Is New York's population growing or shrinking?
Refreshed annually
It grew by 1,000 between 2024 and 2025. That’s more than the population of Lake George. Changes in population reflect birth and death rates, immigration patterns, regional shifts, and even the overall health of the economy. New York’s 0.01% annual increase was primarily driven by immigration to the state. In the decade between 2015 and 2025, New York’s population declined by -0.42%.
+1.01K
population change (2024 to 2025)
+0.01%
percent change in population (2024 to 2025)
Since 2000, New York's population increased in 19 of 25 years. The largest increase occurred between 2023 and 2024, when it gained 214,900 residents. The state's largest decline during the 21st century occurred between 2020 and 2021 when it lost 286,900 residents.
New York gained 1,000 residents between 2024 and 2025.
Annual population change, 1901–2025
What contributes to population change in New York?
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 2024 to 2025 natural population change was positive in New York, with births exceeding deaths by 42,800.
- 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 95,600 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 137,600 more people leaving for another state than moving in.
Between 2024 and 2025, immigration was the primary driver of population growth in New York.
Components of population change, 2011–2025
Which counties in New York are growing? Which are shrinking?
Among 62 county equivalents, Westchester County had the largest population growth in New York, welcoming 6,578 new residents. Queens County lost the most, with a loss of 8,852 residents. County-level population data is available as of 2025.
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Montgomery County led New York in percent population increase between 2024 and 2025 at 0.94 percent. Hamilton County ranked last with a 1.5 percent decline.
Between 2024 and 2025, Montgomery County gained 0.94% in population, the largest increase in New York.
Population change
How does population change in New York compare to other states?
Between 2015 and 2025, New York’s population has declined by -0.42%. During that same period, the US population grew by 6.2%. New York ranks 45th among states in population growth over that decade.
New York ranked 45th in population growth between 2015 and 2025.
Percent change in population
Population change between 2024 and 2025, by county in New York
| County | Population change rate | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Montgomery County, NY | +0.94% |
| 2. | Rockland County, NY | +0.72% |
| 3. | Westchester County, NY | +0.65% |
| 4. | Seneca County, NY | +0.65% |
| 5. | Saratoga County, NY | +0.63% |
| 6. | Orange County, NY | +0.62% |
| 7. | Schenectady County, NY | +0.52% |
| 8. | Dutchess County, NY | +0.49% |
| 9. | Albany County, NY | +0.48% |
| 10. | Yates County, NY | +0.46% |
Population change between 2015 and 2025, by state
| State | Population change rate | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Idaho | +22% |
| 2. | Utah | +17.9% |
| 3. | Florida | +16.5% |
| 4. | Texas | +15.8% |
| 5. | Nevada | +14.9% |
| 6. | South Carolina | +14.8% |
| 7. | Arizona | +13.7% |
| 8. | North Carolina | +12.4% |
| 9. | Delaware | +12.2% |
| 10. | Washington state | +11.4% |
How is the US population changing?
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