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Chemung County, NY: population growth, jobs and income

Chemung County lost 422 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.5%).

Chemung County had an estimated 80,415 residents in 2025, down 3.9% (3,237 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than New York as a whole (−0.6%), and the 60th fastest growth of 62 counties in New York.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$1,059/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes10.2%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months1192025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 177 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 27,912 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −9.7% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.9% in 2025.

Builders were authorized to start 98 new homes in 2025, or 1.2 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $63,716 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +16.1% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 2,809th.

Part of the Elmira, NY metro area.

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Chemung County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202580,415−422
202480,837−253
202381,090−445
202281,535−1,526
202183,061−591
202083,652–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Chemung County

Chemung County lost 3,237 people since 2020; the biggest drag was domestic migration (−1,948).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−318−1,738
International migrationfrom and to other countries+68+361
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−177−1,948
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+5+88
Total change−422−3,237

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn New YorkAmong U.S. counties
Population growth60th of 622,809th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents40th of 622,251st of 3,108
Private-sector job growth58th of 622,795th of 3,092
Median household income54th of 621,706th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate31st of 621,456th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents47th of 621,946th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Chemung County's population change (−3.9%) was ahead of 1 of its 6 neighbouring counties and behind 5.

5 of its 6 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Chemung County's $63,716 (2020–24).

Chemung County, NY and its 6 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Chemung County, NY This county80,415−3.9%−2.21.2$63,716
Schuyler County, NY16,924−5.3%−6.13.2$67,663
Tompkins County, NY104,047−1.4%−9.64.5$74,024
Bradford County, PA59,600−0.6%1.51.0$63,675
Tioga County, NY47,453−1.9%0.73.2$72,739
Tioga County, PA40,502−1.3%4.11.8$64,899
Steuben County, NY91,855−1.6%−0.11.1$65,887

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Chemung County growing?

No. Its population fell 3.9% between 2020 and 2025, about 3,237 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). New York as a whole changed −0.6% over the same years. That ranks 60th of 62 counties in New York for population growth.

How many people moved to Chemung County?

On net, none in 2025: about 177 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Chemung County?

It averaged 3.9% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Chemung County?

About 80,415 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Chemung County?

Private employers there had 27,912 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −9.7% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

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Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.