What is the population of Queens County?

The population of Queens County, NY is 2,225,821.

Where is Queens County located?

Queens County, NY is located at latitude 40.6574900 and longitude -73.8387500. It is in United States.

What is the area of Queens County?

The area of Queens County, NY is 2020.17 km².

What is the elevation of Queens County?

Queens County, NY has an elevation of 10 meters (33 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Queens County in?

Queens County, NY is in the America/New_York time zone.

How has the population of Queens County changed?

The population of Queens County, NY has decreased from 2,230,722 (2010) to 2,225,821 (2020), a change of -0.2%.

Queens County, New York

Queens County: county in New York, United States

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Queens County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,230,722 and a population density of 1,104 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 2,225,821 inhabitants.

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Queens County at a glance

Queens County currently has 5 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Largest city

Jamaica

Population 216,866

Quick Facts about Queens County

Population	2,225,821 (2020)
Country	Canada
State	New York (United States)
Area	2020.17 km²
Latitude & Longitude	40.6575,-73.8388
Altitude	33 feet / 10 meters
Time Zone	America/New_York
Local time	19:59:32 (18th April 2026)
Density	1,102 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	-0.22% (2010-2020)
Weather	60℉ Partly Sunny 7-days weather

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Geography

Queens County is located at 40°39'27"N 73°50'20"W (40.6574900, -73.8387500).

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The largest city of Queens County is Jamaica with a population of 216,866. Other cities include, Richmond Hill population 98,984, Arverne population 14,120 and Roxbury population 2,296. See all Queens County cities & populated places.

Queens County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Queens County.

City Name	Population	Title
Jamaica	216,866	A neighborhood in Queens, New York City.
Richmond Hill	98,984	A hamlet in the Town of Mount Pleasant, New York.
Hillside	24,808	Census-designated place in Ulster County, New York
Arverne	14,120	Neighborhood in Queens, New York City
Roxbury	2,296	Town in Delaware County, New York

Weather

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Partly Sunny

7 to 10 mph E Saturday

Partly sunny. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. East wind 7 to 10 mph.

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Demographics

According to census records, the population of Queens County decreased by 0.22% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	2,230,722	-	census
2011	2,255,482	1.1%	estimation process
2012	2,272,222	0.74%	estimation process
2013	2,287,185	0.65%	estimation process
2014	2,298,736	0.5%	estimation process
2015	2,305,838	0.31%	estimation process
2016	2,306,830	0.04%	estimation process
2017	2,295,808	-0.48%	estimation process
2018	2,274,605	-0.93%	estimation process
2019	2,253,858	-0.92%	estimation process
2020	2,225,821	-1.26%	estimation process

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Comte de Queens, Comté de Queens, Queens

People born in Queens County (1)

Canadian judge George Duncan Ludlow was born in Queens County

New York Other Counties (more counties)

County Name	Population	Title
New York City	8,398,748	The most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area.
Brooklyn	2,577,000	A borough of New York City.
Queens	2,339,150	The most populous borough of New York City.
Manhattan	1,644,518	The most densely populated borough of New York City.
New York County	1,611,989	County in New York state, United States of America
Suffolk County	1,474,273	County in New York, United States
The Bronx	1,455,720	The fourth most populous borough of New York City.
Bronx County	1,401,142	Borough of New York City, United States
Nassau County	1,351,334	County in New York, United States
Westchester County	965,802	County in New York, United States.
Erie County	917,241	County in New York, United States
Hempstead	764,055	Located in Nassau County, New York, this hamlet and village is a major commercial and transportation hub.
Monroe County	740,900	County in Florida, United States
Brookhaven	479,883	This town in Suffolk County, New York, is the most populous in the state.
Richmond County	475,327	County in Georgia, United States
Staten Island	474,558	The fifth most populous borough of New York City.