Cities with the Highest Population in New York

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Top 10 Cities with the Highest Population in New York are: #1 New York 8,622,467 . #2 Buffalo 276,688 . #3 Rochester 210,992 . #4 Yonkers 209,780 . #5 Syracuse 146,134 . #6 Albany 99,692 . #7 New Rochelle 80,828 . #8 Cheektowaga 76,483 . #9 Mount Vernon 72,817 . #10 Schenectady 68,476 .

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Map of Cities with the Highest Population in New York

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Cities with the Highest Population in New York

	City	People	vs State	vs National
1.	New York	8,622,467	19,994,379(-11.4m)#1	331,097,593(-322m)#1
2.	Buffalo	276,688	19,994,379(-19.7m)#2	331,097,593(-331m)#77
3.	Rochester	210,992	19,994,379(-19.8m)#3	331,097,593(-331m)#111
4.	Yonkers	209,780	19,994,379(-19.8m)#4	331,097,593(-331m)#113
5.	Syracuse	146,134	19,994,379(-19.8m)#5	331,097,593(-331m)#192
6.	Albany	99,692	19,994,379(-19.9m)#6	331,097,593(-331m)#340
7.	New Rochelle	80,828	19,994,379(-19.9m)#7	331,097,593(-331m)#462
8.	Cheektowaga	76,483	19,994,379(-19.9m)#8	331,097,593(-331m)#504
9.	Mount Vernon	72,817	19,994,379(-19.9m)#9	331,097,593(-331m)#535
10.	Schenectady	68,476	19,994,379(-19.9m)#10	331,097,593(-331m)#588
11.	Brentwood	65,042	19,994,379(-19.9m)#11	331,097,593(-331m)#629
12.	Utica	64,728	19,994,379(-19.9m)#12	331,097,593(-331m)#631
13.	White Plains	59,421	19,994,379(-19.9m)#13	331,097,593(-331m)#709
14.	Hempstead	58,557	19,994,379(-19.9m)#14	331,097,593(-331m)#724
15.	Tonawanda	57,210	19,994,379(-19.9m)#15	331,097,593(-331m)#744
16.	Troy	51,268	19,994,379(-19.9m)#16	331,097,593(-331m)#841
17.	Levittown	50,804	19,994,379(-19.9m)#17	331,097,593(-331m)#852
18.	Irondequoit	50,780	19,994,379(-19.9m)#18	331,097,593(-331m)#853
19.	Niagara Falls	48,502	19,994,379(-19.9m)#19	331,097,593(-331m)#897
20.	Binghamton	47,617	19,994,379(-19.9m)#20	331,097,593(-331m)#922
21.	West Seneca	45,387	19,994,379(-19.9m)#21	331,097,593(-331m)#960
22.	Freeport	44,210	19,994,379(-20.0m)#22	331,097,593(-331m)#993
23.	Hicksville	44,084	19,994,379(-20.0m)#23	331,097,593(-331m)#998
24.	West Babylon	42,783	19,994,379(-20.0m)#24	331,097,593(-331m)#1,025
25.	Coram	42,169	19,994,379(-20.0m)#25	331,097,593(-331m)#1,051
26.	Valley Stream	40,288	19,994,379(-20.0m)#26	331,097,593(-331m)#1,101
27.	Elmont	37,866	19,994,379(-20.0m)#27	331,097,593(-331m)#1,178
28.	East Meadow	36,856	19,994,379(-20.0m)#28	331,097,593(-331m)#1,212
29.	Brighton	36,819	19,994,379(-20.0m)#29	331,097,593(-331m)#1,214
30.	Central Islip	36,519	19,994,379(-20.0m)#30	331,097,593(-331m)#1,219
31.	Commack	35,770	19,994,379(-20.0m)#31	331,097,593(-331m)#1,244
32.	Long Beach	34,734	19,994,379(-20.0m)#32	331,097,593(-331m)#1,296
33.	Huntington Station	34,588	19,994,379(-20.0m)#33	331,097,593(-331m)#1,304
34.	Kiryas Joel	34,368	19,994,379(-20.0m)#34	331,097,593(-331m)#1,312
35.	New City	33,837	19,994,379(-20.0m)#35	331,097,593(-331m)#1,339
36.	Baldwin	33,776	19,994,379(-20.0m)#36	331,097,593(-331m)#1,342
37.	Uniondale	33,192	19,994,379(-20.0m)#37	331,097,593(-331m)#1,363
38.	Spring Valley	32,963	19,994,379(-20.0m)#38	331,097,593(-331m)#1,374
39.	Rome	32,031	19,994,379(-20.0m)#39	331,097,593(-331m)#1,411
40.	Franklin Square	31,969	19,994,379(-20.0m)#40	331,097,593(-331m)#1,416
41.	Centereach	31,889	19,994,379(-20.0m)#41	331,097,593(-331m)#1,420
42.	Poughkeepsie	31,717	19,994,379(-20.0m)#42	331,097,593(-331m)#1,427
43.	Oceanside	31,488	19,994,379(-20.0m)#43	331,097,593(-331m)#1,441
44.	Ithaca	31,359	19,994,379(-20.0m)#44	331,097,593(-331m)#1,448
45.	Port Chester	31,288	19,994,379(-20.0m)#45	331,097,593(-331m)#1,453
46.	Bay Shore	30,553	19,994,379(-20.0m)#46	331,097,593(-331m)#1,486
47.	North Tonawanda	30,479	19,994,379(-20.0m)#47	331,097,593(-331m)#1,489
48.	Middletown	30,169	19,994,379(-20.0m)#48	331,097,593(-331m)#1,505
49.	Newburgh	28,751	19,994,379(-20.0m)#49	331,097,593(-331m)#1,582
50.	Harrison	28,721	19,994,379(-20.0m)#50	331,097,593(-331m)#1,585
51.	Jamestown	28,679	19,994,379(-20.0m)#51	331,097,593(-331m)#1,588
52.	Saratoga Springs	28,505	19,994,379(-20.0m)#52	331,097,593(-331m)#1,596
53.	Monsey	28,287	19,994,379(-20.0m)#53	331,097,593(-331m)#1,607
54.	Glen Cove	28,132	19,994,379(-20.0m)#54	331,097,593(-331m)#1,615
55.	Deer Park	27,304	19,994,379(-20.0m)#55	331,097,593(-331m)#1,665
56.	Holbrook	27,220	19,994,379(-20.0m)#56	331,097,593(-331m)#1,676
57.	West Islip	27,192	19,994,379(-20.0m)#57	331,097,593(-331m)#1,681
58.	Lindenhurst	27,139	19,994,379(-20.0m)#58	331,097,593(-331m)#1,684
59.	Ossining	27,076	19,994,379(-20.0m)#59	331,097,593(-331m)#1,688
60.	Auburn	26,674	19,994,379(-20.0m)#60	331,097,593(-331m)#1,710
61.	Plainview	26,620	19,994,379(-20.0m)#61	331,097,593(-331m)#1,716
62.	Shirley	26,498	19,994,379(-20.0m)#62	331,097,593(-331m)#1,724
63.	Elmira	26,494	19,994,379(-20.0m)#63	331,097,593(-331m)#1,726
64.	Rockville Centre	25,784	19,994,379(-20.0m)#64	331,097,593(-331m)#1,774
65.	Smithtown	25,588	19,994,379(-20.0m)#65	331,097,593(-331m)#1,785
66.	Peekskill	25,401	19,994,379(-20.0m)#66	331,097,593(-331m)#1,800
67.	Watertown	24,859	19,994,379(-20.0m)#67	331,097,593(-331m)#1,852
68.	Medford	24,738	19,994,379(-20.0m)#68	331,097,593(-331m)#1,868
69.	Dix Hills	24,652	19,994,379(-20.0m)#69	331,097,593(-331m)#1,874
70.	Kingston	24,018	19,994,379(-20.0m)#70	331,097,593(-331m)#1,935
71.	Copiague	23,442	19,994,379(-20.0m)#71	331,097,593(-331m)#1,971
72.	Garden City	22,871	19,994,379(-20.0m)#72	331,097,593(-331m)#2,027
73.	Rotterdam	22,673	19,994,379(-20.0m)#73	331,097,593(-331m)#2,050
74.	Massapequa	21,845	19,994,379(-20.0m)#74	331,097,593(-331m)#2,115
75.	Selden	21,759	19,994,379(-20.0m)#75	331,097,593(-331m)#2,126
76.	East Patchogue	21,449	19,994,379(-20.0m)#76	331,097,593(-331m)#2,152
77.	North Bellmore	21,070	19,994,379(-20.0m)#77	331,097,593(-331m)#2,184
78.	Merrick	21,004	19,994,379(-20.0m)#78	331,097,593(-331m)#2,192
79.	Mineola	20,940	19,994,379(-20.0m)#79	331,097,593(-331m)#2,194
80.	Lockport	20,808	19,994,379(-20.0m)#80	331,097,593(-331m)#2,211
81.	Eastchester	20,633	19,994,379(-20.0m)#81	331,097,593(-331m)#2,227
82.	Niskayuna	20,629	19,994,379(-20.0m)#82	331,097,593(-331m)#2,228
83.	Nanuet	20,586	19,994,379(-20.0m)#83	331,097,593(-331m)#2,234
84.	Hauppauge	20,401	19,994,379(-20.0m)#84	331,097,593(-331m)#2,249
85.	West Hempstead	20,393	19,994,379(-20.0m)#85	331,097,593(-331m)#2,252
86.	North Amityville	20,336	19,994,379(-20.0m)#86	331,097,593(-331m)#2,261
87.	Lynbrook	20,299	19,994,379(-20.0m)#87	331,097,593(-331m)#2,263
88.	East Northport	20,287	19,994,379(-20.0m)#88	331,097,593(-331m)#2,264
89.	Mamaroneck	19,930	19,994,379(-20.0m)#89	331,097,593(-331m)#2,298
90.	Plattsburgh	19,907	19,994,379(-20.0m)#90	331,097,593(-331m)#2,302
91.	Lackawanna	19,762	19,994,379(-20.0m)#91	331,097,593(-331m)#2,314
92.	Huntington	19,610	19,994,379(-20.0m)#92	331,097,593(-331m)#2,326
93.	Holtsville	19,597	19,994,379(-20.0m)#93	331,097,593(-331m)#2,329
94.	East Massapequa	19,508	19,994,379(-20.0m)#94	331,097,593(-331m)#2,333
95.	Roosevelt	19,233	19,994,379(-20.0m)#95	331,097,593(-331m)#2,367
96.	North Valley Stream	19,016	19,994,379(-20.0m)#96	331,097,593(-331m)#2,395
97.	Ronkonkoma	18,838	19,994,379(-20.0m)#97	331,097,593(-331m)#2,417
98.	Syosset	18,807	19,994,379(-20.0m)#98	331,097,593(-331m)#2,423
99.	Melville	18,526	19,994,379(-20.0m)#99	331,097,593(-331m)#2,471
100.	North Babylon	18,393	19,994,379(-20.0m)#100	331,097,593(-331m)#2,492