Steuben County, New York
A county in New York, ranked 30 of 62 by population.
CountyFIPS 36101
- Population
- 91,855
- -1,516 (-1.6%) since 2020
- Land area
- 1,391
- square miles. A further 1.0% of the total area is water
- Population density
- 66.1
- people per square mile, computed rather than published
- County seat
- Bath
- Seat of county government.
- Established
- 1796
- 229 years ago
- Largest city
- Corning city
- Population 10,514.
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
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Aerial imagery of Steuben County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.
Where Steuben County ranks
Position among the 62 counties of New York, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.
| Measure | Value | In New York | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 91,855 | 30th of 62 | 664th of 3,144 |
| Land area | 1,391 sq mi | 7th of 62 | 436th of 3,144 |
| Population density | 66.1 per sq mi | 49th of 62 | 1,227th of 3,144 |
| Median household income | $65,887 | 51st of 62 | 1,553rd of 3,143 |
Full data for Steuben County
| Measure | Value | Source and vintage |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 91,855 | Vintage 2025 Population Estimates |
| Population in 2020 | 93,371 | Vintage 2025 Population Estimates |
| 2020 estimates base? | 93,570 | Vintage 2025 Population Estimates |
| Land area | 1,391 sq mi | 2025 Gazetteer Files |
| Water area | 13.5 sq mi | 2025 Gazetteer Files |
| Total area | 1,404 sq mi | 2025 Gazetteer Files |
| Population density? | 66.1 per sq mi | Computed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area |
| Median household income | $65,887 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Median home value | $137,900 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Median age | 43.0 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Households | 39,219 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Housing units | 47,665 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
How the population changed
The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:
- Births minus deaths
- -176
- 910 births, 1,086 deaths
- Net migration
- +93
- More people moved in than moved out.
Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
The 8 areas bordering Steuben County
Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.
| Bordering area | State | Shared border | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tioga County | Pennsylvania | 33 mi | 40,502 |
| Allegany County | New York | 33 mi | 46,800 |
| Schuyler County | New York | 22 mi | 16,924 |
| Yates County | New York | 21 mi | 24,547 |
| Livingston County | New York | 19 mi | 61,438 |
| Chemung County | New York | 19 mi | 80,415 |
| Potter County | Pennsylvania | 7.2 mi | 15,897 |
| Ontario County | New York | 6.4 mi | 113,130 |
Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.