Editing List of counties in New York

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{{For|the divisions of New York City that are coextensive with its counties|Boroughs of New York City}}
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| territory = [[New York (state)|State of New York]]
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| current_number = 62 
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| population_range = 5,082 ([[Hamilton County, New York|Hamilton]]) – 2,617,631 ([[Brooklyn|Kings]])
| area_range = {{Convert|33.77|sqmi}} ([[Manhattan|New York]]) – {{Convert|2821|sqmi}} ([[St. Lawrence County|St. Lawrence]])
| government = [[Local government|County government]]
| subdivision = [[List of cities in New York|Cities]], [[List of towns in New York|Towns]], [[List of American Indian Reservations in New York|Indian Reservations]]
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{{Regions of New York}}

There are 62 [[county (United States)|counties]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New York (state)|New York]].

The first 12 counties were created in 1683 soon after the British took over the Dutch colony of [[New Amsterdam]]; two of these counties were later abolished, their land going to Massachusetts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 12 Original Counties of New York State - Cliff Lamere |url=http://genealogy.clifflamere.com/Aid/History/NY-OriginalCounties.htm |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=genealogy.clifflamere.com}}</ref> These counties were carried over after independence in 1783, but most of the counties were created by the state in the 19th century. The newest county is [[the Bronx]], created in 1914 from the portions of [[New York County]] that had been annexed from [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]] in the late 19th century.<ref name="form">{{cite web|url=http://www.mynewyorkgenealogy.com/ny_maps/ny_cf.htm |title=New York Formation Maps |work=Genealogy, Inc. |access-date=2008-01-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230193828/http://www.mynewyorkgenealogy.com/ny_maps/ny_cf.htm%23 |archive-date=December 30, 2007 }}</ref>  New York's counties are named for various Native American words; British provinces, counties, cities, and royalty; early American statesmen and military personnel; and New York State politicians.<ref name="etym">{{cite book | last =Beatty, Michael | title =County Name Origins of the United States | publisher =McFarland Press | year =2001 | isbn =0-7864-1025-6 | url-access =registration | url =https://archive.org/details/countynameorigin0000beat }}</ref>

==Authority==
Excepting the five boroughs of [[New York City]], New York counties are governed by New York County Law and have governments run by either a Board of Supervisors or a County Legislature, and either an elected County Executive or appointed county manager. Counties without charters are run by a Board of Supervisors, in which Town Supervisors from towns within the county also sit on the county Board of Supervisors. For counties with a charter, the executives generally have powers to veto acts of the county legislature. The legislatures have powers of setting policies, levying taxes and distributing funds.

Throughout the state, including NYC, the court system and public prosecution is primarily a matter of state law but is generally organized along county lines, chosen by county voters.

==Five boroughs of New York City==

Five of New York's counties are each coextensive with [[New York City]]'s five [[borough (New York City)|boroughs]]. They are New York County ([[Manhattan]]), Kings County ([[Brooklyn]]), Bronx County ([[The Bronx]]), Richmond County ([[Staten Island]]), and Queens County ([[Queens]]). They are the smallest counties in New York by area.

In contrast to other counties of New York, the powers of the five boroughs of New York City are very limited and in nearly all respects are governed by the city government.<ref>{{cite book |title=Regionalism and realism: A Study of Government in the New York Metropolitan Area |last1=Benjamin|first1=Gerald|last2=Nathan|first2=Richard P.|year=1990 |publisher=[[Brookings Institution]] |pages=59}}</ref> Some officials are elected on a borough-wide basis, the five [[Borough President|borough presidents]] deal with Borough matters, while the district attorneys, and all county and state supreme court judges are generally concerned with the administration of state criminal and civil law and local ordinances in the county. There are no official county seats, but the locations of borough halls and courthouses bestow certain neighborhoods an informal designation as county seats within their boroughs:

* The [[Bronx County Courthouse]] and the [[United States Post Office–Bronx Central Annex|borough's main post office]] are located in the [[Concourse, Bronx|Concourse]] section of the Bronx. The separate [[Bronx Borough Hall]] burned down in 1969.
* [[Brooklyn Borough Hall]], the [[Federal Building and Post Office (Brooklyn)|Federal Building and Post Office]], and county [[New York Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] are in [[Downtown Brooklyn]].
* The [[Manhattan Municipal Building|Municipal Building]], where the Manhattan Borough President's office is located, and most courthouses are in the downtown [[Civic Center, Manhattan|Civic Center]]. The [[James A. Farley Post Office Building|General Post Office]] is in [[Midtown Manhattan]].
* [[Queens Borough Hall]] and a courthouse are in [[Kew Gardens, Queens|Kew Gardens]]. Another major courthouse, post office, and the [[Jamaica (LIRR station)|Long Island Railroad hub]] are in Jamaica. Queens also has general post offices in [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]], [[Long Island City]] and [[Far Rockaway]].
* [[Staten Island Borough Hall]], three courthouses, and the [[St. George Terminal|St. George Terminal transportation hub]] are in the [[St. George, Staten Island|St. George]] neighborhood.

== List of counties ==
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{{Countyrow|Name=Albany |N=36|Num=001 |Seat=Albany |Data2={{dts|1683|11|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=One of 12 original counties created in the [[Province of New York|New York colony]]|Data4=[[James II of England]] (James VII of Scotland) (1633&ndash;1701), who was [[Duke of York]] (English title) and [[Duke of Albany]] (Scottish title) before becoming [[List of English monarchs|King of England]], [[Monarchy of Ireland|Ireland]], and [[List of Scottish monarchs|Scotland]]. |Data5=600.31 |Population=319964 |Area=533 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Allegany |N=36|Num=003 |Seat=Belmont |Data2={{dts|1806|4|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=Genesee County |Data4=A variant spelling of the [[Allegheny River]] |Data5=45.74 |Population=47299 |Area=1034 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Bronx |N=36|Num=005 |Noseat=none (sui generis) |Data2={{dts|1914|1|1|abbr=on}}<ref>Legislation splitting off Bronx County from New York County was enacted in 1912 with an effective date of January 1, 1914. Prior to 1874 the entire area had been part of Westchester County. See {{cite web|last=McCarthy|first=Thomas C|url=http://www.correctionhistory.org/html/chronicl/kbd/kbd_brnx.html |title= A 5-Borough Centennial Preface for the Katharine Bement Davis Mini-History|work=New York City Department of Corrections|access-date=2008-01-25}}</ref> |Data3=New York County |Data4=The [[Bronx River]]|Data5=24,111.51 |Population=1384724 |Area=57.43 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Broome |N=36|Num=007 |Seat=Binghamton |Data2={{dts|1806|3|28|abbr=on}} |Data3=Tioga County |Data4=[[John Broome (politician)|John Broome]] (1738&ndash;1810), fourth [[Lieutenant Governor of New&nbsp;York]] |Data5=274.68 |Population=196397 |Area=715 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Cattaraugus |N=36|Num=009 |Noseat=[[Little Valley (village), New York|Little Valley]] |Data2={{dts|1808|3|11|abbr=on}} |Data3=Genesee County |Data4=A word from an uncertain [[Iroquoian languages|Iroquoian language]] meaning "bad smelling banks", referring to the odor of natural gas which leaked from [[Cattaraugus Creek]] |Data5=57.61 |Population=75475 |Area=1310 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Cayuga |N=36|Num=011 |Seat=Auburn |Data2={{dts|1799|3|8|abbr=on}} |Data3=Onondaga County |Data4=The [[Cayuga tribe]] of Native Americans |Data5=86.30 |Population=74567 |Area=864 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Chautauqua |N=36|Num=013 |Seat=Mayville |Data2={{dts|1808|3|11|abbr=on}} |Data3=Genesee County |Data4=Loanword from the [[Erie language]] describing [[Chautauqua Lake]]; language now lost and cannot be translated |Data5=82.74 |Population=124105 |Area=1500 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Chemung |N=36|Num=015 |Seat=Elmira |Data2={{dts|1836|3|20|abbr=on}} |Data3=Tioga County |Data4=A [[Unami language|Lenape word]] meaning "big horn", which was the name of a local Native American village |Data5=197.45 |Population=81115 |Area=410.81 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Chenango |N=36|Num=017 |Noseat=[[Norwich (city), New York|Norwich]] |Data2={{dts|1798|3|15|abbr=on}} |Data3=Tioga County and Herkimer County |Data4=An [[Onondaga language|Onondaga word]] meaning "large bull-thistle" |Data5=50.93 |Population=45776 |Area=898.85 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Clinton |N=36|Num=019 |Seat=Plattsburgh |Data2={{dts|1788|3|4|abbr=on}} |Data3=Washington County |Data4=[[George Clinton (vice president)|George Clinton]] (1739&ndash;1812), fourth [[Vice President of the United States]] and first and third [[Governor of New York]]|Data5=69.65 |Population=77871 |Area=1118 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Columbia |N=36|Num=021 |Seat=Hudson |Data2={{dts|1786|4|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=Albany County |Data4=[[Christopher Columbus]] (1451&ndash;1506), the European explorer|Data5=93.05 |Population=60299 |Area=648 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Cortland |N=36|Num=023 |Seat=Cortland |Data2={{dts|1808|4|8|abbr=on}} |Data3=Onondaga County |Data4=[[Pierre Van Cortlandt]] (1721&ndash;1814), first [[Lieutenant Governor of New York]]|Data5=91.52 |Population=45945 |Area=502 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Delaware |N=36|Num=025 |Noseat=[[Delhi (village), New York|Delhi]] |Data2={{dts|1797|3|10|abbr=on}} |Data3=Otsego County and Ulster County |Data4=[[Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr]] (1577&ndash;1618), an early colonial leader in [[Virginia colony|Virginia]]. Name applied to the bay, river, and Lenape Native Americans|Data5=30.10 |Population=44191 |Area=1468 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Dutchess |N=36|Num=027 |Noseat=[[Poughkeepsie (city), New York|Poughkeepsie]] |Data2={{dts|1683|11|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=One of 12 original counties created in the [[Province of New York|New York colony]] |Data4=[[Mary of Modena]] (1658&ndash;1718), Duchess of York and wife of King [[James II of England]] |Data5=363.59 |Population=299963 |Area=825 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Erie |N=36|Num=029 |Seat=Buffalo |Data2={{dts|1821|4|2|abbr=on}} |Data3=Niagara County |Data4=The [[Erie (tribe)|Erie]] tribe of Native Americans|Data5=774.74 |Population=950602 |Area=1227 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Essex |N=36|Num=031 |Noseat=[[Elizabethtown (CDP), New York|Elizabethtown]] |Data2={{dts|1799|3|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=Clinton County |Data4=The county of [[Essex]] in England |Data5=19.18 |Population=36744 |Area=1916 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Franklin |N=36|Num=033 |Noseat=[[Malone (village), New York|Malone]] |Data2={{dts|1808|3|11|abbr=on}} |Data3=Clinton County |Data4=[[Benjamin Franklin]] (1706&ndash;1790), the early American printer, scientist, and statesman|Data5=27.75 |Population=47086 |Area=1697 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Fulton |N=36|Num=035 |Noseat=[[Johnstown (city), New York|Johnstown]] |Data2={{dts|1838|4|18|abbr=on}} |Data3=Montgomery County |Data4=[[Robert Fulton]] (1765&ndash;1815), inventor of the [[steamship]]|Data5=97.70 |Population=52073 |Area=533 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Genesee |N=36|Num=037 |Seat=Batavia |Data2={{dts|1802|3|30|abbr=on}} |Data3=Ontario County and land acquired in the [[Holland Land Company|Holland Purchase]] |Data4=A [[Seneca language|Seneca phrase]] meaning "good valley" |Data5=116.37 |Population=57604 |Area=495 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Greene |N=36|Num=039 |Noseat=[[Catskill (village), New York|Catskill]] |Data2={{dts|1800|3|25|abbr=on}} |Data3=Albany County and Ulster County |Data4=[[Nathanael Greene]] (1742&ndash;1786), the [[American Revolutionary War]] general|Data5=71.28 |Population=46903 |Area=658 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Hamilton |N=36|Num=041 |Seat=Lake Pleasant |Data2={{dts|1816|4|12|abbr=on}} |Data3=Montgomery County |Data4=[[Alexander Hamilton]] (1755&ndash;1804), the early American political theorist and first [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]]|Data5=2.81 |Population=5082 |Area=1808 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Herkimer |N=36|Num=043 |Seat=Herkimer |Data2={{dts|1791|2|16|abbr=on}} |Data3=Montgomery County |Data4=[[Nicholas Herkimer]] (1728&ndash;1777), the [[American Revolutionary War]] general|Data5=40.87 |Population=59585 |Area=1458 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Jefferson |N=36|Num=045 |Seat=Watertown |Data2={{dts|1805|3|28|abbr=on}} |Data3=Oneida County |Data4=[[Thomas Jefferson]] (1743&ndash;1826), the early American statesman, author of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], and third [[President of the United States]]|Data5=60.93 |Population=113140 |Area=1857 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Kings |N=36|Num=047 |Noseat=none (sui generis) |Data2={{dts|1683|11|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=One of 12 original counties created in the [[Province of New York|New York colony]] |Data4=King [[Charles II of England]] (1630&ndash;1685)|Data5=27,013.74 |Population=2617631 |Area=96.9 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Lewis |N=36|Num=049 |Noseat=[[Lowville (village), New York|Lowville]] |Data2={{dts|1805|3|28|abbr=on}} |Data3=Oneida County |Data4=[[Morgan Lewis (governor)|Morgan Lewis]] (1754&ndash;1844), the fourth [[Governor of New York]]|Data5=20.60 |Population=26570 |Area=1290 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Livingston |N=36|Num=051 |Seat=Geneseo |Data2={{dts|1821|2|23|abbr=on}} |Data3=Genesee County and Ontario County |Data4=[[Robert Livingston (1746&ndash;1813)|Robert Livingston]] (1746&ndash;1813), the early American statesman and New York delegate to the [[Continental Congress]]|Data5=96.19 |Population=61561 |Area=640 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Madison |N=36|Num=053 |Seat=Wampsville |Data2={{dts|1806|3|21|abbr=on}} |Data3=Chenango County |Data4=[[James Madison]] (1751&ndash;1836), the early American statesman, principal author of the [[Constitution of the United States]], and fourth [[President of the United States]]|Data5=101.32 |Population=67072 |Area=662 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Monroe |N=36|Num=055 |Seat=Rochester |Data2={{dts|1821|2|23|abbr=on}} |Data3=Genesee County and Ontario County |Data4=[[James Monroe]] (1758&ndash;1831), the early American statesman and fifth [[President of the United States]]|Data5=550.66 |Population=752202 |Area=1366 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Montgomery |N=36|Num=057 |Seat=Fonda |Data2={{dts|1772|3|12|abbr=on}} |Data3=Albany County |Data4=Originally Tryon County after colonial governor [[William Tryon]] (1729&ndash;1788), renamed after the [[American Revolutionary War]] general [[Richard Montgomery]] (1738&ndash;1775) in 1784 |Data5=121.09 |Population=49648 |Area=410 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Nassau |N=36|Num=059 |Seat=Mineola |Data2={{dts|1899|1|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=Queens County |Data4=The Princes of [[House of Orange-Nassau|Orange-Nassau]] ruled the Netherlands when Long Island was a Dutch colony|Data5=3,073.81 |Population=1392438 |Area=453 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=New York |N=36|Num=061 |Noseat=none (sui generis) |Data2={{dts|1683|11|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=One of 12 original counties created in the [[Province of New York|New York colony]] |Data4=King [[James II of England]] (1633&ndash;1701), who was Duke of York and Albany before he ascended the throne of England, Duke of York being his English title |Data5=49,175.72 |Population=1660664 |Area=33.77 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Niagara |N=36|Num=063 |Noseat=[[Lockport (city), New York|Lockport]] |Data2={{dts|1808|3|11|abbr=on}} |Data3=Genesee County |Data4=The [[Iroquoian languages|Iroquoian]] name of a tribe within the [[Neutral Nation]], the exact translation of which remains disputed |Data5=183.83 |Population=209570 |Area=1140 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Oneida |N=36|Num=065 |Seat=Utica |Data2={{dts|1798|3|15|abbr=on}} |Data3=Herkimer County |Data4=The [[Oneida tribe]] of Native Americans|Data5=188.25 |Population=228347 |Area=1213 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Onondaga |N=36|Num=067 |Seat=Syracuse |Data2={{dts|1794|3|5|abbr=on}} |Data3=Herkimer County |Data4=The [[Onondaga (tribe)|Onondaga tribe]] of Native Americans|Data5=582.89 |Population=469812 |Area=806 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Ontario |N=36|Num=069 |Noseat=[[Canandaigua (city), New York|Canandaigua]] |Data2={{dts|1789|1|27|abbr=on}} |Data3=Land acquired in the [[Phelps and Gorham Purchase]] |Data4=An [[Iroquoian languages|Iroquoian]] word meaning "beautiful lake" |Data5=170.71 |Population=113012 |Area=662 |Size=100px }}
{{Countyrow|Name=Orange |N=36|Num=071 |Noseat=[[Goshen (village), New York|Goshen]] |Data2={{dts|1683|11|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=One of 12 original counties created in the [[Province of New York|New York colony]] |Data4=[[William III of England|William of Orange-Nassau]] (1650&ndash;1702), who became King William III of England|Data5=490.78 |Population=411767 |Area=839 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Orleans |N=36|Num=073 |Noseat=[[Albion (village), Orleans County, New York|Albion]] |Data2={{dts|1824|11|12|abbr=on}} |Data3=Genesee County |Data4=The French Royal [[House of Orléans]] |Data5=48.58 |Population=39686 |Area=817 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Oswego |N=36|Num=075 |Seat=Oswego |Data2={{dts|1816|3|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=Oneida County and Onondaga County |Data4=The [[Oswego River (New York)|Oswego River]], from an [[Iroquoian languages|Iroquoian]] word meaning "the outpouring", referring to the mouth of the river|Data5=90.17 |Population=118305|Area=1312 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Otsego |N=36|Num=077 |Seat=Cooperstown |Data2={{dts|1791|2|16|abbr=on}} |Data3=Montgomery County |Data4=A Native American word meaning "place of the rock" |Data5=60.34 |Population=60524 |Area=1003 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Putnam |N=36|Num=079 |Seat=Carmel Hamlet |Data2={{dts|1812|6|12|abbr=on}} |Data3=Dutchess County |Data4=[[Israel Putnam]] (1718&ndash;1790), an [[American Revolutionary War]] general|Data5=400.04 |Population=98409 |Area=246 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Queens |N=36|Num=081 |Noseat=none (sui generis) |Data2={{dts|1683|11|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=One of 12 original counties created in the [[Province of New York|New York colony]] |Data4=[[Catherine of Braganza]] (1638&ndash;1705), Queen of England and wife of King [[Charles II of England]]|Data5=12,995.52 |Population=2316841 |Area=178.28 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Rensselaer |N=36|Num=083 |Seat=Troy |Data2={{dts|1791|2|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=Albany County |Data4=In honor of the family of [[Kiliaen van Rensselaer (Dutch merchant)|Kiliaen van Rensselaer]] (before 1596 – after 1643), the early landholder in the Dutch [[New Netherland]] colony|Data5=241.73 |Population=160749 |Area=665 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Richmond |N=36|Num=085 |Noseat=none (sui generis) |Data2={{dts|1683|11|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=One of 12 original counties created in the [[Province of New York|New York colony]] |Data4=[[Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond]] (1672&ndash;1723), the illegitimate son of King [[Charles II of England]]|Data5=4,860.60 |Population=498212 |Area=102.5 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Rockland |N=36|Num=087 |Seat=New City |Data2={{dts|1798|2|23|abbr=on}} |Data3=Orange County |Data4=Early settlers' description of terrain as "rocky land" |Data5=1,749.47 |Population=348144 |Area=199 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=St. Lawrence |N=36|Num=089 |Noseat=[[Canton (village), New York|Canton]] |Data2={{dts|1802|3|3|abbr=on}} |Data3=Clinton County, Herkimer County, and Montgomery County |Data4=The [[St Lawrence River]], which forms the northern border of the county and New York State |Data5=37.65 |Population=106198 |Area=2821 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Saratoga |N=36|Num=091 |Seat=Ballston Spa |Data2={{dts|1791|2|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=Albany County |Data4=A corruption of a Native American word meaning "the hill beside the river" |Data5=284.79 |Population=240360 |Area=844 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Schenectady |N=36|Num=093 |Seat=Schenectady |Data2={{dts|1809|3|27|abbr=on}} |Data3=Albany County |Data4=A [[Mohawk tribe|Mohawk]] word meaning "on the other side of the pine lands" |Data5=772.67 |Population=162261 |Area=210 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Schoharie |N=36|Num=095 |Noseat=[[Schoharie (village), New York|Schoharie]] |Data2={{dts|1795|4|6|abbr=on}} |Data3=Albany County and Otsego County |Data4=A [[Mohawk tribe|Mohawk]] word meaning "floating driftwood" |Data5=48.16  |Population=30151 |Area=626 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Schuyler |N=36|Num=097 |Seat=Watkins Glen |Data2={{dts|1854|4|17|abbr=on}} |Data3=Chemung County, Steuben County, and Tompkins County |Data4=[[Philip Schuyler]] (1733&ndash;1804), the [[American Revolutionary War]] general and [[United States Senate|Senator]] from New York |Data5=50.06 |Population=17121 |Area=342 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Seneca |N=36|Num=099 |Noseat=[[Waterloo (village), New York|Waterloo]] |Data2={{dts|1804|3|24|abbr=on}} |Data3=Cayuga County |Data4=The [[Seneca nation|Seneca tribe]] of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]|Data5=100.46 |Population=32650 |Area=325 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Steuben |N=36|Num=101 |Noseat=[[Bath (village), New York|Bath]] |Data2={{dts|1796|3|18|abbr=on}} |Data3=Ontario County |Data4=[[Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben]] (1730&ndash;1794), the Prussian general who assisted the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]]|Data5=65.54 |Population=92015 |Area=1404 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Suffolk |N=36|Num=103 |Noseat=[[Riverhead (CDP), New York|Riverhead]] |Data2={{dts|1683|11|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=One of 12 original counties created in the [[Province of New York|New York colony]] |Data4=The county of [[Suffolk]] in England |Data5=647.24 |Population=1535909 |Area=2373 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Sullivan |N=36|Num=105 |Seat=Monticello |Data2={{dts|1809|3|27|abbr=on}} |Data3=Ulster County |Data4=[[John Sullivan (general)|John Sullivan]] (1740&ndash;1795), an [[American Revolutionary War]] general|Data5=80.69 |Population=80450 |Area=997 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Tioga |N=36|Num=107 |Noseat=[[Owego (village), New York|Owego]] |Data2={{dts|1791|2|16|abbr=on}} |Data3=Montgomery County |Data4=A Native American word meaning "at the forks", describing a meeting place |Data5=90.96 |Population=47574 |Area=523 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Tompkins |N=36|Num=109 |Seat=Ithaca |Data2={{dts|1817|4|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=Cayuga County and Seneca County |Data4=[[Daniel D. Tompkins]] (1774&ndash;1825), the 6th [[Vice President of the United States]]|Data5=221.85 |Population=105602 |Area=476 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Ulster |N=36|Num=111 |Seat=Kingston |Data2={{dts|1683|11|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=One of 12 original counties created in the [[Province of New York|New York colony]] |Data4=The Irish province of [[Ulster]], then an earldom of the Duke of York, later King [[James II of England]]|Data5=157.60 |Population=182977 |Area=1161 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Warren |N=36|Num=113 |Noseat=[[Queensbury, New York|Queensbury]] |Data2={{dts|1813|3|12|abbr=on}} |Data3=Washington County |Data4=[[Joseph Warren]] (1741&ndash;1775), the early American patriot and [[American Revolutionary War]] general|Data5=75.04 |Population=65288 |Area=870 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Washington |N=36|Num=115 |Seat=Fort Edward |Data2={{dts|1772|3|12|abbr=on}} |Data3=Albany County |Data4=Originally Charlotte County, renamed in 1784 after [[George Washington]] (1732&ndash;1799), the [[American Revolutionary War]] general and first [[President of the United States]]|Data5=70.73 |Population=59839 |Area=846 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Wayne |N=36|Num=117 |Noseat= [[Lyons (town), New York|Lyons]] |Data2={{dts|1823|4|11|abbr=on}} |Data3=Ontario County and Seneca County |Data4=General [[Anthony Wayne]] (1745&ndash;1796), the [[American Revolutionary War]] general|Data5=65.58 |Population=90757 |Area=1384 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Westchester |N=36|Num=119 |Seat=White Plains |Data2={{dts|1683|11|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=One of 12 original counties created in the [[Province of New York|New York colony]] |Data4=The city of [[Chester]] in England |Data5=2,012.89 |Population=1006447 |Area=500 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Wyoming |N=36|Num=121 |Noseat=[[Warsaw (village), New York|Warsaw]] |Data2={{dts|1841|5|14|abbr=on}} |Data3=Genesee County |Data4=A modification of a word from the [[Unami language|Lenape language]] meaning "broad bottom lands" |Data5=66.42 |Population=39588 |Area=596 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Yates |N=36|Num=123 |Seat=Penn Yan |Data2={{dts|1823|2|5|abbr=on}} |Data3=Ontario County and Steuben County |Data4=[[Joseph C. Yates]] (1768&ndash;1837), eighth [[Governor of New York]]|Data5=64.86 |Population=24387 |Area=376 |Size=100px}}
|}

== Defunct counties ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
!County<br>
!Created<br><ref name=form/>
!Abolished<br><ref name=form/>
!class="unsortable" |Fate<ref name=form/>
|-
|[[Charlotte County, Province of New York|Charlotte County]]
|1772
|1784
|Partitioned. Western part renamed as [[Washington County, New York|Washington County]] and eastern part transferred to [[Vermont]].
|-
|[[Cornwall County, Province of New York|Cornwall County]]
|1665
|1686
|Transferred to the part of [[Massachusetts]] that later became the state of [[Maine]] and partitioned; one of the 12 original counties created in the New York colony
|-
|[[Cumberland County, New York|Cumberland County]]
|1766
|1777
|Transferred to [[Vermont]] and partitioned
|-
|[[Dukes County, Province of New York|Dukes County]]
|November 1, 1683
|1692
|Transferred to [[Massachusetts]]; one of 12 original counties created in the New York colony
|-
|[[Gloucester County, New York|Gloucester County]]
|1770
|1777
|Transferred to [[Vermont]] and partitioned
|-
|[[Mexico, New York|Mexico County]]
|1792
|1796
|Never settled or incorporated, reallocated to Oneida, Oswego and Jefferson Counties.
|-
|[[Tryon County, New York|Tryon County]]
|1772
|1784
|Renamed as [[Montgomery County, New York|Montgomery County]]
|-
|}

== Proposed new counties ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
!County<br>
!class="unsortable" |Note
|-
|Adirondack County
|Would hypothetically consist of portions of northern [[Essex County, New York|Essex County]] and southern [[Franklin County, New York|Franklin County]]<ref>{{cite news | last =Lynch | first =Mike | title =North Elba Supervisor Candidate Debate | work =Plattsburgh Press Republican | date =2007-10-30 | url =http://www.pressrepublican.com/0100_news/local_story_303233100.html | access-date =2008-01-20 }}</ref>
|-
|[[Peconic County, New York|Peconic County]]
|Would hypothetically consist of the five easternmost towns in [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]] on [[Long Island]].<ref>{{cite news | last =Healy | first =Patrick | title =Growth Pains and Clout Heading East in Suffolk | work =The New York Times | date =2004-02-11 | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/11/nyregion/growth-pains-and-clout-heading-east-in-suffolk.html| access-date =2008-01-20}}</ref>
|}

==Clickable map==
{{center|{{New York County Labelled Map}}}}

== See also ==
{{Portal|New York (state)|New York City}}
* [[List of United States counties and county equivalents]]
* [[List of former United States counties]]
* [[New York State City/County Management Association]]

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== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}

== Further reading==
* {{cite web |last1=writer |first1=Statf |author-link1= |collaboration= |df= |year=2022 |location= |title=NEW YORK COUNTY GOVERNMENT OVERVIEW |url=https://ce.naco.org//app/profiles/CountyGov/CountyGov_36000.pdf |url-access= |format= |department= |website=ce.naco.org |type= |language= |edition= |agency=National Association of Counties (NACo) |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |doi-broken-date= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date=January 3, 2025 |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote= |ref= }}

==External links==
*[https://www.ny.gov/counties "Counties"] at NY.gov

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