Total Population in Albany County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
317,018
Rank #232/3,222 · #14 in NY
93th
Albany 317,018
NY 20M -98.4%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Albany County's total population of 317,018 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Albany County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #229 | Lubbock County, TX | 318,884 |
| #230 | Northampton County, PA | 318,580 |
| #231 | Lorain County, OH | 317,129 |
| #232 | Albany County, NY | 317,018 |
| #233 | McHenry County, IL | 312,591 |
| #234 | Cumberland County, ME | 308,827 |
| #235 | Gloucester County, NJ | 306,954 |
About Total Population
Albany County, New York has a total population of 317,018, ranking #232 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 99.9% below the national value of 330M. Within New York, it ranks #14 of 62. This places it in the 93th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.