Population of the Northeast (Region)

Map of Population by State in the Northeast

Population Density Population by State#1

Population per square mile of land (excluding water areas):
40/mi²280/mi²510/mi²740/mi²980/mi²1,220/mi²

Population Population by State#2

Total population:
600k4,400k8,300k12,100k15,900k19,700k
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Map of Population by County in the Northeast

Population Density Population by County#3

Population per square mile of land (excluding water areas):
0k/mi²14k/mi²29k/mi²43k/mi²58k/mi²73k/mi²

Population Population by County#4

Total population:
0k500k1,000k1,600k2,100k2,700k
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Population by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Total Population by Place#5

Scope: population of selected places in the Northeast
0M1M2M3M4M5M6M7M8M#New YorkPhiladelphiaBostonPittsburghNewarkJersey CityBuffaloRochesterYonkersWorcesterProvidenceSpringfieldBridgeportPatersonSyracuseNew HavenElizabethStamfordHartfordAllentownManchesterLowellWaterburyCambridgeErieAlbanyNew BedfordBrocktonQuincyLynnFall RiverToms RiverNewtonNorwalkReadingNashuaCliftonTrentonDanburyWarwickCranstonSomervilleLawrenceNew RochelleScrantonCamdenBethlehemCheektowagaNew BritainPawtucket8,461,961.0000008,461,961.0000008.46M11,559,938.0000001,559,938.0000001.56M2658,279.000000658,279.0000000.66M3305,305.000000305,305.0000000.31M4280,139.000000280,139.0000000.28M5261,666.000000261,666.0000000.26M6258,989.000000258,989.0000000.26M7210,291.000000210,291.0000000.21M8199,725.000000199,725.0000000.20M9183,677.000000183,677.0000000.18M10178,851.000000178,851.0000000.18M11153,991.000000153,991.0000000.15M12147,022.000000147,022.0000000.15M13146,894.000000146,894.0000000.15M14144,350.000000144,350.0000000.14M15130,405.000000130,405.0000000.13M16128,042.000000128,042.0000000.13M17127,410.000000127,410.0000000.13M18124,320.000000124,320.0000000.12M19119,624.000000119,624.0000000.12M20110,231.000000110,231.0000000.11M21109,871.000000109,871.0000000.11M22109,211.000000109,211.0000000.11M23108,757.000000108,757.0000000.11M24100,157.000000100,157.0000000.10M2598,425.00000098,425.0000000.10M2694,988.00000094,988.0000000.09M2794,813.00000094,813.0000000.09M2893,349.00000093,349.0000000.09M2992,074.00000092,074.0000000.09M3088,902.00000088,902.0000000.09M3188,537.00000088,537.0000000.09M3288,317.00000088,317.0000000.09M3387,930.00000087,930.0000000.09M3487,899.00000087,899.0000000.09M3587,279.00000087,279.0000000.09M3685,578.00000085,578.0000000.09M3784,559.00000084,559.0000000.08M3883,890.00000083,890.0000000.08M3981,881.00000081,881.0000000.08M4080,882.00000080,882.0000000.08M4179,507.00000079,507.0000000.08M4279,337.00000079,337.0000000.08M4379,299.00000079,299.0000000.08M4476,380.00000076,380.0000000.08M4576,005.00000076,005.0000000.08M4675,110.00000075,110.0000000.08M4774,673.00000074,673.0000000.07M4872,876.00000072,876.0000000.07M4971,389.00000071,389.0000000.07M50

Population Density by Place#6

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of selected places in the Northeast
0k5k10k15k20k25k#New YorkSomervilleJersey CityPatersonCambridgeBostonPhiladelphiaNewarkLawrenceTrentonYonkersElizabethProvidenceBridgeportReadingLynnCamdenPawtucketLowellNew RochelleCliftonHartfordNew HavenAllentownBuffaloRochesterSyracuseQuincyPittsburghNew BritainErieNewtonWorcesterSpringfieldNew BedfordAlbanyBrocktonBethlehemNorwalkWaterburyStamfordManchesterScrantonCheektowagaCranstonNashuaFall RiverWarwickToms RiverDanbury28,069.66445728,069.66445728.07k119,284.87554219,284.87554219.28k217,686.42084417,686.42084417.69k317,459.91663017,459.91663017.46k417,012.99871017,012.99871017.01k513,615.61129813,615.61129813.62k611,625.88366911,625.88366911.63k711,603.13593211,603.13593211.60k811,449.55040611,449.55040611.45k911,179.93130011,179.93130011.18k1011,088.30052911,088.30052911.09k1110,394.05519010,394.05519010.39k129,720.1316809,720.1316809.72k139,155.4595779,155.4595779.16k148,904.3186498,904.3186498.90k158,571.9877688,571.9877688.57k168,522.1966108,522.1966108.52k178,198.2171028,198.2171028.20k188,087.1216938,087.1216938.09k197,661.5341887,661.5341887.66k207,592.6623837,592.6623837.59k217,152.7115597,152.7115597.15k226,977.1891886,977.1891886.98k236,817.1017466,817.1017466.82k246,413.2285066,413.2285066.41k255,876.7779625,876.7779625.88k265,763.5298005,763.5298005.76k275,633.7724945,633.7724945.63k285,513.2830525,513.2830525.51k295,457.0019635,457.0019635.46k305,234.2897705,234.2897705.23k314,953.1520634,953.1520634.95k324,916.5822464,916.5822464.92k334,832.0964074,832.0964074.83k344,750.0841994,750.0841994.75k354,601.8329304,601.8329304.60k364,447.0289484,447.0289484.45k373,932.0907173,932.0907173.93k383,842.0331253,842.0331253.84k393,828.5750743,828.5750743.83k403,386.9285763,386.9285763.39k413,334.1929073,334.1929073.33k423,017.8611613,017.8611613.02k432,944.8643142,944.8643142.94k442,853.9636202,853.9636202.85k452,831.9269292,831.9269292.83k462,684.5832992,684.5832992.68k472,336.7998262,336.7998262.34k482,268.0193762,268.0193762.27k492,000.0053812,000.0053812.00k50

Population by Metro Area in the Northeast

There are 93 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within the Northeast (91 fully and 2 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

Total Population by Metro Area#7

Scope: population of selected metro areas in the Northeast
0M5M10M15M20M#New York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaRochester Metro AreaRochesterBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownSyracuse Metro AreaSyracuse AreaSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownLancaster Metro AreaLancasterPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaReading Metro AreaReading AreaManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaUtica and Rome Metro AreaUtica AreaErie Metro AreaErie AreaAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonClaremont and Lebanon Metro AreaClaremontBurlington and South Burlington Metro AreaBurlingtonBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonKingston Metro AreaKingston AreaEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgState College Metro AreaState CollegeVineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland AreaBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgConcord Metro AreaConcord AreaPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaWatertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsport20,031,443.00000020,031,443.00000020.03M16,047,721.0000006,047,721.0000006.05M24,728,844.0000004,728,844.0000004.73M32,354,926.0000002,354,926.0000002.35M41,609,359.0000001,609,359.0000001.61M51,211,826.0000001,211,826.0000001.21M61,135,503.0000001,135,503.0000001.14M71,082,226.0000001,082,226.0000001.08M8941,618.000000941,618.0000000.94M9930,667.000000930,667.0000000.93M10879,291.000000879,291.0000000.88M11860,874.000000860,874.0000000.86M12830,737.000000830,737.0000000.83M13660,652.000000660,652.0000000.66M14629,107.000000629,107.0000000.63M15561,447.000000561,447.0000000.56M16559,898.000000559,898.0000000.56M17552,521.000000552,521.0000000.55M18533,110.000000533,110.0000000.53M19523,874.000000523,874.0000000.52M20440,604.000000440,604.0000000.44M21414,097.000000414,097.0000000.41M22404,948.000000404,948.0000000.40M23371,101.000000371,101.0000000.37M24296,416.000000296,416.0000000.30M25279,133.000000279,133.0000000.28M26274,026.000000274,026.0000000.27M27272,033.000000272,033.0000000.27M28247,030.000000247,030.0000000.25M29217,006.000000217,006.0000000.22M30216,080.000000216,080.0000000.22M31214,703.000000214,703.0000000.21M32185,141.000000185,141.0000000.19M33180,505.000000180,505.0000000.18M34167,126.000000167,126.0000000.17M35159,178.000000159,178.0000000.16M36155,744.000000155,744.0000000.16M37152,978.000000152,978.0000000.15M38152,707.000000152,707.0000000.15M39147,715.000000147,715.0000000.15M40145,503.000000145,503.0000000.15M41137,762.000000137,762.0000000.14M42136,950.000000136,950.0000000.14M43131,748.000000131,748.0000000.13M44128,563.000000128,563.0000000.13M45127,376.000000127,376.0000000.13M46125,917.000000125,917.0000000.13M47120,953.000000120,953.0000000.12M48117,966.000000117,966.0000000.12M49116,313.000000116,313.0000000.12M50

Population Density by Metro Area#8

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of selected metro areas in the Northeast
05001,0001,5002,000#New York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownLancaster Metro AreaLancasterSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaReading Metro AreaReading AreaManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaErie Metro AreaErie AreaHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgRochester Metro AreaRochesterYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownVineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland AreaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaSyracuse Metro AreaSyracuse AreaEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleBurlington and South Burlington Metro AreaBurlingtonKingston Metro AreaKingston AreaConcord Metro AreaConcord AreaState College Metro AreaState CollegeAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownUtica and Rome Metro AreaUtica AreaWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportWatertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsClaremont and Lebanon Metro AreaClaremontBangor Metro AreaBangor Area2,415.0054812,415.0054812,41511,654.0194191,654.0194191,65421,506.6615071,506.6615071,50731,424.1051381,424.1051381,42441,356.5771791,356.5771791,35751,313.9698131,313.9698131,31461,014.0715501,014.0715501,0147800.012283800.0122838008725.537722725.5377227269571.828689571.82868957210564.814264564.81426456511549.788277549.78827755012544.646153544.64615354513493.212423493.21242349314487.282679487.28267948715483.537799483.53779948416462.056155462.05615546217459.926337459.92633746018445.886340445.88634044619408.984623408.98462340920378.491472378.49147237821349.259782349.25978234922346.143966346.14396634623331.334196331.33419633124324.557015324.55701532525322.100360322.10036032226320.597507320.59750732127312.731327312.73132731328277.012486277.01248627729274.760976274.76097627530251.809807251.80980725231239.477076239.47707623932201.756069201.75606920233201.133095201.13309520134200.133114200.13311420035197.749504197.74950419836186.870209186.87020918737172.556437172.55643717338160.557930160.55793016139158.363895158.36389515840143.420762143.42076214341139.427617139.42761713942138.701034138.70103413943124.264018124.26401812444112.970085112.9700851134594.67112394.671123954692.98193692.981936934774.99709474.997094754855.60408855.604088564945.03082045.0308204550

Population by State in the Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares all 9 of those to each other.

Total Population by State#9

Scope: population of selected states in the Northeast
0M5M10M15M#New YorkPennsylvaniaNew JerseyMassachusettsConnecticutMaineNew HampshireRhode IslandVermont19,697,457.00000019,697,457.00000019.70M112,783,977.00000012,783,977.00000012.78M28,915,456.0000008,915,456.0000008.92M36,742,143.0000006,742,143.0000006.74M43,588,570.0000003,588,570.0000003.59M51,329,923.0000001,329,923.0000001.33M61,327,503.0000001,327,503.0000001.33M71,054,491.0000001,054,491.0000001.05M8626,249.000000626,249.0000000.63M9

Population Density by State#10

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of selected states in the Northeast
02004006008001,0001,200#New JerseyRhode IslandMassachusettsConnecticutNew YorkPennsylvaniaNew HampshireVermontMaine1,212.0740091,212.0740091,21211,019.8739511,019.8739511,0202864.268831864.2688318643741.020619741.0206197414417.983654417.9836544185285.724131285.7241312866148.279558148.279558148767.94059067.94059068843.11792243.117922439

Population by County in the Northeast

There are 217 counties in the Northeast. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 322,642.

Total Population by County#11

Scope: population of selected counties in the Northeast
0k500k1,000k1,500k2,000k2,500k#Kings CountyKingsQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSuffolk CountySuffolkBronx CountyBronxNassau CountyNassauAllegheny CountyAlleghenyWestchester CountyWestchesterFairfield CountyFairfieldBergen CountyBergenErie CountyErieHartford CountyHartfordNew Haven CountyNew HavenMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexMontgomery CountyMontgomeryWorcester CountyWorcesterEssex CountyEssexEssex CountyEssexSuffolk CountySuffolkMonroe CountyMonroeNorfolk CountyNorfolkHudson CountyHudsonProvidence CountyProvidenceMonmouth CountyMonmouthBucks CountyBucksOcean CountyOceanDelaware CountyDelawareBristol CountyBristolUnion CountyUnionLancaster CountyLancasterChester CountyChesterCamden CountyCamdenPassaic CountyPassaicPlymouth CountyPlymouthMorris CountyMorrisRichmond CountyRichmondHampden CountyHampdenOnondaga CountyOnondagaBurlington CountyBurlingtonYork CountyYorkBerks CountyBerksHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeMercer CountyMercerWestmoreland CountyWestmorelandLehigh CountyLehighSomerset CountySomersetRockland CountyRockland2,606,852.0000002,606,852.0000002,606.85k12,310,011.0000002,310,011.0000002,310.01k21,634,989.0000001,634,989.0000001,634.99k31,567,610.0000001,567,610.0000001,567.61k41,559,938.0000001,559,938.0000001,559.94k51,498,130.0000001,498,130.0000001,498.13k61,436,785.0000001,436,785.0000001,436.79k71,356,801.0000001,356,801.0000001,356.80k81,230,360.0000001,230,360.0000001,230.36k9969,229.000000969,229.000000969.23k10941,618.000000941,618.000000941.62k11930,310.000000930,310.000000930.31k12922,129.000000922,129.000000922.13k13895,699.000000895,699.000000895.70k14860,874.000000860,874.000000860.87k15831,852.000000831,852.000000831.85k16815,876.000000815,876.000000815.88k17813,589.000000813,589.000000813.59k18792,586.000000792,586.000000792.59k19769,362.000000769,362.000000769.36k20767,719.000000767,719.000000767.72k21749,236.000000749,236.000000749.24k22691,218.000000691,218.000000691.22k23668,526.000000668,526.000000668.53k24631,344.000000631,344.000000631.34k25627,532.000000627,532.000000627.53k26626,220.000000626,220.000000626.22k27586,166.000000586,166.000000586.17k28562,316.000000562,316.000000562.32k29554,868.000000554,868.000000554.87k30550,436.000000550,436.000000550.44k31533,110.000000533,110.000000533.11k32512,028.000000512,028.000000512.03k33511,145.000000511,145.000000511.15k34507,204.000000507,204.000000507.20k35506,657.000000506,657.000000506.66k36498,215.000000498,215.000000498.22k37473,324.000000473,324.000000473.32k38468,072.000000468,072.000000468.07k39468,050.000000468,050.000000468.05k40450,236.000000450,236.000000450.24k41440,604.000000440,604.000000440.60k42414,097.000000414,097.000000414.10k43404,948.000000404,948.000000404.95k44376,242.000000376,242.000000376.24k45371,101.000000371,101.000000371.10k46359,377.000000359,377.000000359.38k47358,792.000000358,792.000000358.79k48331,686.000000331,686.000000331.69k49322,642.000000322,642.000000322.64k50

Population Density by County#12

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of selected counties in the Northeast
0k10k20k30k40k50k60k70k#New York CountyNew YorkKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxQueens CountyQueensHudson CountyHudsonSuffolk CountySuffolkPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaRichmond CountyRichmondEssex CountyEssexUnion CountyUnionNassau CountyNassauBergen CountyBergenDelaware CountyDelawarePassaic CountyPassaicMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexCamden CountyCamdenWestchester CountyWestchesterMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexRockland CountyRocklandNorfolk CountyNorfolkMontgomery CountyMontgomeryAllegheny CountyAlleghenyMercer CountyMercerSuffolk CountySuffolkEssex CountyEssexProvidence CountyProvidenceFairfield CountyFairfieldNew Haven CountyNew HavenMonmouth CountyMonmouthHartford CountyHartfordMonroe CountyMonroeSomerset CountySomersetMorris CountyMorrisLehigh CountyLehighBucks CountyBucksBristol CountyBristolOcean CountyOceanErie CountyEriePlymouth CountyPlymouthHampden CountyHampdenChester CountyChesterOnondaga CountyOnondagaLancaster CountyLancasterBurlington CountyBurlingtonWorcester CountyWorcesterYork CountyYorkBerks CountyBerksOrange CountyOrangeHillsborough CountyHillsboroughWestmoreland CountyWestmoreland72,167.60597972,167.60597972.17k137,340.67621837,340.67621837.34k234,167.96880134,167.96880134.17k321,237.94747821,237.94747821.24k414,454.64169014,454.64169014.45k513,179.87570713,179.87570713.18k611,625.88366911,625.88366911.63k78,136.0680928,136.0680928.14k86,284.4913026,284.4913026.28k95,355.9725555,355.9725555.36k104,763.9163794,763.9163794.76k113,996.8457593,996.8457594.00k123,058.1882303,058.1882303.06k132,726.8375622,726.8375622.73k142,689.8712172,689.8712172.69k152,309.2431342,309.2431342.31k162,251.3192932,251.3192932.25k171,917.0752881,917.0752881.92k181,860.1607701,860.1607701.86k191,745.0906001,745.0906001.75k201,689.1466761,689.1466761.69k211,685.2478291,685.2478291.69k221,654.0194191,654.0194191.65k231,643.1276081,643.1276081.64k241,562.4129701,562.4129701.56k251,541.6012111,541.6012111.54k261,506.6615071,506.6615071.51k271,424.1051381,424.1051381.42k281,339.7630761,339.7630761.34k291,218.4177621,218.4177621.22k301,140.0251111,140.0251111.14k311,098.7982421,098.7982421.10k321,081.7838401,081.7838401.08k331,039.4366661,039.4366661.04k341,036.0887421,036.0887421.04k351,003.2244781,003.2244781.00k36932.156959932.1569590.93k37884.368564884.3685640.88k38769.047142769.0471420.77k39758.571596758.5715960.76k40682.236415682.2364150.68k41601.290291601.2902910.60k42564.814264564.8142640.56k43563.563125563.5631250.56k44538.573610538.5736100.54k45487.282679487.2826790.49k46483.537799483.5377990.48k47463.172039463.1720390.46k48462.056155462.0561550.46k49349.737845349.7378450.35k50

Population by Region in the United States

There are 5 regions in the United States. This section compares the Northeast to all of the regions in the United States.

Total Population by Region#13

Scope: population of the Northeast and selected other regions in the United States
0M20M40M60M80M100M#SouthWestMidwestNortheast119,755,723.000000119,755,723.000000119.76M175,060,190.00000075,060,190.00000075.06M267,676,480.00000067,676,480.00000067.68M356,065,769.00000056,065,769.00000056.07M4

Population Density by Region#14

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of the Northeast and selected other regions in the United States
050100150200250300#NortheastSouthMidwestWest346.267361346.2673613461137.882490137.882490138290.17083590.17083590342.86501142.865011434

Definitions

This page reports on the population distribution in the Northeast, both in terms of raw head counts, and in terms of population density per square mile.

  • Population: count of all residents of the given entity at the time of the survey, excluding visitors
  • Population Density: population divided by the total land area of the entity (i.e., excluding water areas contained in the entity)

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