What is the population of Rockland County?

The population of Rockland County, NY is 326,225.

Where is Rockland County located?

Rockland County, NY is located at latitude 41.1524300 and longitude -74.0240900. It is in United States.

What is the area of Rockland County?

The area of Rockland County, NY is 516 km².

What is the elevation of Rockland County?

Rockland County, NY has an elevation of 155 meters (509 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Rockland County in?

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

How has the population of Rockland County changed?

The population of Rockland County, NY has increased from 300,173 (2009) to 326,225 (2020), a change of 8.7%.

Rockland County, New York

Rockland County: suburban county in New York, United States

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Rockland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 311,687 and a population density of 604 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 326,225 inhabitants. Its county seat is New City. The county was created 228 years ago in 1798.

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Rockland County at a glance

Rockland County currently has 34 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

Ramapo

Population 138,356

Quick Facts about Rockland County

Population	326,225 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	New York (United States)
Different from	Rockland
Twitter username	rocklandgov
Area	516 km²
Official name	Rockland County
Water as percent of area	13%
Land as percent of area	87%
Latitude & Longitude	41.1524,-74.0241
Altitude	433 feet / 132 meters
Capital	New City
Establishment	February 23, 1798
Time Zone	UTC−04:00, UTC−05:00
Local time	21:39:57 (18th April 2026)
Density	632 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	4.46% (2010-2020)
Weather	70℉ Partly Sunny 7-days weather

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Geography

Rockland County is located at 41°9'9"N 74°1'27"W (41.1524300, -74.0240900). It has 4 neighbors: Bergen County, Passaic County, Orange County and Westchester County.

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The largest city of Rockland County is Ramapo with a population of 138,356. Other cities include, Nanuet population 17,882, Haverstraw population 12,900, Stony Point population 12,147 and Suffern population 10,970. See all Rockland County cities & populated places.

Rockland County Populated Places (more)

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

City Name	Population	Title
Ramapo	138,356	Town in Rockland County, New York, United States
New City	33,559	Census designated place in New York
Monsey	18,412	Census-designated place in Rockland County, New York
Nanuet	17,882	City in Clarkstown, New York, United States of America
Pearl River	15,876	Census-designated place in Rockland County, New York
Haverstraw	12,900	Town in New York
Stony Point	12,147	Town in Rockland County, New York, United States
Suffern	10,970	Village in New York, United States
West Haverstraw	10,167	City in Rockland County, New York, United States of America
Valley Cottage	9,107	Census-designated place in Rockland County, New York
New Square	9,014	City in Rockland County, New York, United States of America
Airmont	8,767	City in Rockland County, New York, United States of America
Congers	8,363	Census-designated place in Rockland County, New York
Chestnut Ridge	8,158	Town in Rockland County, New York, USA
Hillcrest	7,558	City in Illinois, United States of America
Nyack	7,133	Village in New York

Weather

70°F

Partly Sunny

3 to 8 mph SE Saturday

Partly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

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Rockland County has 4 neighbours.

Bergen County county in New Jersey, United States
Passaic County county in New Jersey, United States
Orange County The district of Orange County is situated in the U.
Westchester County county in New York, United States.

Demographics

The population of Rockland County increased by 4.46% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2009	300,173	-	demographic balance
2010	311,687	3.69%	census
2011	315,452	1.19%	estimation process
2012	317,196	0.55%	estimation process
2013	319,284	0.65%	estimation process
2014	321,119	0.57%	estimation process
2015	322,919	0.56%	estimation process
2016	323,258	0.1%	estimation process
2017	324,622	0.42%	estimation process
2018	325,522	0.28%	estimation process
2019	325,789	0.08%	estimation process
2020	326,225	0.13%	estimation process

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People born in Rockland County (14)

People born in Rockland County, including songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger Ray Heindorf, musician Dan Spitz, actor Michael Rispoli, .

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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.
Queens County	2,225,821	County in New York, United States
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.
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