De Amerikaanse staat New York is onderverdeeld in 62 county's. Een bijzondere plaats wordt ingenomen door de vijf county's die in de stad New York liggen. Deze vallen helemaal samen met de vijf boroughs waarin de stad is verdeeld. Ze hebben geen bestuur meer en verder nauwelijks nog een functie.
Reisdoelverkenner en reisgids New York . . .
De meest belangrijke functie van de county's die binnen New York City liggen, is de verkiezing van de attorney (officier van justitie). Deze klaagt criminelen aan namens de county. De vijf county's en boroughs waarmee ze samenvallen zijn:
* The Bronx (Bronx County)
* Brooklyn (Kings County)
* Manhattan (New York County)
* Queens (Queens County)
* Staten Island (Richmond County)
| County | Inwoners 1 juli 2007 | Hoofdplaats | Inwoners 1 juli 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 299.307 | Albany | 94.172 |
| Allegany | 49.637 | Belmont | 886 |
| Bronx | 1.373.659 | New York City | 8.274.527 |
| Broome | 195.973 | Binghamton | 45.020 |
| Cattaraugus | 80.087 | Little Valley | 1054 |
| Cayuga | 80.066 | Auburn | 27.317 |
| Chautauqua | 133.945 | Mayville | 1689 |
| Chemung | 88.015 | Elmira | 29.437 |
| Chenango | 51.207 | Norwich | 7056 |
| Clinton | 82.215 | Plattsburgh | 19.444 |
| Columbia | 62.363 | Hudson | 6864 |
| Cortland | 48.369 | Cortland | 18.382 |
| Delaware | 46.286 | Delhi | 2716 |
| Dutchess | 292.746 | Poughkeepsie | 29.633 |
| Erie | 913.338 | Buffalo | 272.632 |
| Essex | 38.119 | Elizabethtown | |
| Franklin | 50.449 | Malone | 5813 |
| Fulton | 55.114 | Johnstown | 8446 |
| Genesee | 58.122 | Batavia | 15.271 |
| Greene | 49.246 | Catskill | 4258 |
| Hamilton | 5075 | Lake Pleasant | |
| Herkimer | 62.558 | Herkimer | 7028 |
| Jefferson | 117.201 | Watertown | 27.443 |
| Kings | 2.528.050 | New York City | 8.274.527 |
| Lewis | 26.472 | Lowville | 3215 |
| Livingston | 63.196 | Geneseo | 7660 |
| Madison | 69.829 | Wampsville | 569 |
| Monroe | 729.681 | Rochester | 206.759 |
| Montgomery | 48.695 | Fonda | 770 |
| Nassau | 1.306.533 | Mineola | 18.478 |
| New York | 1.620.867 | New York City | 8.274.527 |
| Niagara | 214.845 | Lockport | 20.770 |
| Oneida | 232.304 | Utica | 58.475 |
| Onondaga | 454.010 | Syracuse | 139.079 |
| Ontario | 103.956 | Canandaigua | 11.185 |
| Orange | 377.169 | Goshen | 5549 |
| Orleans | 42.371 | Albion | 5596 |
| Oswego | 121.454 | Oswego | 17.389 |
| Otsego | 62.397 | Cooperstown | 1912 |
| Putnam | 99.489 | Carmel | |
| Queens | 2.270.338 | New York City | 8.274.527 |
| Rensselaer | 155.318 | Troy | 47.744 |
| Richmond | 481.613 | New York City | 8.274.527 |
| Rockland | 296.483 | New City | |
| Saratoga | 215.852 | Ballston Spa | 5486 |
| Schenectady | 150.818 | Schenectady | 61.531 |
| Schoharie | 32.063 | Schoharie | 999 |
| Schuyler | 19.027 | Watkins Glen | 2045 |
| Seneca | 34.228 | Ovid Waterloo |
596 5037 |
| St. Lawrence | 109.809 | Canton | 6056 |
| Steuben | 96.874 | Bath | 5451 |
| Suffolk | 1.453.229 | Riverhead | |
| Sullivan | 76.303 | Monticello | 6545 |
| Tioga | 50.453 | Owego | 3700 |
| Tompkins | 101.055 | Ithaca | 29.974 |
| Ulster | 181.860 | Kingston | 22.620 |
| Warren | 66.143 | Queensbury | |
| Washington | 62.743 | Fort Edward | 3035 |
| Wayne | 91.291 | Lyons | 3425 |
| Westchester | 951.325 | White Plains | 57.398 |
| Wyoming | 41.932 | Warsaw | 3651 |
| Yates | 24.557 | Penn Yan | 5156 |