New York: cities and towns by population
The largest of New York's 1,114 recorded places, ranked by population — 25,546,863 people across the state's towns and cities.
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City | 8,804,190 |
| 2 | Brooklyn | 2,736,074 |
| 3 | Queens | 2,316,841 |
| 4 | Manhattan | 1,487,536 |
| 5 | The Bronx | 1,385,108 |
| 6 | Staten Island | 468,730 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 258,071 |
| 8 | Rochester | 209,802 |
| 9 | Yonkers | 201,116 |
| 10 | Syracuse | 144,142 |
| 11 | Amherst | 122,366 |
| 12 | Albany | 101,228 |
| 13 | West Albany | 93,794 |
| 14 | Greenburgh | 86,764 |
| 15 | New Rochelle | 79,846 |
| 16 | Cheektowaga | 75,178 |
| 17 | Mount Vernon | 68,628 |
| 18 | Schenectady | 65,305 |
| 19 | Utica | 61,100 |
| 20 | Brentwood | 60,664 |
| 21 | White Plains | 58,459 |
| 22 | Clay | 58,206 |
| 23 | Hempstead | 55,547 |
| 24 | Levittown | 51,881 |
| 25 | Irondequoit | 51,692 |
| 26 | Troy | 49,906 |
| 27 | Niagara Falls | 48,916 |
| 28 | Binghamton | 46,032 |
| 29 | West Seneca | 44,711 |
| 30 | Freeport | 43,334 |
| 31 | West Babylon | 43,213 |
| 32 | Henrietta | 42,581 |
| 33 | Hicksville | 41,547 |
| 34 | Coram | 39,113 |
| 35 | East Meadow | 38,132 |
| 36 | Valley Stream | 37,962 |
| 37 | Clifton Park | 36,705 |
| 38 | Brighton | 36,609 |
| 39 | Commack | 36,124 |
| 40 | Central Islip | 34,450 |
| 41 | New City | 33,559 |
| 42 | Long Beach | 33,550 |
| 43 | Elmont | 33,198 |
| 44 | Huntington Station | 33,029 |
| 45 | Kiryas Joel | 32,954 |
| 46 | Spring Valley | 32,598 |
| 47 | Rome | 32,573 |
| 48 | Oceanside | 32,109 |
| 49 | Cicero | 31,632 |
| 50 | Centereach | 31,578 |
| 51 | Ithaca | 30,788 |
| 52 | North Tonawanda | 30,785 |
| 53 | Poughkeepsie | 30,371 |
| 54 | Jamestown | 30,075 |
| 55 | Port Chester | 29,620 |
| 56 | Glenville | 29,326 |
| 57 | Franklin Square | 29,320 |
| 58 | Harrison | 28,348 |
| 59 | West Islip | 28,335 |
| 60 | Newburgh | 28,290 |
| 61 | Elmira | 28,213 |
| 62 | Vestal | 28,043 |
| 63 | Shirley | 27,854 |
| 64 | Middletown | 27,812 |
| 65 | Saratoga Springs | 27,765 |
| 66 | Deer Park | 27,745 |
| 67 | Queensbury | 27,703 |
| 68 | Glen Cove | 27,400 |
| 69 | Lindenhurst | 27,277 |
| 70 | Holbrook | 27,195 |
| 71 | Auburn | 26,985 |
| 72 | Dix Hills | 26,892 |
| 73 | Watertown | 26,780 |
| 74 | Smithtown | 26,470 |
| 75 | Bay Shore | 26,337 |
| 76 | Plainview | 26,217 |
| 77 | Ossining | 25,441 |
| 78 | East Amherst | 24,914 |
| 79 | Uniondale | 24,759 |
| 80 | Rockville Centre | 24,201 |
| 81 | Medford | 24,142 |
| 82 | Peekskill | 24,043 |
| 83 | Baldwin | 24,033 |
| 84 | Kingston | 23,436 |
| 85 | Copiague | 22,993 |
| 86 | Garden City | 22,612 |
| 87 | East Patchogue | 22,469 |
| 88 | Merrick | 22,097 |
| 89 | Massapequa | 21,685 |
| 90 | Hauppauge | 20,882 |
| 91 | Grand Island | 20,813 |
| 92 | Latham | 20,736 |
| 93 | Rotterdam | 20,652 |
| 94 | Lockport | 20,624 |
| 95 | East Northport | 20,217 |
| 96 | Lake Ronkonkoma | 20,155 |
| 97 | North Bellmore | 19,941 |
| 98 | Cortlandt Manor | 19,929 |
| 99 | Selden | 19,851 |
| 100 | Plattsburgh | 19,806 |
| 101 | Holtsville | 19,714 |
| 102 | Lynbrook | 19,558 |
| 103 | Mamaroneck | 19,375 |
| 104 | Mineola | 19,139 |
| 105 | Ronkonkoma | 19,082 |
| 106 | East Massapequa | 19,069 |
| 107 | Melville | 18,985 |
| 108 | North Bay Shore | 18,944 |
| 109 | Cortland | 18,907 |
| 110 | Wantagh | 18,871 |
| 111 | West Hempstead | 18,862 |
| 112 | Syosset | 18,829 |
| 113 | Islip | 18,689 |
| 114 | Monsey | 18,412 |
| 115 | Huntington | 18,046 |
| 116 | Amsterdam | 18,008 |
| 117 | Lackawanna | 17,965 |
| 118 | North Massapequa | 17,886 |
| 119 | Scarsdale | 17,885 |
| 120 | Nanuet | 17,882 |
| 121 | North Amityville | 17,862 |
| 122 | Oswego | 17,787 |
| 123 | North Babylon | 17,509 |
| 124 | Wilton | 17,361 |
| 125 | Kings Park | 17,282 |
| 126 | Massapequa Park | 17,232 |
| 127 | Woodmere | 17,121 |
| 128 | East Setauket | 17,006 |
| 129 | Sayville | 16,853 |
| 130 | North Valley Stream | 16,628 |
| 131 | Cohoes | 16,538 |
| 132 | Bethpage | 16,429 |
| 133 | Roosevelt | 16,258 |
| 134 | Bellmore | 16,218 |
| 135 | Rye | 16,046 |
| 136 | Floral Park | 15,969 |
| 137 | Pearl River | 15,876 |
| 138 | Port Washington | 15,846 |
| 139 | Farmingville | 15,481 |
| 140 | Mastic | 15,481 |
| 141 | Setauket-East Setauket | 15,477 |
| 142 | Westbury | 15,379 |
| 143 | Seaford | 15,294 |
| 144 | Kenmore | 15,160 |
| 145 | Depew | 15,146 |
| 146 | Gates-North Gates | 15,138 |
| 147 | Gloversville | 15,023 |
| 148 | Eggertsville | 15,019 |
| 149 | Batavia | 15,010 |
| 150 | Tonawanda | 14,907 |
| 151 | North New Hyde Park | 14,899 |
| 152 | Mastic Beach | 14,841 |
| 153 | Johnson City | 14,773 |
| 154 | Greece | 14,519 |
| 155 | South Farmingdale | 14,486 |
| 156 | East Islip | 14,475 |
| 157 | Beacon | 14,347 |
| 158 | Manorville | 14,314 |
| 159 | Glens Falls | 14,291 |
| 160 | Wykagyl | 14,146 |
| 161 | Jefferson Valley-Yorktown | 14,142 |
| 162 | New Cassel | 14,059 |
| 163 | Rocky Point | 14,014 |
| 164 | Olean | 13,870 |
| 165 | Oneonta | 13,862 |
| 166 | Greenlawn | 13,742 |
| 167 | Stony Brook | 13,740 |
| 168 | Hampton Bays | 13,603 |
| 169 | Jericho | 13,567 |
| 170 | Nesconset | 13,387 |
| 171 | Saint James | 13,338 |
| 172 | Ridge | 13,336 |
| 173 | Riverhead | 13,299 |
| 174 | Geneva | 13,062 |
| 175 | Endicott | 13,014 |
| 176 | Fort Drum | 12,955 |
| 177 | Wawarsing | 12,925 |
| 178 | Fallsburg | 12,773 |
| 179 | Patchogue | 12,463 |
| 180 | Miller Place | 12,339 |
| 181 | North Castle | 12,304 |
| 182 | North Merrick | 12,272 |
| 183 | Haverstraw | 12,187 |
| 184 | Babylon | 12,161 |
| 185 | Stony Point | 12,147 |
| 186 | Mount Sinai | 12,118 |
| 187 | Salisbury | 12,093 |
| 188 | Dunkirk | 12,081 |
| 189 | North Wantagh | 11,960 |
| 190 | Terryville | 11,849 |
| 191 | West Henrietta | 11,691 |
| 192 | North Lindenhurst | 11,652 |
| 193 | Wyandanch | 11,647 |
| 194 | Tarrytown | 11,560 |
| 195 | Fulton | 11,552 |
| 196 | North Bellport | 11,545 |
| 197 | Endwell | 11,446 |
| 198 | Lake Grove | 11,235 |
| 199 | Elwood | 11,177 |
| 200 | Mount Kisco | 11,145 |