Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in New York

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#50. Nassau County

- Population: 1,389,160
- Born in New York: 972,761 (70.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 76,950 (5.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 22,918 (1.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 316,531 (22.8% of population)

#49. Dutchess County

- Population: 296,467
- Born in New York: 207,733 (70.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 50,643 (17.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 5,075 (1.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 33,016 (11.1% of population)

#48. Columbia County

- Population: 61,469
- Born in New York: 43,445 (70.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 13,198 (21.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 721 (1.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 4,105 (6.7% of population)

#47. Sullivan County

- Population: 78,725
- Born in New York: 55,683 (70.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 12,449 (15.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,317 (2.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 8,276 (10.5% of population)

#46. Putnam County

- Population: 97,942
- Born in New York: 70,423 (71.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 12,477 (12.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,227 (1.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 13,815 (14.1% of population)

#45. Albany County

- Population: 315,041
- Born in New York: 230,226 (73.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 45,855 (14.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,999 (1.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 35,961 (11.4% of population)

#44. Ulster County

- Population: 182,153
- Born in New York: 133,507 (73.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 31,988 (17.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,515 (1.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 14,143 (7.8% of population)

#43. Monroe County

- Population: 756,406
- Born in New York: 555,645 (73.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 113,717 (15.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 24,668 (3.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 62,376 (8.2% of population)

#42. Schenectady County

- Population: 159,447
- Born in New York: 119,184 (74.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 21,721 (13.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,508 (1.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 16,034 (10.1% of population)

#41. Saratoga County

- Population: 236,328
- Born in New York: 176,836 (74.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 44,269 (18.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,104 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 13,119 (5.6% of population)

#40. Chautauqua County

- Population: 127,440
- Born in New York: 95,413 (74.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 25,673 (20.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 3,258 (2.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,096 (2.4% of population)

#39. Suffolk County

- Population: 1,524,486
- Born in New York: 1,146,937 (75.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 107,692 (7.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 26,302 (1.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 243,555 (16.0% of population)

#38. Broome County

- Population: 198,365
- Born in New York: 149,667 (75.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 32,216 (16.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,398 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 15,084 (7.6% of population)

#37. Washington County

- Population: 61,310
- Born in New York: 46,428 (75.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 12,663 (20.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 477 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,742 (2.8% of population)

#36. Onondaga County

- Population: 472,637
- Born in New York: 358,006 (75.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 70,795 (15.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 6,482 (1.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 37,354 (7.9% of population)

#35. Chemung County

- Population: 83,584
- Born in New York: 63,705 (76.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 16,269 (19.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 690 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,920 (3.5% of population)

#34. Hamilton County

- Population: 5,090
- Born in New York: 3,888 (76.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,083 (21.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 32 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 87 (1.7% of population)

#33. Rensselaer County

- Population: 160,943
- Born in New York: 123,611 (76.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 26,093 (16.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,039 (1.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 9,200 (5.7% of population)

#32. Clinton County

- Population: 79,839
- Born in New York: 61,356 (76.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 13,743 (17.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 855 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,885 (4.9% of population)

#31. Franklin County

- Population: 47,459
- Born in New York: 36,696 (77.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,755 (16.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,160 (2.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,848 (3.9% of population)

#30. Otsego County

- Population: 59,678
- Born in New York: 46,168 (77.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 10,771 (18.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 450 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,289 (3.8% of population)

#29. Warren County

- Population: 65,684
- Born in New York: 50,933 (77.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 11,975 (18.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 494 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,282 (3.5% of population)

#28. Schuyler County

- Population: 17,855
- Born in New York: 13,864 (77.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,602 (20.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 63 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 326 (1.8% of population)

#27. Oneida County

- Population: 231,055
- Born in New York: 182,296 (78.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 25,435 (11.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 3,201 (1.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 20,123 (8.7% of population)

#26. Delaware County

- Population: 44,637
- Born in New York: 35,285 (79.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,195 (16.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 310 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,847 (4.1% of population)

#25. Ontario County

- Population: 112,288
- Born in New York: 89,086 (79.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 16,901 (15.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,888 (1.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 4,413 (3.9% of population)

#24. Greene County

- Population: 48,067
- Born in New York: 38,255 (79.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,518 (13.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 612 (1.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,682 (5.6% of population)

#23. Seneca County

- Population: 33,651
- Born in New York: 27,000 (80.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,444 (16.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 412 (1.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 795 (2.4% of population)

#22. Steuben County

- Population: 93,584
- Born in New York: 75,104 (80.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 14,939 (16.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 466 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,075 (3.3% of population)

#21. Montgomery County

- Population: 49,624
- Born in New York: 40,025 (80.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,335 (12.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,717 (3.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,547 (3.1% of population)

#20. Erie County

- Population: 951,232
- Born in New York: 768,286 (80.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 95,340 (10.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 17,557 (1.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 70,049 (7.4% of population)

#19. St. Lawrence County

- Population: 108,670
- Born in New York: 88,127 (81.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 15,338 (14.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,247 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,958 (3.6% of population)

#18. Yates County

- Population: 24,713
- Born in New York: 20,070 (81.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,124 (16.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 129 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 390 (1.6% of population)

#17. Madison County

- Population: 68,020
- Born in New York: 55,405 (81.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 10,168 (14.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 496 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,951 (2.9% of population)

#16. Allegany County

- Population: 47,222
- Born in New York: 38,733 (82.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,243 (15.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 425 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 821 (1.7% of population)

#15. Cattaraugus County

- Population: 77,000
- Born in New York: 63,427 (82.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 12,001 (15.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 366 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,206 (1.6% of population)

#14. Chenango County

- Population: 47,096
- Born in New York: 39,000 (82.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,857 (14.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 187 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,052 (2.2% of population)

#13. Schoharie County

- Population: 29,970
- Born in New York: 24,862 (83.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,024 (13.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 157 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 927 (3.1% of population)

#12. Livingston County

- Population: 61,980
- Born in New York: 52,165 (84.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,416 (12.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 525 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,874 (3.0% of population)

#11. Orleans County

- Population: 40,148
- Born in New York: 33,809 (84.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,670 (11.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 499 (1.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,170 (2.9% of population)

#10. Niagara County

- Population: 212,230
- Born in New York: 178,757 (84.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 22,562 (10.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,537 (1.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 8,374 (3.9% of population)

#9. Cortland County

- Population: 46,755
- Born in New York: 39,541 (84.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,745 (12.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 328 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,141 (2.4% of population)

#8. Wayne County

- Population: 91,324
- Born in New York: 77,517 (84.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 10,311 (11.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,092 (1.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,404 (2.6% of population)

#7. Herkimer County

- Population: 60,293
- Born in New York: 51,602 (85.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,764 (11.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 395 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,532 (2.5% of population)

#6. Oswego County

- Population: 118,037
- Born in New York: 101,446 (85.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 13,437 (11.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 724 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,430 (2.1% of population)

#5. Cayuga County

- Population: 76,171
- Born in New York: 65,768 (86.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 8,203 (10.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 425 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,775 (2.3% of population)

#4. Lewis County

- Population: 26,690
- Born in New York: 23,146 (86.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,136 (11.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 113 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 295 (1.1% of population)

#3. Fulton County

- Population: 53,280
- Born in New York: 46,577 (87.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,150 (9.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 472 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,081 (2.0% of population)

#2. Genesee County

- Population: 58,204
- Born in New York: 51,304 (88.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,960 (8.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 423 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,517 (2.6% of population)

#1. Wyoming County

- Population: 40,338
- Born in New York: 35,913 (89.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,230 (8.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 312 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 883 (2.2% of population)

This story features data reporting by Karim Noorani and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 49 states.

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