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New York State Counties

Outline Map of NYS Counties

Outline Map of New York State Counties


List of NYS Counties

County County Seat Date Created Notes
Albany Albany 1683
Allegany Belmont 1806
Bronx Bronx 1914
Brooklyn

See Kings.
Broome Binghamton 1806
Cattaraugus Little Valley 1808
Cayuga Auburn 1799
Charlotte


See Washington. Renamed in 1784.
Chautauqua Mayville 1808
Chemung Elmira 1798
Chenango Norwich 1798
Clinton Plattsburgh 1788
Columbia Hudson 1786
Cortland Cortland 1808
Delaware Delhi 1797
Dutchess Poughkeepsie 1683
Erie Buffalo 1821
Essex Elizabethtown 1799
Franklin Malone 1808
Fulton Johnstown 1838
Genesee Batavia 1802
Greene Catskill 1800
Hamilton Lake Pleasant 1816
Herkimer Herkimer 1791
Jefferson Watertown 1805
Kings Brooklyn 1683 Brooklyn
Lewis Lowville 1805
Livingston Geneseo 1821
Madison Wampsville 1806
Manhattan


See New York.
Monroe Rochester 1821
Montgomery Fonda 1772 Originally Tryon; renamed Montgomery in 1784.
Nassau Mineola 1899
New York New York 1683 Manhattan
Niagara Lockport 1808
Oneida Utica 1798
Onondaga Syracuse 1794
Ontario Canandaigua 1789
Orange Goshen 1683
Orleans Albion 1824
Oswego Oswego 1816
Otsego Cooperstown 1791
Putnam Carmel 1812
Queens Jamaica 1683
Rensselaer Troy 1791
Richmond St. George 1683 Staten Island
Rockland New City 1798
St. Lawrence Canton 1802
Saratoga Ballston Spa 1791
Schenectady Schenectady 1809
Schoharie Schoharie 1795
Schuyler Watkins Glen 1854
Seneca Waterloo 1804
Staten Island

See Richmond.
Steuben Bath 1796
Suffolk Riverhead 1683
Sullivan Monticello 1809
Tioga Owego 1791
Tompkins Ithaca 1817
Tryon

See Montgomery. Renamed in 1784.
Ulster Kingston 1683
Warren Lake George 1813
Washington Fort Edward 1772 Originally Charlotte; renamed Washington in 1784.
Wayne Lyons 1823
Westchester White Plains       1683
Wyoming Warsaw 1841
Yates Penn Yan 1823
Last Updated: August 31, 2021