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Where are people moving in New York?

Montgomery County (10.2 per 1,000 residents), Saratoga County (5.9 per 1,000 residents) and Seneca County (5.8 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from other U.S. counties for their size in New York in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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New York counties ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Net movers 2025Residents
1Montgomery County10.2+51250,046
2Saratoga County5.9+1,415241,343
3Seneca County5.8+19032,883
4Fulton County5.6+29052,216
5Clinton County5.4+42278,138
6Ontario County5.0+560113,130
7Essex County4.6+16836,438
8Oswego County3.8+455118,569
9Genesee County2.9+16858,416
10Chenango County2.7+12345,715
11Livingston County2.6+15961,438
12Dutchess County2.6+775300,708
13Schenectady County2.2+356162,581
14Yates County2.1+5224,547
15Rensselaer County1.9+303160,510
16Wayne County1.7+15591,250
17Greene County1.7+7947,238
18Delaware County1.7+7444,305
19Cattaraugus County1.7+12575,390
20Schoharie County1.6+4830,176
21Ulster County1.6+285183,330
22Herkimer County1.4+8459,219
23Allegany County1.0+4646,800
24Albany County0.8+258321,225
25Otsego County0.7+4260,589
26Tioga County0.7+3247,453
27Steuben County−0.1−691,855
28Madison County−0.1−567,120
29Niagara County−0.3−65208,912
30Lewis County−0.6−1726,479
31Warren County−0.7−4465,020
32Broome County−0.7−143195,736
33Columbia County−1.1−6760,168
34Putnam County−1.2−11499,028
35Richmond County−1.8−885501,290
36Westchester County−1.8−1,8171,015,743
37Orleans County−1.8−7339,825
38Wyoming County−1.9−7539,741
39Monroe County−2.0−1,466750,506
40Chemung County−2.2−17780,415
41Erie County−2.4−2,280946,741
42Cayuga County−2.6−19674,365
43Chautauqua County−2.7−332124,126
44Suffolk County−2.8−4,4061,546,090
45Orange County−3.4−1,410417,669
46Nassau County−3.7−5,2191,398,939
47Oneida County−3.7−846226,392
48Cortland County−4.2−19445,850
49Hamilton County−5.6−285,006
50Schuyler County−6.1−10316,924
51Washington County−6.1−36459,353
52Onondaga County−6.2−2,901466,584
53St. Lawrence County−6.4−678105,488
54Franklin County−7.2−33446,500
55Sullivan County−9.3−75380,586
56Tompkins County−9.6−996104,047
57New York County−10.1−16,8521,664,862
58Rockland County−11.0−3,926357,397
59Bronx County−13.3−18,6851,406,332
60Kings County−14.6−38,8472,653,963
61Queens County−16.3−38,4492,358,182
62Jefferson County−18.0−2,009111,540

How this is ranked

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in New York gains the most people from other counties?

Montgomery County: 10.2 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Saratoga County (5.9 per 1,000 residents) and Seneca County (5.8 per 1,000 residents), of 62 New York counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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