US Census Data

Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in New York

New York counties and cities ranked by population change.

This page ranks the counties and cities of New York by population change — which have the steepest population decline since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Franklin County leads at -6.8%.

Among cities & places, Herrings leads at -100.0%.

Counties

#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Franklin County-6.8%
2Madison County-5.1%
3Schoharie County-4.0%
4Seneca County-3.7%
5Steuben County-3.5%
6Herkimer County-3.4%
7Livingston County-3.1%
8Cortland County-3.1%
9Orleans County-3.0%
10Chenango County-2.6%
11Cayuga County-2.5%
12Chemung County-2.5%
13Clinton County-2.0%
14Chautauqua County-1.7%
15Fulton County-1.6%
16Yates County-1.5%
17Tioga County-1.2%
18Washington County-1.2%
19Bronx County-1.1%
20St. Lawrence County-1.0%
21Essex County-1.0%
22Delaware County-1.0%
23Schuyler County-1.0%
24Cattaraugus County-0.8%
25Putnam County-0.8%
26Wyoming County-0.8%
27Otsego County-0.4%
28Oswego County-0.3%
29New York County-0.3%
30Oneida County-0.1%
31Lewis County+0.2%
32Tompkins County+0.2%
33Genesee County+0.2%
34Niagara County+0.2%
35Greene County+0.3%
36Montgomery County+0.3%
37Wayne County+0.7%
38Allegany County+0.7%
39Rensselaer County+0.7%
40Dutchess County+1.2%
41Monroe County+1.4%
42Columbia County+1.4%
43Queens County+1.9%
44Onondaga County+1.9%
45Ulster County+1.9%
46Warren County+2.0%
47Kings County+2.2%
48Nassau County+2.3%
49Broome County+2.4%
50Ontario County+2.6%
51Albany County+2.7%
52Suffolk County+2.8%
53Westchester County+2.9%
54Jefferson County+2.9%
55Schenectady County+3.1%
56Erie County+3.3%
57Saratoga County+3.8%
58Richmond County+3.8%
59Rockland County+4.5%
60Sullivan County+5.4%
61Orange County+6.2%
62Hamilton County+13.0%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Herrings-100.0%
2Copake Falls-97.9%
3Westmoreland-88.9%
4Gilgo-82.4%
5Three Mile Bay-82.2%
6Natural Bridge-73.7%
7Greigsville-65.8%
8Duanesburg-59.8%
9Fishers Island-57.6%
10Virgil-57.2%
11Linwood-56.1%
12Gorham-55.5%
13Bolton Landing-54.7%
14East Kingston-53.3%
15Downsville-51.6%
16Andes-47.3%
17Verplanck-47.1%
18Hunter-46.6%
19Parc-46.6%
20Meridian-46.5%
21Fort Johnson-45.5%
22Altmar-45.3%
23Redwood-44.3%
24Chazy-43.7%
25Fonda-43.5%
26Hartwick-42.9%
27Attica-42.2%
28Pottersville-39.8%
29Kennedy-38.7%
30Peach Lake-38.4%
31Callicoon-38.1%
32Leeds-37.8%
33Livingston Manor-36.8%
34Wadsworth-36.7%
35Esperance-36.7%
36Cold Spring Harbor-36.7%
37Brownville-36.6%
38Greenvale-36.3%
39Lakeville-36.1%
40Olcott-36.0%
41North Creek-34.5%
42Windham-34.4%
43Redford-34.1%
44Saddle Rock Estates-34.0%
45Cold Brook-33.9%
46Sunset Bay-33.8%
47Prattsburgh-33.7%
48Woodsville-32.7%
49Glen Aubrey-32.3%
50Westport-32.1%
51Cherry Creek-32.0%
52Arlington-31.4%
53St. Regis Falls-31.3%
54Silver Springs-31.2%
55Centre Island-30.9%
56Earlville-30.6%
57Colton-30.5%
58Oriskany Falls-29.5%
59Shenorock-29.3%
60Bedford Hills-29.2%
61Brasher Falls-29.1%
62Elba-28.5%
63Hartsdale-28.5%
64Dannemora-28.5%
65Hailesboro-28.2%
66Barneveld-28.2%
67Adams Center-27.7%
68Millport-27.5%
69Savannah-27.3%
70Friendship-27.1%
71Ames-26.5%
72Dolgeville-26.4%
73Galway-26.4%
74Philadelphia-26.1%
75Laurens-25.8%
76Witherbee-25.8%
77Cumminsville-25.8%
78La Fargeville-25.4%
79Greenwich-25.3%
80Prattsville-25.1%
81Randolph-25.1%
82Old Forge-25.1%
83Sandy Creek-24.0%
84Cato-23.2%
85Middleburgh-23.2%
86Deferiet-22.8%
87Fleischmanns-22.6%
88Schenevus-22.5%
89Busti-22.5%
90Hagaman-22.3%
91Chadwicks-22.2%
92DeKalb Junction-22.1%
93Copenhagen-21.7%
94Moriches-21.7%
95Madison-21.6%
96Norwood-21.0%
97Bainbridge-21.0%
98Hancock-20.9%
99Prospect-20.9%
100Rensselaer Falls-20.5%

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