Is New York's population growing or shrinking?
Updated annually
It grew by 129,900 between 2023 and 2024, the fifth most among all states. That’s more than the population of Smithtown. Changes in population reflect birth and death rates, immigration patterns, regional shifts, and even the overall health of the economy. New York’s 0.66% annual increase was primarily driven by immigration to the state. In the decade between 2014 and 2024, New York’s population declined by 0.67%.
+130K
population change (2023 to 2024)
+0.66%
percent change in population (2023 to 2024)
Since 2000, New York's population increased in 18 of 24 years. The largest increase occurred between 2010 and 2011, when it gained 181,800 residents. The state's largest decline during the 21st century occurred between 2020 and 2021 when it lost 256,900 residents.
New York gained 129,900 residents between 2023 and 2024.
Annual population change
A state’s population is influenced by three factors:
- Natural population change: If births outnumber deaths in a given year, natural population growth is positive. If deaths exceed births, it is negative. Between 2023 to 2024 natural population change was positive in New York, with births exceeding deaths by 43,700.
- Immigration: international migration directly into or out of a state. If more people move in than move out, population change from immigration is positive. If more people move out than move in, it’s negative. New York’s population change from immigration was positive, with about 207,200 more people coming from another country to New York than leaving.
- Domestic migration, moving between states: New York’s population change from domestic migration was negative, with about 120,900 more people leaving for another state than moving in.
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Between 2023 and 2024, immigration was the primary driver of population growth in New York.
Components of population change
Among 62 county equivalents, New York County had the largest population growth in New York, welcoming 27,435 new residents. Chautauqua County lost the most, with a loss of 637 residents.
Franklin County led New York in percent population increase between 2023 and 2024 at 1.8%. Schuyler County ranked last with a 1.9% decline.
Between 2023 and 2024, Franklin County gained 1.8% in population, the largest increase in New York.
Population change
Between 2014 and 2024, New York’s population has declined by -0.67%. During that same period, the US population grew by 6.5%. New York ranks 46th among states in population growth over that decade.
New York ranked 46th in population growth between 2014 and 2024.
Percent change in population
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