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Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 1.66 million people living in New York County, NY. That makes New York County the 21st-most populous county in the US. It is also the third-largest in New York, accounting for 8.3% of the state’s population.

1.66M

population of New York County, NY (2024)

8.3%

County share of the New York population (2024)

About 1.66 million people lived in New York County, NY in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are New York County, NY’s age demographics?

About 309,700 New York County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 18.6% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.9% of New York’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 220,500 New York County, NY residents, or 13.3% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 20.1% of New York’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.

A higher share of New York County, NY's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are New York County, NY’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Hispanic residents make up 24.5% of the New York County, NY population, higher than the national share of 20%. New York County, NY also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Asian (13.7%) than the US overall (6.5%).
In contrast, New York County’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 46.3%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native population makes up 0.16% of the county, compared with 0.72% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

New York County, NY has a higher share of a Hispanic population than New York as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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