New York statistical areas

The U.S. state of New York currently has 34 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated seven combined statistical areas, 13 metropolitan statistical areas and 14 micropolitan statistical areas in New York.^[1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA, which includes New York City and its surrounding suburbs; with over 21 million people, it is the largest primary statistical area in the United States.

Background

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.^[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,^[2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".^[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.^[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.^[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

Table

The 34 United States statistical areas and 62 counties of the State of New York^[a]

Combined statistical area[1]	2023 population (est.)[3]	Core-based statistical area[1]	2023 population (est.)[3]	County-equivalent	2023 population (est.)[3]	Metropolitan division[1]	2023 population (est.)[3]
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA	21,859,598 13,559,477 (NY)	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA MSA	19,498,249 12,592,604 (NY)	Kings County, New York	2,561,225	New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ MD	11,864,322 9,687,719 (NY)
				Queens County, New York	2,252,196
				New York County, New York	1,597,451
				Bronx County, New York	1,356,476
				Westchester County, New York	990,817
				Bergen County, New Jersey	957,736
				Hudson County, New Jersey	705,472
				Passaic County, New Jersey	513,395
				Richmond County, New York	490,687
				Rockland County, New York	340,807
				Putnam County, New York	98,060
				Suffolk County, New York	1,523,170	Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY MD	2,904,885
				Nassau County, New York	1,381,715
				Middlesex County, New Jersey	863,623	New Brunswick-Lakewood, NJ MD	2,514,461
				Ocean County, New Jersey	659,197
				Monmouth County, New Jersey	642,799
				Somerset County, New Jersey	348,842
				Essex County, New Jersey	851,117	Newark, NJ MD	2,214,581
				Union County, New Jersey	572,726
				Morris County, New Jersey	514,423
				Sussex County, New Jersey	146,132
				Hunterdon County, New Jersey	130,183
		Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA	951,558	Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	623,907	none
				Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut	327,651
		Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA	704,620	Orange County, New York	407,470
				Dutchess County, New York	297,150
		Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA	381,671	Mercer County, New Jersey	381,671
		Kingston, NY MSA	182,333	Ulster County, New York	182,333
		Monticello, NY μSA	79,920	Sullivan County, New York	79,920
		Hemlock Farms, PA μSA	61,247	Pike County, Pennsylvania	61,247
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY CSA	1,231,204	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA	1,155,604	Erie County, New York	946,147
				Niagara County, New York	209,457
		Olean, NY μSA	75,600	Cattaraugus County, New York	75,600
Albany-Schenectady, NY CSA	1,192,181	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	904,682	Albany County, New York	316,659
				Saratoga County, New York	238,711
				Schenectady County, New York	159,902
				Rensselaer County, New York	159,305
				Schoharie County, New York	30,105
		Glens Falls, NY MSA	125,427	Warren County, New York	65,380
				Washington County, New York	60,047
		Hudson, NY μSA	60,470	Columbia County, New York	60,470
		Gloversville, NY μSA	52,234	Fulton County, New York	52,234
		Amsterdam, NY μSA	49,368	Montgomery County, New York	49,368
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY CSA	1,141,965	Rochester, NY MSA	1,052,087	Monroe County, New York	748,482
				Ontario County, New York	112,494
				Wayne County, New York	90,829
				Livingston County, New York	61,158
				Orleans County, New York	39,124
		Batavia, NY μSA	57,529	Genesee County, New York	57,529
		Seneca Falls, NY μSA	32,349	Seneca County, New York	32,349
Syracuse-Auburn, NY CSA	727,441	Syracuse, NY MSA	652,956	Onondaga County, New York	467,873
				Oswego County, New York	118,162
				Madison County, New York	66,921
		Auburn, NY μSA	74,485	Cayuga County, New York	74,485
none		Utica-Rome, NY MSA	287,039	Oneida County, New York	227,555
				Herkimer County, New York	59,484
		Binghamton, NY MSA	243,792	Broome County, New York	196,077
				Tioga County, New York	47,715
Elmira-Corning, NY CSA	173,487	Corning, NY μSA	92,162	Steuben County, New York	92,162
		Elmira, NY MSA	81,325	Chemung County, New York	81,325
Ithaca-Cortland, NY CSA	149,310	Ithaca, NY MSA	103,558	Tompkins County, New York	103,558
		Cortland, NY μSA	45,752	Cortland County, New York	45,752
none		Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY μSA	124,891	Chautauqua County, New York	124,891
		Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA	114,787	Jefferson County, New York	114,787
		Massena-Ogdensburg, NY μSA	106,940	St. Lawrence County, New York	106,940
		Plattsburgh, NY μSA	78,115	Clinton County, New York	78,115
		Oneonta, NY μSA	60,126	Otsego County, New York	60,126
		none		Greene County, New York	47,062
				Allegany County, New York	46,651
				Franklin County, New York	46,502
				Chenango County, New York	45,920
				Delaware County, New York	44,410
				Wyoming County, New York	39,532
				Essex County, New York	36,775
				Lewis County, New York	26,548
				Yates County, New York	24,472
				Schuyler County, New York	17,507
				Hamilton County, New York	5,082
State of New York					19,571,216

Core-based statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CBSA along with its rate of population change over time.

The 27 core-based statistical areas of the State of New York^[b]

2023 rank	Core-based statistical area[1]	Population
		2023 estimate[3]	Change	2020 Census[4]	Change	2010 Census[5]
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MSA (NY)	12,592,604	−4.35%	13,165,938	+6.45%	12,368,525
2	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA	1,155,604	−0.97%	1,166,902	+2.76%	1,135,509
3	Rochester, NY MSA	1,052,087	−1.25%	1,065,361	+1.05%	1,054,323
4	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	904,682	+0.60%	899,262	+3.28%	870,716
5	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA	704,620	+1.06%	697,221	+4.02%	670,301
6	Syracuse, NY MSA	652,956	−1.37%	662,057	−0.08%	662,577
7	Utica-Rome, NY MSA	287,039	−1.79%	292,264	−2.38%	299,397
8	Binghamton, NY MSA	243,792	−1.35%	247,138	−1.82%	251,725
9	Kingston, NY MSA	182,333	+0.27%	181,851	−0.35%	182,493
10	Glens Falls, NY MSA	125,427	−1.75%	127,657	−5.37%	134,905
11	Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY μSA	124,891	−2.17%	127,657	−5.37%	134,905
12	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA	114,787	−1.66%	116,721	+0.42%	116,229
13	Massena-Ogdensburg, NY μSA	106,940	−1.44%	108,505	−3.07%	111,944
14	Ithaca, NY MSA	103,558	−2.06%	105,740	+4.11%	101,564
15	Corning, NY μSA	92,162	−1.52%	93,584	−5.46%	98,990
16	Elmira, NY MSA	81,325	−3.35%	84,148	−5.27%	88,830
17	Monticello, NY μSA	79,920	+1.65%	78,624	+1.39%	77,547
18	Plattsburgh, NY μSA	78,115	−2.16%	79,843	−2.78%	82,128
19	Olean, NY μSA	75,600	−1.87%	77,042	−4.08%	80,317
20	Auburn, NY μSA	74,485	−2.31%	76,248	−4.72%	80,026
21	Hudson, NY μSA	60,470	−1.79%	61,570	−2.42%	63,096
22	Oneonta, NY μSA	60,126	+2.74%	58,524	−6.00%	62,259
23	Batavia, NY μSA	57,529	−1.47%	58,388	−2.81%	60,079
24	Gloversville, NY μSA	52,234	−2.04%	53,324	−3.97%	55,531
25	Amsterdam, NY μSA	49,368	−0.33%	49,532	−1.37%	50,219
26	Cortland, NY μSA	45,752	−2.26%	46,809	−5.12%	49,336
27	Seneca Falls, NY μSA	32,349	−4.33%	33,814	−4.08%	35,251
	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MSA	19,498,249	−2.90%	20,081,535	+6.59%	18,839,740

Combined statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CSA along with its rate of population change over time.

The seven combined statistical areas of the State of New York^[c]

2023 rank	Combined statistical area[1]	Population
		2023 estimate[3]	Change	2020 Census[4]	Change	2010 Census[5]
1	New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA (NY)	13,559,477	−3.99%	14,123,634	+6.20%	13,298,866
2	Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY CSA	1,231,204	−1.02%	1,243,944	+2.31%	1,215,826
3	Albany-Schenectady, NY CSA	1,192,181	+0.12%	1,190,727	+1.90%	1,168,485
4	Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY CSA	1,141,965	−1.35%	1,157,563	+0.69%	1,149,653
5	Syracuse-Auburn, NY CSA	727,441	−1.47%	738,305	−0.58%	742,603
6	Elmira-Corning, NY CSA	173,487	−2.39%	177,732	−5.37%	187,820
7	Ithaca-Cortland, NY CSA	149,310	−2.12%	152,549	+1.09%	150,900

See also

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Notes

1. An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.
2. For CBSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CBSA as well as the CBSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.
3. New York CSA's overall population is not listed due to lack of historic census data for Connecticut planning regions.

References

1. Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved October 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
3. "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
4. "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
5. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

External links

• Office of Management and Budget
• United States Census Bureau

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