Hamilton County, located entirely within the park, contains zero traffic lights and holds just 5,100 residents across 1,717 square miles.
Article XIV of the New York Constitution mandates that state forest preserve lands in Adirondack and Catskill counties "shall be forever kept as wild forest lands" and never leased, sold, or logged.
New York County Rankings: Population & Land Area
Comparative demographic and territorial distribution across New York's largest administrative subdivisions based on the 2020 US Census Decennial count.
Top 10 Most Populous Counties
| # | County | Seat | Population | % State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kings County | Kings | 2,736,119 | 13.5% |
| 2 | Queens County | Queens | 2,405,425 | 11.9% |
| 3 | New York County | New York | 1,694,250 | 8.4% |
| 4 | Suffolk County | Riverhead | 1,525,894 | 7.6% |
| 5 | Bronx County | Bronx | 1,472,653 | 7.3% |
| 6 | Nassau County | Mineola | 1,395,767 | 6.9% |
| 7 | Westchester County | White Plains | 1,004,469 | 5.0% |
| 8 | Erie County | Buffalo | 954,231 | 4.7% |
| 9 | Monroe County | Rochester | 759,430 | 3.8% |
| 10 | Richmond County | Richmond | 495,752 | 2.5% |
Top 10 Largest Counties by Land Area
| # | County | Seat | Land Area | % State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Lawrence County | Canton | 2,679.5 sq mi | 5.7% |
| 2 | Essex County | Elizabethtown | 1,794.1 sq mi | 3.8% |
| 3 | Hamilton County | Lake Pleasant | 1,717.4 sq mi | 3.6% |
| 4 | Franklin County | Malone | 1,629.3 sq mi | 3.5% |
| 5 | Delaware County | Delhi | 1,442.6 sq mi | 3.1% |
| 6 | Herkimer County | Herkimer | 1,411.5 sq mi | 3.0% |
| 7 | Steuben County | Bath | 1,390.5 sq mi | 3.0% |
| 8 | Cattaraugus County | Little Valley | 1,308.2 sq mi | 2.8% |
| 9 | Lewis County | Lowville | 1,274.6 sq mi | 2.7% |
| 10 | Jefferson County | Watertown | 1,268.7 sq mi | 2.7% |
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List of All 62 Counties in New York
Every county in New York is listed below with its seat, 2020 Census population, land area and FIPS code. Search by name, seat or FIPS, sort any column, or export the full table as CSV.
County | Seat | 2020 Census Pop | Land Area (sq mi) | FIPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kings County | Kings | 2,736,119 | 69 sq mi | 36047 |
Queens County | Queens | 2,405,425 | 109 sq mi | 36081 |
New York County | New York | 1,694,250 | 23 sq mi | 36061 |
Suffolk County | Riverhead | 1,525,894 | 911 sq mi | 36103 |
Bronx County | Bronx | 1,472,653 | 42 sq mi | 36005 |
Nassau County | Mineola | 1,395,767 | 285 sq mi | 36059 |
Westchester County | White Plains | 1,004,469 | 431 sq mi | 36119 |
Erie County | Buffalo | 954,231 | 1,043 sq mi | 36029 |
Monroe County | Rochester | 759,430 | 657 sq mi | 36055 |
Richmond County | Richmond | 495,752 | 58 sq mi | 36085 |
Onondaga County | Syracuse | 476,523 | 778 sq mi | 36067 |
Orange County | Goshen | 401,315 | 812 sq mi | 36071 |
Rockland County | New City | 338,337 | 173 sq mi | 36087 |
Albany County | Albany | 314,851 | 523 sq mi | 36001 |
Dutchess County | Poughkeepsie | 297,021 | 796 sq mi | 36027 |
Saratoga County | Ballston Spa | 235,502 | 810 sq mi | 36091 |
Oneida County | Utica | 232,113 | 1,212 sq mi | 36065 |
Niagara County | Lockport | 212,666 | 522 sq mi | 36063 |
Broome County | Binghamton | 198,683 | 706 sq mi | 36007 |
Ulster County | Kingston | 181,841 | 1,124 sq mi | 36111 |
Rensselaer County | Troy | 161,124 | 653 sq mi | 36083 |
Schenectady County | Schenectady | 158,052 | 205 sq mi | 36093 |
Chautauqua County | Mayville | 127,657 | 1,060 sq mi | 36013 |
Oswego County | Oswego | 117,528 | 952 sq mi | 36075 |
Jefferson County | Watertown | 116,711 | 1,269 sq mi | 36045 |
Ontario County | Canandaigua | 112,485 | 644 sq mi | 36069 |
St. Lawrence County | Canton | 108,501 | 2,680 sq mi | 36089 |
Tompkins County | Ithaca | 105,737 | 475 sq mi | 36109 |
Putnam County | Carmel | 97,678 | 230 sq mi | 36079 |
Steuben County | Bath | 93,571 | 1,391 sq mi | 36101 |
Wayne County | Lyons | 91,286 | 604 sq mi | 36117 |
Chemung County | Elmira | 84,142 | 407 sq mi | 36015 |
Clinton County | Plattsburgh | 79,838 | 1,038 sq mi | 36019 |
Sullivan County | Monticello | 78,613 | 968 sq mi | 36105 |
Cattaraugus County | Little Valley | 77,034 | 1,308 sq mi | 36009 |
Cayuga County | Auburn | 76,253 | 692 sq mi | 36011 |
Madison County | Wampsville | 68,017 | 655 sq mi | 36053 |
Warren County | Warren | 65,737 | 867 sq mi | 36113 |
Livingston County | Geneseo | 61,840 | 632 sq mi | 36051 |
Columbia County | Hudson | 61,560 | 635 sq mi | 36021 |
Washington County | Fort Edward | 61,297 | 831 sq mi | 36115 |
Herkimer County | Herkimer | 60,144 | 1,412 sq mi | 36043 |
Otsego County | Cooperstown | 58,528 | 1,002 sq mi | 36077 |
Genesee County | Batavia | 58,383 | 493 sq mi | 36037 |
Fulton County | Johnstown | 53,333 | 496 sq mi | 36035 |
Montgomery County | Fonda | 49,527 | 403 sq mi | 36057 |
Tioga County | Owego | 48,452 | 519 sq mi | 36107 |
Greene County | Catskill | 47,932 | 647 sq mi | 36039 |
Franklin County | Malone | 47,573 | 1,629 sq mi | 36033 |
Chenango County | Norwich | 47,220 | 894 sq mi | 36017 |
Cortland County | Cortland | 46,800 | 499 sq mi | 36023 |
Allegany County | Belmont | 46,450 | 1,029 sq mi | 36003 |
Delaware County | Delhi | 44,311 | 1,443 sq mi | 36025 |
Wyoming County | Warsaw | 40,544 | 593 sq mi | 36121 |
Orleans County | Albion | 40,357 | 391 sq mi | 36073 |
Essex County | Elizabethtown | 37,374 | 1,794 sq mi | 36031 |
Seneca County | Waterloo | 33,816 | 324 sq mi | 36099 |
Schoharie County | Schoharie | 29,718 | 622 sq mi | 36095 |
Lewis County | Lowville | 26,587 | 1,275 sq mi | 36049 |
Yates County | Penn Yan | 24,769 | 338 sq mi | 36123 |
Schuyler County | Watkins Glen | 17,894 | 328 sq mi | 36097 |
Hamilton County | Lake Pleasant | 5,105 | 1,717 sq mi | 36041 |
Neighboring States Bordering New York
County maps, lists and printable blank maps for the states that border New York:
Data Sources & FIPS Codes
New York uses state FIPS code 36; each county adds a three-digit code to form the five-digit FIPS (now INCITS 31) identifiers in the table. Populations are 2020 Census counts and land areas come from the Census Gazetteer. The map above is drawn from the Census Bureau's generalized 2017 cartographic boundary file (1:10,000,000), so it suits overview and printing, not parcel-level or legal boundary questions; for those, check the local assessor or GIS office.
Questions About New York Counties
Are the five boroughs of New York City separate counties?
Yes. Each of the five boroughs of New York City is coterminous with a New York State county: Manhattan is New York County, Brooklyn is Kings County, Queens is Queens County, the Bronx is Bronx County, and Staten Island is Richmond County. However, they share a single city government and have no independent county councils.
What is the largest county by land area in New York State?
St. Lawrence County is the largest county by land area in New York State, covering 2,680 square miles along the Canadian border and St. Lawrence Seaway in northern New York.
What is the least populous county in New York State?
Hamilton County is the least populous county in New York, with approximately 5,107 residents. Located entirely within the protected Adirondack Park, it has a population density of under 3 people per square mile.
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