List of Counties in New York - Alphabetical List

Alphabetical List

County
 FIPS Code
 County seat
 Created
 Formed from
 Named for
 Population
 Area
 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. 7005304204000000000304,204 7002533000000000000533 sq mi
(70031380000000000001,380 km2)
Allegany County 003 Belmont 1806 Genesee County A variant spelling of the Allegheny River 700448946000000000048,946 70031034000000000001,034 sq mi
(70032678000000000002,678 km2)
Bronx County 005 New York City (coextensive with
The Bronx)		 1914 New York County Jonas Bronck (1600?–1643), an early settler of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam 70061385108000000001,385,108 700157430000000000057.43 sq mi
(7002149000000000000149 km2)
Broome County 007 Binghamton 1806 Tioga County John Broome (1738–1810), fourth Lieutenant Governor of New York 7005200600000000000200,600 7002715000000000000715 sq mi
(70031852000000000001,852 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 700480317000000000080,317 70031310000000000001,310 sq mi
(70033393000000000003,393 km2)
Cayuga County 011 Auburn 1799 Onondaga County The Cayuga tribe of Native Americans 700480026000000000080,026 7002864000000000000864 sq mi
(70032238000000000002,238 km2)
Chautauqua County 013 Mayville 1808 Genesee County A Seneca word of uncertain meaning 7005134905000000000134,905 70031500000000000001,500 sq mi
(70033885000000000003,885 km2)
Chemung County 015 Elmira 1836 Tioga County A Lenape word meaning "big horn", which was the name of a local Native American village 700488830000000000088,830 7002410810000000000410.81 sq mi
(70031064000000000001,064 km2)
Chenango County 017 Norwich 1798 Tioga County and Herkimer County An Onondaga word meaning "large bull-thistle" 700450477000000000050,477 7002898850000000000898.85 sq mi
(70032328000000000002,328 km2)
Clinton County 019 Plattsburgh 1788 Washington County George Clinton (1739–1812), fourth Vice President of the United States and first and third Governor of New York 700482128000000000082,128 70031118000000000001,118 sq mi
(70032896000000000002,896 km2)
Columbia County 021 Hudson 1786 Albany County Christopher Columbus (1451–1506), the European explorer 700463096000000000063,096 7002648000000000000648 sq mi
(70031678000000000001,678 km2)
Cortland County 023 Cortland 1808 Onondaga County Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721–1814), first Lieutenant Governor of New York 700449336000000000049,336 7002502000000000000502 sq mi
(70031300000000000001,300 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 700447980000000000047,980 70031468000000000001,468 sq mi
(70033802000000000003,802 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 7005297488000000000297,488 7002825000000000000825 sq mi
(70032137000000000002,137 km2)
Erie County 029 Buffalo 1821 Niagara County The Erie tribe of Native Americans 7005919040000000000919,040 70031227000000000001,227 sq mi
(70033178000000000003,178 km2)
Essex County 031 Elizabethtown 1799 Clinton County The county of Essex in England 700439370000000000039,370 70031916000000000001,916 sq mi
(70034962000000000004,962 km2)
Franklin County 033 Malone 1808 Clinton County Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), the early American printer, scientist, and statesman 700451599000000000051,599 70031697000000000001,697 sq mi
(70034395000000000004,395 km2)
Fulton County 035 Johnstown 1838 Montgomery County Robert Fulton (1765–1815), inventor of the steamship 700455531000000000055,531 7002533000000000000533 sq mi
(70031380000000000001,380 km2)
Genesee County 037 Batavia 1802 Ontario County A Seneca phrase meaning "good valley" 700460079000000000060,079 7002495000000000000495 sq mi
(70031282000000000001,282 km2)
Greene County 039 Catskill 1800 Albany County and Ulster County Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), the American Revolutionary War general 700449221000000000049,221 7002658000000000000658 sq mi
(70031704000000000001,704 km2)
Hamilton County 041 Lake Pleasant 1816 Montgomery County Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804), the early American political theorist and first Secretary of the Treasury 70034836000000000004,836 70031808000000000001,808 sq mi
(70034683000000000004,683 km2)
Herkimer County 043 Herkimer 1791 Montgomery County Nicholas Herkimer (1728–1777), the American Revolutionary War general 700464519000000000064,519 70031458000000000001,458 sq mi
(70033776000000000003,776 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 7005116229000000000116,229 70031857000000000001,857 sq mi
(70034810000000000004,810 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) 70062504700000000002,504,700 700196900000000000096.9 sq mi
(7002251000000000000251 km2)
Lewis County 049 Lowville 1805 Oneida County Morgan Lewis (1754–1844), the fourth Governor of New York 700427087000000000027,087 70031290000000000001,290 sq mi
(70033341000000000003,341 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 700465393000000000065,393 7002640000000000000640 sq mi
(70031658000000000001,658 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 700473442000000000073,442 7002662000000000000662 sq mi
(70031715000000000001,715 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 7005744344000000000744,344 70031366000000000001,366 sq mi
(70033538000000000003,538 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 700450219000000000050,219 7002410000000000000410 sq mi
(70031062000000000001,062 km2)
Nassau County 059 Mineola 1899 Queens County The Princes of Orange-Nassau ruled the Netherlands when Long Island was a Dutch colony 70061339532000000001,339,532 7002453000000000000453 sq mi
(70031173000000000001,173 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 70061585873000000001,585,873 700133770000000000033.77 sq mi
(700187000000000000087 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" 7005216469000000000216,469 70031140000000000001,140 sq mi
(70032953000000000002,953 km2)
Oneida County 065 Utica 1798 Herkimer County The Oneida tribe of Native Americans 7005234878000000000234,878 70031213000000000001,213 sq mi
(70033142000000000003,142 km2)
Onondaga County 067 Syracuse 1792 Herkimer County The Onondaga tribe of Native Americans 7005467026000000000467,026 7002806000000000000806 sq mi
(70032088000000000002,088 km2)
Ontario County 069 Canandaigua 1789 Montgomery County An Iroquoian word meaning "beautiful lake" 7005107931000000000107,931 7002662000000000000662 sq mi
(70031715000000000001,715 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 7005372813000000000372,813 7002839000000000000839 sq mi
(70032173000000000002,173 km2)
Orleans County 073 Albion 1824 Genesee County The French Royal House of Orléans 700442883000000000042,883 7002817000000000000817 sq mi
(70032116000000000002,116 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 7005122109000000000122,109 70031312000000000001,312 sq mi
(70033398000000000003,398 km2)
Otsego County 077 Cooperstown 1791 Montgomery County A Native American word meaning "place of the rock" 700462259000000000062,259 70031003000000000001,003 sq mi
(70032598000000000002,598 km2)
Putnam County 079 Carmel 1812 Dutchess County Israel Putnam (1718–1790), an American Revolutionary War general 700499710000000000099,710 7002246000000000000246 sq mi
(7002637000000000000637 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 70062230722000000002,230,722 7002178280000000000178.28 sq mi
(7002462000000000000462 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 7005159429000000000159,429 7002665000000000000665 sq mi
(70031722000000000001,722 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 7005468730000000000468,730 7002102500000000000102.5 sq mi
(7002265000000000000265 km2)
Rockland County 087 New City 1798 Orange County Early settlers' description of terrain as "rocky land" 7005311687000000000311,687 7002199000000000000199 sq mi
(7002515000000000000515 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 7005111944000000000111,944 70032821000000000002,821 sq mi
(70037306000000000007,306 km2)
Saratoga County 091 Ballston Spa 1791 Albany County A corruption of a Native American word meaning "the hill beside the river" 7005219607000000000219,607 7002844000000000000844 sq mi
(70032186000000000002,186 km2)
Schenectady County 093 Schenectady 1809 Albany County A Mohawk word meaning "on the other side of the pine lands" 7005154727000000000154,727 7002210000000000000210 sq mi
(7002544000000000000544 km2)
Schoharie County 095 Schoharie 1795 Albany County and Otsego County A Mohawk word meaning "floating driftwood" 700432749000000000032,749 7002626000000000000626 sq mi
(70031621000000000001,621 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 700418343000000000018,343 7002342000000000000342 sq mi
(7002886000000000000886 km2)
Seneca County 099 Ovid / Waterloo 1804 Cayuga County The Seneca tribe of Native Americans 700435251000000000035,251 7002325000000000000325 sq mi
(7002842000000000000842 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 700498990000000000098,990 70031404000000000001,404 sq mi
(70033636000000000003,636 km2)
Suffolk County 103 Riverhead 1683 One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony The county of Suffolk in England 70061493350000000001,493,350 70032373000000000002,373 sq mi
(70036146000000000006,146 km2)
Sullivan County 105 Monticello 1809 Ulster County John Sullivan (1740–1795), an American Revolutionary War general 700477547000000000077,547 7002997000000000000997 sq mi
(70032582000000000002,582 km2)
Tioga County 107 Owego 1791 Montgomery County A Native American word meaning "at the forks", describing a meeting place 700451125000000000051,125 7002523000000000000523 sq mi
(70031355000000000001,355 km2)
Tompkins County 109 Ithaca 1817 Cayuga County and Seneca County Daniel D. Tompkins (1774–1825), the 6th Vice President of the United States 7005101564000000000101,564 7002476000000000000476 sq mi
(70031233000000000001,233 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 7005182493000000000182,493 70031161000000000001,161 sq mi
(70033007000000000003,007 km2)
Warren County 113 Queensbury 1813 Washington County Joseph Warren (1741–1775), the early American patriot and American Revolutionary War general 700465707000000000065,707 7002870000000000000870 sq mi
(70032253000000000002,253 km2)
Washington County 115 Fort Edward 1772 Albany County Originally Charlotte County, renamed in 1784 after George Washington (1732–1799), the American Revolutionary War general and first President of the United States 700463216000000000063,216 7002846000000000000846 sq mi
(70032191000000000002,191 km2)
Wayne County 117 Lyons 1823 Ontario County and Seneca County General Anthony Wayne (1745–1796), the American Revolutionary War general 700493772000000000093,772 70031384000000000001,384 sq mi
(70033585000000000003,585 km2)
Westchester County 119 White Plains 1683 One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony The city of Chester in England 7005949113000000000949,113 7002500000000000000500 sq mi
(70031295000000000001,295 km2)
Wyoming County 121 Warsaw 1841 Genesee County A modification of a word from the Lenape language meaning "broad bottom lands" 700442155000000000042,155 7002596000000000000596 sq mi
(70031544000000000001,544 km2)
Yates County 123 Penn Yan 1823 Ontario County and Steuben County Joseph C. Yates (1768–1837), eighth Governor of New York 700425348000000000025,348 7002376000000000000376 sq mi
(7002974000000000000974 km2)

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