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New York State population 2026

Q: What is the population of New York State in 2026?

The latest official figure is 20,002,427, for 1 July 2025 (US Census Bureau). If last year’s change continues, New York State would have about 20 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December.

New York State has 20,002,427 people on the latest official figure, for 1 July 2025, 1,008 more than a year earlier (+0.01%). It is 4th of the US’s 50 states and DC by population, home to 5.9% of the US’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 20 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

New York State in numbers

Population: 20 million 1 July 2025
Change in a year: +0.01% +1,008 people
Change since 2020: −0.60% from 20.1 million
Share of the US: 5.9% 4th of 50 states and DC
Population density: 164per km² 122,049 km²
Births in the year: 203 thousand deaths: 160 thousand
International migration: +96 thousand net arrivals from abroad
Moves within the US: −138 thousand more people left than moved in

In the latest year births outnumbered deaths by 42,815, 95,634 more people arrived from abroad than left, and 137,586 more people moved to the rest of the US than moved in.

That is about as many people as Chile (19.9 million).

Population of New York State by year

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Year	Population
2010	19,399,956
2011	19,499,921
2012	19,574,362
2013	19,626,488
2014	19,653,431
2015	19,657,321
2016	19,636,391
2017	19,593,849
2018	19,544,098
2019	19,463,131
2020	20,122,262
2021	19,835,345
2022	19,713,025
2023	19,786,543
2024	20,001,419
2025	20,002,427

Year	Population	Change	%
2025	20,002,427	+1,008	+0.01%
2024	20,001,419	+214,876	+1.09%
2023	19,786,543	+73,518	+0.37%
2022	19,713,025	−122,320	−0.62%
2021	19,835,345	−286,917	−1.43%
2020	20,122,262	+659,131	+3.39%
2019	19,463,131	−80,967	−0.41%
2018	19,544,098	−49,751	−0.25%
2017	19,593,849	−42,542	−0.22%
2016	19,636,391	−20,930	−0.11%
2015	19,657,321	+3,890	+0.02%
2014	19,653,431	+26,943	+0.14%
2013	19,626,488	+52,126	+0.27%
2012	19,574,362	+74,441	+0.38%
2011	19,499,921	+99,965	+0.52%

2010–2019 are Vintage 2020 estimates and 2020–2025 are Vintage 2025, so the step between 2019 and 2020 is partly a change of base.

New York State among the US’s states

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States of the US by population
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1	California	39,355,309	−0.02%	11.5%	98
2	Texas	31,709,821	+1.25%	9.3%	47
3	Florida	23,462,518	+0.84%	6.9%	169
4	New York State	20,002,427	+0.01%	5.9%	164
5	Pennsylvania	13,059,432	+0.10%	3.8%	113
6	Illinois	12,719,141	+0.13%	3.7%	89
7	Ohio	11,900,510	+0.34%	3.5%	113
8	Georgia (US State)	11,302,748	+0.88%	3.3%	76
9	North Carolina	11,197,968	+1.32%	3.3%	89
10	Michigan	10,127,884	+0.28%	3.0%	69
11	New Jersey	9,548,215	+0.44%	2.8%	501
12	Virginia	8,880,107	+0.69%	2.6%	87
13	Washington State	8,001,020	+0.92%	2.3%	47
14	Arizona	7,623,818	+0.89%	2.2%	26
15	Tennessee	7,315,076	+0.88%	2.1%	69
16	Massachusetts	7,154,084	+0.22%	2.1%	354
17	Indiana	6,973,333	+0.56%	2.0%	75
18	Missouri	6,270,541	+0.43%	1.8%	35
19	Maryland	6,265,347	+0.32%	1.8%	249
20	Colorado	6,012,561	+0.40%	1.8%	22
21	Wisconsin	5,972,787	+0.26%	1.7%	43
22	Minnesota	5,830,405	+0.57%	1.7%	28
23	South Carolina	5,570,274	+1.46%	1.6%	72
24	Alabama	5,193,088	+0.58%	1.5%	40
25	Louisiana	4,618,189	+0.07%	1.4%	41
26	Kentucky	4,606,864	+0.50%	1.3%	45
27	Oregon	4,273,586	+0.19%	1.3%	17
28	Oklahoma	4,123,288	+0.62%	1.2%	23
29	Connecticut	3,688,496	+0.38%	1.1%	294
30	Utah	3,538,904	+1.02%	1.0%	17
31	Nevada	3,282,188	+0.88%	1.0%	12
32	Iowa	3,238,387	+0.25%	0.9%	22
33	Arkansas	3,114,791	+0.60%	0.9%	23
34	Kansas	2,977,220	+0.40%	0.9%	14
35	Mississippi	2,954,160	+0.14%	0.9%	24
36	New Mexico	2,125,498	−0.06%	0.6%	7
37	Idaho	2,029,733	+1.44%	0.6%	10
38	Nebraska	2,018,006	+0.62%	0.6%	10
39	West Virginia	1,766,147	−0.07%	0.5%	28
40	Hawaii	1,432,820	−0.15%	0.4%	86
41	New Hampshire	1,415,342	+0.48%	0.4%	61
42	Maine	1,414,874	+0.46%	0.4%	18
43	Montana	1,144,694	+0.63%	0.3%	3
44	Rhode Island	1,114,521	+0.37%	0.3%	416
45	Delaware	1,059,952	+0.94%	0.3%	210
46	South Dakota	935,094	+0.86%	0.3%	5
47	North Dakota	799,358	+0.75%	0.2%	5
48	Alaska	737,270	+0.10%	0.2%	1
49	District of Columbia	693,645	+0.34%	0.2%	4,381
50	Vermont	644,663	−0.29%	0.2%	27
51	Wyoming	588,753	+0.35%	0.2%	2

Largest cities in New York State

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

New York City8,804,190
Buffalo258,071
Rochester209,802
Yonkers201,116
Syracuse144,142
Amherst122,366

Air quality in New York State today

Hourly AQI and a 48-hour forecast.

New York City

Questions

What is the population of New York State in 2026?

The latest official figure is 20,002,427, for 1 July 2025 (US Census Bureau). If last year’s change continues, New York State would have about 20 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December.

Is New York State’s population growing or shrinking?

It grew by 1,008 people (+0.01%) in the latest year, and has changed −0.60% since 2020. In the latest year births outnumbered deaths by 42,815, 95,634 more people arrived from abroad than left, and 137,586 more people moved to the rest of the US than moved in.

How does New York State rank in the US?

New York State is 4th of the US’s 50 states and DC, with 5.9% of the people. California is the largest, with 39.4 million.

What is the population density of New York State?

About 164 people per km², on 122,049 km². Land area, US Census Bureau Gazetteer.

What is the largest city in New York State?

New York City, with about 8.8 million people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

Source and method

US Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates. US government work, public domain. Land area, US Census Bureau Gazetteer. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for the US, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.

Cite this page: New York State population, US Census Bureau, 1 July 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/united-states/new-york/

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