List of counties in New York

Counties of New York
Location	State of New York
Number	62
Populations	4,836 (Hamilton) – 2,504,700 (Kings County)
Areas	33.77 square miles (87.5 km2) (New York) – 2,821 square miles (7,310 km2) (St. Lawrence)
Government	County government
Subdivisions	Cities, Towns, Indian Reservations

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There are 62 counties in the state of New York. The original twelve counties were created immediately after the British takeover of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, although two of these counties have since been abolished. The most recent county formation in New York was in 1914, when Bronx County was created from the portions of New York City that had been annexed from Westchester County in the late 19th century and added to New York County.^[1] New York's counties are named for a variety of Native American words, British provinces, counties, cities, and royalty, early American statesmen and military personnel, and New York State politicians.^[2]

Five of New York's counties are coterminous with the five boroughs of New York City and do not have functioning county governments, except for a few borough officials. New York City is considered the county seat of these five counties: New York County (Manhattan), Kings County (Brooklyn), Bronx County (The Bronx), Richmond County (Staten Island), and Queens County (Queens). Because each borough has a separate main Post Office (and Queens has four of them), the county seats of the five boroughs are often stated in terms of those main post offices: New York (Manhattan), Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island, and Jamaica (Queens). However, the communities served by those main post offices are all within the city limits of New York. In contrast to other counties of New York state, the powers of the five boroughs of New York City are very limited, and in nearly all respects are subordinate to the city's.^[3]

The FIPS county code is the five-digit Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code which uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States. The three-digit number is unique to each individual county within a state, but to be unique within the entire United States, it must be prefixed by the state code. This means that, for example, while Albany County, is 001, Addison County, Vermont, and Alachua County, Florida, are also 001. To uniquely identify Albany County, New York, one must use the state code of 36 plus the county code of 001; therefore, the unique nationwide identifier for Albany County, New York, is 36001. The links in the column FIPS County Code are to the Census Bureau Info page for that county.^[4]

Alphabetical list

County	FIPS Code [4]	County seat [5]	Created [5]	Formed from [1]	Named for [2]	Density	2010 Population [5]	Area [5]	Map
Albany County	001	Albany	1683	One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony	James II of England (James VII of Scotland) (1633–1701), who was Duke of York (English title) and Duke of Albany (Scottish title) before becoming King of England, Ireland, and Scotland.	570.74	7005304204000000000♠304,204	7002533000000000000♠533 sq mi (7003138000000000000♠1,380 km2)
Allegany County	003	Belmont	1806	Genesee County	A variant spelling of the Allegheny River	47.34	7004489460000000000♠48,946	7003103400000000000♠1,034 sq mi (7003267800000000000♠2,678 km2)
Bronx County	005	New York City (coextensive with The Bronx)	1914[6]	New York County	Jonas Bronck (1600?–1643), an early settler of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam	24,118.20	7006138510800000000♠1,385,108	7001574300000000000♠57.43 sq mi (7002149000000000000♠149 km2)
Broome County	007	Binghamton	1806	Tioga County	John Broome (1738–1810), fourth Lieutenant Governor of New York	280.56	7005200600000000000♠200,600	7002715000000000000♠715 sq mi (7003185200000000000♠1,852 km2)
Cattaraugus County	009	Little Valley	1808	Genesee County	A Seneca word meaning "bad smelling banks", referring to the odor of natural gas which leaked from local rock formations	61.31	7004803170000000000♠80,317	7003131000000000000♠1,310 sq mi (7003339300000000000♠3,393 km2)
Cayuga County	011	Auburn	1799	Onondaga County	The Cayuga tribe of Native Americans	92.62	7004800260000000000♠80,026	7002864000000000000♠864 sq mi (7003223800000000000♠2,238 km2)
Chautauqua County	013	Mayville	1808	Genesee County	A Seneca word meaning "bag tied in the middle", in reference to the shape of Chautauqua Lake	89.94	7005134905000000000♠134,905	7003150000000000000♠1,500 sq mi (7003388500000000000♠3,885 km2)
Chemung County	015	Elmira	1836	Tioga County	A Lenape word meaning "big horn", which was the name of a local Native American village	216.23	7004888300000000000♠88,830	7002410810000000000♠410.81 sq mi (7003106400000000000♠1,064 km2)
Chenango County	017	Norwich	1798	Tioga County and Herkimer County	An Onondaga word meaning "large bull-thistle"	56.16	7004504770000000000♠50,477	7002898850000000000♠898.85 sq mi (7003232800000000000♠2,328 km2)
Clinton County	019	Plattsburgh	1788	Washington County	Vice President of the United States and first and third Governor of New York	73.46	7004821280000000000♠82,128	7003111800000000000♠1,118 sq mi (7003289600000000000♠2,896 km2)
Columbia County	021	Hudson	1786	Albany County	Christopher Columbus (1451–1506), the European explorer	97.37	7004630960000000000♠63,096	7002648000000000000♠648 sq mi (7003167800000000000♠1,678 km2)
Cortland County	023	Cortland	1808	Onondaga County	Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721–1814), first Lieutenant Governor of New York	98.28	7004493360000000000♠49,336	7002502000000000000♠502 sq mi (7003130000000000000♠1,300 km2)
Delaware County	025	Delhi	1797	Otsego County and Ulster County	Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618), an early colonial leader in Virginia	32.68	7004479800000000000♠47,980	7003146800000000000♠1,468 sq mi (7003380200000000000♠3,802 km2)
Dutchess County	027	Poughkeepsie	1683	One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony	Lady Anne Hyde (1637–1671), Duchess of York and wife of King James II of England	360.59	7005297488000000000♠297,488	7002825000000000000♠825 sq mi (7003213700000000000♠2,137 km2)
Erie County	029	Buffalo	1821	Niagara County	The Erie tribe of Native Americans	749.02	7005919040000000000♠919,040	7003122700000000000♠1,227 sq mi (7003317800000000000♠3,178 km2)
Essex County	031	Elizabethtown	1799	Clinton County	The county of Essex in England	20.55	7004393700000000000♠39,370	7003191600000000000♠1,916 sq mi (7003496200000000000♠4,962 km2)
Franklin County	033	Malone	1808	Clinton County	Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), the early American printer, scientist, and statesman	30.41	7004515990000000000♠51,599	7003169700000000000♠1,697 sq mi (7003439500000000000♠4,395 km2)
Fulton County	035	Johnstown	1838	Montgomery County	Robert Fulton (1765–1815), inventor of the steamship	104.19	7004555310000000000♠55,531	7002533000000000000♠533 sq mi (7003138000000000000♠1,380 km2)
Genesee County	037	Batavia	1802	Ontario County	A Seneca phrase meaning "good valley"	121.37	7004600790000000000♠60,079	7002495000000000000♠495 sq mi (7003128200000000000♠1,282 km2)
Greene County	039	Catskill	1800	Albany County and Ulster County	Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), the American Revolutionary War general	74.80	7004492210000000000♠49,221	7002658000000000000♠658 sq mi (7003170400000000000♠1,704 km2)
Hamilton County	041	Lake Pleasant	1816	Montgomery County	Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804), the early American political theorist and first Secretary of the Treasury	2.67	7003483600000000000♠4,836	7003180800000000000♠1,808 sq mi (7003468300000000000♠4,683 km2)
Herkimer County	043	Herkimer	1791	Montgomery County	Nicholas Herkimer (1728–1777), the American Revolutionary War general	44.25	7004645190000000000♠64,519	7003145800000000000♠1,458 sq mi (7003377600000000000♠3,776 km2)
Jefferson County	045	Watertown	1805	Oneida County	Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), the early American statesman, author of the Declaration of Independence, and third President of the United States	62.59	7005116229000000000♠116,229	7003185700000000000♠1,857 sq mi (7003481000000000000♠4,810 km2)
Kings County	047	New York City (coextensive with Brooklyn)	1683	One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony	King Charles II of England (1630–1685)	25,848.30	7006250470000000000♠2,504,700	7001969000000000000♠96.9 sq mi (7002251000000000000♠251 km2)
Lewis County	049	Lowville	1805	Oneida County	Governor of New York	21.00	7004270870000000000♠27,087	7003129000000000000♠1,290 sq mi (7003334100000000000♠3,341 km2)
Livingston County	051	Geneseo	1821	Genesee County and Ontario County	Robert Livingston (1746–1813), the early American statesman and New York delegate to the Continental Congress	102.18	7004653930000000000♠65,393	7002640000000000000♠640 sq mi (7003165800000000000♠1,658 km2)
Madison County	053	Wampsville	1806	Chenango County	James Madison (1751–1836), the early American statesman, principal author of the Constitution of the United States, and fourth President of the United States	110.94	7004734420000000000♠73,442	7002662000000000000♠662 sq mi (7003171500000000000♠1,715 km2)
Monroe County	055	Rochester	1821	Genesee County and Ontario County	James Monroe (1758–1831), the early American statesman and fifth President of the United States	544.91	7005744344000000000♠744,344	7003136600000000000♠1,366 sq mi (7003353800000000000♠3,538 km2)
Montgomery County	057	Fonda	1772	Albany County	Originally Tryon County after colonial governor William Tryon (1729–1788), renamed after the American Revolutionary War general Richard Montgomery (1738–1775) in 1784	122.49	7004502190000000000♠50,219	7002410000000000000♠410 sq mi (7003106200000000000♠1,062 km2)
Nassau County	059	Mineola	1899	Queens County	The Princes of Orange-Nassau ruled the Netherlands when Long Island was a Dutch colony	2,957.02	7006133953200000000♠1,339,532	7002453000000000000♠453 sq mi (7003117300000000000♠1,173 km2)
New York County	061	New York City (coextensive with Manhattan)	1683	One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony	King James II of England (1633–1701), who was Duke of York and Albany before he ascended the throne of England, Duke of York being his English title	46,961.00	7006158587300000000♠1,585,873	7001337700000000000♠33.77 sq mi (7001870000000000000♠87 km2)
Niagara County	063	Lockport	1808	Genesee County	An Iroquoian word perhaps meaning "a neck" between two bodies of water, "thunder of waters", or "bisected bottom land"	189.89	7005216469000000000♠216,469	7003114000000000000♠1,140 sq mi (7003295300000000000♠2,953 km2)
Oneida County	065	Utica	1798	Herkimer County	The Oneida tribe of Native Americans	193.63	7005234878000000000♠234,878	7003121300000000000♠1,213 sq mi (7003314200000000000♠3,142 km2)
Onondaga County	067	Syracuse	1792	Herkimer County	The Onondaga tribe of Native Americans	579.44	7005467026000000000♠467,026	7002806000000000000♠806 sq mi (7003208800000000000♠2,088 km2)
Ontario County	069	Canandaigua	1789	Montgomery County	An Iroquoian word meaning "beautiful lake"	163.04	7005107931000000000♠107,931	7002662000000000000♠662 sq mi (7003171500000000000♠1,715 km2)
Orange County	071	Goshen	1683	One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony	William of Orange-Nassau (1650–1702), who became King William III of England	444.35	7005372813000000000♠372,813	7002839000000000000♠839 sq mi (7003217300000000000♠2,173 km2)
Orleans County	073	Albion	1824	Genesee County	The French Royal House of Orléans	52.49	7004428830000000000♠42,883	7002817000000000000♠817 sq mi (7003211600000000000♠2,116 km2)
Oswego County	075	Oswego	1816	Oneida County and Onondaga County	The Oswego River, from an Iroquoian word meaning "the outpouring", referring to the mouth of the river	93.07	7005122109000000000♠122,109	7003131200000000000♠1,312 sq mi (7003339800000000000♠3,398 km2)
Otsego County	077	Cooperstown	1791	Montgomery County	A Native American word meaning "place of the rock"	62.07	7004622590000000000♠62,259	7003100300000000000♠1,003 sq mi (7003259800000000000♠2,598 km2)
Putnam County	079	Carmel	1812	Dutchess County	Israel Putnam (1718–1790), an American Revolutionary War general	405.33	7004997100000000000♠99,710	7002246000000000000♠246 sq mi (7002637000000000000♠637 km2)
Queens County	081	New York City (coextensive with Queens)	1683	One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony	Catherine of Braganza (1638–1705), Queen of England and wife of King Charles II of England	12,512.46	7006223072200000000♠2,230,722	7002178280000000000♠178.28 sq mi (7002462000000000000♠462 km2)
Rensselaer County	083	Troy	1791	Albany County	In honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer (before 1596 – after 1643), the early landholder in the Dutch New Amsterdam colony	239.74	7005159429000000000♠159,429	7002665000000000000♠665 sq mi (7003172200000000000♠1,722 km2)
Richmond County	085	New York City (coextensive with Staten Island)	1683	One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony	Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond (1672–1723), the illegitimate son of King Charles II of England	4,572.98	7005468730000000000♠468,730	7002102500000000000♠102.5 sq mi (7002265000000000000♠265 km2)
Rockland County	087	New City	1798	Orange County	Early settlers' description of terrain as "rocky land"	1,566.27	7005311687000000000♠311,687	7002199000000000000♠199 sq mi (7002515000000000000♠515 km2)
St. Lawrence County	089	Canton	1802	Clinton County, Herkimer County, and Montgomery County	The St Lawrence River, which forms the northern border of the county and New York State	39.68	7005111944000000000♠111,944	7003282100000000000♠2,821 sq mi (7003730600000000000♠7,306 km2)
Saratoga County	091	Ballston Spa	1791	Albany County	A corruption of a Native American word meaning "the hill beside the river"	260.20	7005219607000000000♠219,607	7002844000000000000♠844 sq mi (7003218600000000000♠2,186 km2)
Schenectady County	093	Schenectady	1809	Albany County	A Mohawk word meaning "on the other side of the pine lands"	736.80	7005154727000000000♠154,727	7002210000000000000♠210 sq mi (7002544000000000000♠544 km2)
Schoharie County	095	Schoharie	1795	Albany County and Otsego County	A Mohawk word meaning "floating driftwood"	51.84	7004327490000000000♠32,749	7002626000000000000♠626 sq mi (7003162100000000000♠1,621 km2)
Schuyler County	097	Watkins Glen	1854	Chemung County, Steuben County, and Tompkins County	Philip Schuyler (1733–1804), the American Revolutionary War general and Senator from New York	53.63	7004183430000000000♠18,343	7002342000000000000♠342 sq mi (7002886000000000000♠886 km2)
Seneca County	099	Waterloo	1804	Cayuga County	The Seneca tribe of Native Americans	108.46	7004352510000000000♠35,251	7002325000000000000♠325 sq mi (7002842000000000000♠842 km2)
Steuben County	101	Bath	1796	Ontario County	Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730–1794), the Prussian general who assisted the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War	70.51	7004989900000000000♠98,990	7003140400000000000♠1,404 sq mi (7003363600000000000♠3,636 km2)
Suffolk County	103	Riverhead	1683	One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony	The county of Suffolk in England	629.31	7006149335000000000♠1,493,350	7003237300000000000♠2,373 sq mi (7003614600000000000♠6,146 km2)
Sullivan County	105	Monticello	1809	Ulster County	John Sullivan (1740–1795), an American Revolutionary War general	77.78	7004775470000000000♠77,547	7002997000000000000♠997 sq mi (7003258200000000000♠2,582 km2)
Tioga County	107	Owego	1791	Montgomery County	A Native American word meaning "at the forks", describing a meeting place	97.75	7004511250000000000♠51,125	7002523000000000000♠523 sq mi (7003135500000000000♠1,355 km2)
Tompkins County	109	Ithaca	1817	Cayuga County and Seneca County	Daniel D. Tompkins (1774–1825), the 6th Vice President of the United States	213.37	7005101564000000000♠101,564	7002476000000000000♠476 sq mi (7003123300000000000♠1,233 km2)
Ulster County	111	Kingston	1683	One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony	The Irish province of Ulster, then an earldom of the Duke of York, later King James II of England	157.19	7005182493000000000♠182,493	7003116100000000000♠1,161 sq mi (7003300700000000000♠3,007 km2)
Warren County	113	Queensbury	1813	Washington County	Joseph Warren (1741–1775), the early American patriot and American Revolutionary War general	75.53	7004657070000000000♠65,707	7002870000000000000♠870 sq mi (7003225300000000000♠2,253 km2)
Washington County	115	Fort Edward	1772	Albany County	Originally Charlotte County, renamed in 1784 after American Revolutionary War general and first President of the United States	74.72	7004632160000000000♠63,216	7002846000000000000♠846 sq mi (7003219100000000000♠2,191 km2)
Wayne County	117	Lyons	1823	Ontario County and Seneca County	General Anthony Wayne (1745–1796), the American Revolutionary War general	67.75	7004937720000000000♠93,772	7003138400000000000♠1,384 sq mi (7003358500000000000♠3,585 km2)
Westchester County	119	White Plains	1683	One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony	The city of Chester in England	1,898.23	7005949113000000000♠949,113	7002500000000000000♠500 sq mi (7003129500000000000♠1,295 km2)
Wyoming County	121	Warsaw	1841	Genesee County	A modification of a word from the Lenape language meaning "broad bottom lands"	70.73	7004421550000000000♠42,155	7002596000000000000♠596 sq mi (7003154400000000000♠1,544 km2)
Yates County	123	Penn Yan	1823	Ontario County and Steuben County	Joseph C. Yates (1768–1837), eighth Governor of New York	67.41	7004253480000000000♠25,348	7002376000000000000♠376 sq mi (7002974000000000000♠974 km2)

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Broome

Delaware

Sullivan

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Putnam

Westchester

Rockland

Suffolk

Nassau

Queens

Kings

Richmond

New York

Bronx

Orange

Erie

Wyoming

Livingston

Ontario

Yates

Seneca

Schuyler

Tompkins

Cortland

Chenango

Otsego

Schoharie

Albany

Greene

Schenectady

Saratoga

Washington

Warren

Niagara

Genesee

Orleans

Monroe

Wayne

Cayuga

Onondaga

Madison

Montgomery

Fulton

Oneida

Oswego

Lewis

Jefferson

Herkimer

Hamilton

Essex

Saint Lawrence

Franklin

Clinton

See also

• List of former United States counties
• New York State City/County Management Association

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