home to more than two-fifths of the state's population. The ten largest cities are: [9] New York City (8,143,197) Buffalo (279,745) Rochester (211,091) Yonkers (196,425) Syracuse (141,683) Albany (93,523) New Rochelle (72,967) Mount Vernon (67,924) Schenectady (61,280) Utica (59,336) The location of these population centers within the state stays remarkably true