List of counties in New York

There are 62 counties in the State of New York. Five of New York's counties constitute the five boroughs of New York City and do not have functioning county governments, except for a few borough officials. New York City is considered the county seat of these five counties: New York County (Manhattan), Kings County (Brooklyn), Bronx County (The Bronx), Richmond County (Staten Island), and Queens County (Queens). 

 Alphabetical list 
CountyFIPS Code County Seat Created Formed from Named for Density(/sq mi) 2020 Population AreaMap 

 Defunct counties 
CountyCreatedAbolishedFateCharlotte County17721784Partitioned and renamed as Washington CountyCornwall County16651686Transferred to the part of Massachusetts that later became the state of Maine and partitioned; one of the 12 original counties created in the New York colonyCumberland County17661777Transferred to Vermont and partitionedDukes County16831692Transferred to Massachusetts; one of 12 original counties created in the New York colonyGloucester County17701777Transferred to Vermont and partitionedTryon County17721784Renamed as Montgomery County
 Proposed new counties 
CountyNoteAdirondack CountyWould hypothetically consist of portions of northern Essex County and southern Franklin CountyPeconic CountyWould hypothetically consist of the five easternmost towns in Suffolk County on Long Island.Brookhaven Countyan adjacent proposed county in New York made from the Town of Brookhaven
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