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

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#50. Orange County

- Population: 403,840
- Born in New York: 279,755 (69.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 60,556 (15.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 11,073 (2.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 52,456 (13.0% of population)

#49. Nassau County

- Population: 1,388,138
- Born in New York: 969,480 (69.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 77,605 (5.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 23,455 (1.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 317,598 (22.9% of population)

#48. Columbia County

- Population: 61,245
- Born in New York: 42,866 (70.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 13,520 (22.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 705 (1.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 4,154 (6.8% of population)

#47. Sullivan County

- Population: 79,147
- Born in New York: 55,699 (70.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 12,347 (15.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,216 (2.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 8,885 (11.2% of population)

#46. Putnam County

- Population: 97,988
- Born in New York: 69,806 (71.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 13,028 (13.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,627 (1.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 13,527 (13.8% of population)

#45. Ulster County

- Population: 182,109
- Born in New York: 132,302 (72.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 31,922 (17.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,809 (1.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 15,076 (8.3% of population)

#44. Albany County

- Population: 315,374
- Born in New York: 230,115 (73.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 46,017 (14.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 3,493 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 35,749 (11.3% of population)

#43. Monroe County

- Population: 754,068
- Born in New York: 556,831 (73.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 114,154 (15.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 23,390 (3.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 59,693 (7.9% of population)

#42. Schenectady County

- Population: 159,603
- Born in New York: 118,218 (74.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 22,180 (13.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,851 (1.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 16,354 (10.2% of population)

#41. Suffolk County

- Population: 1,525,680
- Born in New York: 1,139,631 (74.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 107,636 (7.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 25,520 (1.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 252,893 (16.6% of population)

#40. Chautauqua County

- Population: 126,329
- Born in New York: 94,502 (74.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 25,045 (19.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 3,778 (3.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,004 (2.4% of population)

#39. Saratoga County

- Population: 237,075
- Born in New York: 177,858 (75.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 43,451 (18.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,205 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 13,561 (5.7% of population)

#38. Washington County

- Population: 60,883
- Born in New York: 45,767 (75.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 12,760 (21.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 403 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,953 (3.2% of population)

#37. Onondaga County

- Population: 471,611
- Born in New York: 356,290 (75.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 71,973 (15.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 7,315 (1.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 36,033 (7.6% of population)

#36. Broome County

- Population: 197,738
- Born in New York: 150,273 (76.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 32,192 (16.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,622 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 13,651 (6.9% of population)

#35. Chemung County

- Population: 82,805
- Born in New York: 63,116 (76.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 16,224 (19.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 514 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,951 (3.6% of population)

#34. Rensselaer County

- Population: 160,341
- Born in New York: 122,472 (76.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 26,153 (16.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,032 (1.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 9,684 (6.0% of population)

#33. Clinton County

- Population: 78,961
- Born in New York: 60,366 (76.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 14,113 (17.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 800 (1.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,682 (4.7% of population)

#32. Hamilton County

- Population: 5,102
- Born in New York: 3,914 (76.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,090 (21.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 35 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 63 (1.2% of population)

#31. Franklin County

- Population: 47,066
- Born in New York: 36,541 (77.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,660 (16.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,359 (2.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,506 (3.2% of population)

#30. Otsego County

- Population: 59,738
- Born in New York: 46,454 (77.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 10,271 (17.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 495 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,518 (4.2% of population)

#29. Schuyler County

- Population: 17,749
- Born in New York: 13,852 (78.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,498 (19.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 59 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 340 (1.9% of population)

#28. Warren County

- Population: 65,560
- Born in New York: 51,282 (78.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 11,632 (17.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 511 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,135 (3.3% of population)

#27. Delaware County

- Population: 44,551
- Born in New York: 35,166 (78.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,129 (16.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 326 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,930 (4.3% of population)

#26. Oneida County

- Population: 229,645
- Born in New York: 181,913 (79.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 24,940 (10.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 3,185 (1.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 19,607 (8.5% of population)

#25. Greene County

- Population: 47,554
- Born in New York: 37,683 (79.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,904 (14.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 654 (1.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,313 (4.9% of population)

#24. Ontario County

- Population: 112,405
- Born in New York: 89,245 (79.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 16,674 (14.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,992 (1.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 4,494 (4.0% of population)

#23. Seneca County

- Population: 33,125
- Born in New York: 26,330 (79.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,476 (16.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 374 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 945 (2.9% of population)

#22. Yates County

- Population: 24,637
- Born in New York: 19,685 (79.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,440 (18.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 110 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 402 (1.6% of population)

#21. Steuben County

- Population: 93,034
- Born in New York: 74,665 (80.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 15,049 (16.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 522 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,798 (3.0% of population)

#20. Montgomery County

- Population: 49,461
- Born in New York: 39,839 (80.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,594 (13.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,470 (3.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,558 (3.1% of population)

#19. Erie County

- Population: 950,044
- Born in New York: 767,289 (80.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 96,265 (10.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 17,865 (1.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 68,625 (7.2% of population)

#18. St. Lawrence County

- Population: 107,796
- Born in New York: 87,200 (80.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 15,667 (14.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,145 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,784 (3.5% of population)

#17. Madison County

- Population: 67,572
- Born in New York: 55,506 (82.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 9,693 (14.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 536 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,837 (2.7% of population)

#16. Schoharie County

- Population: 29,979
- Born in New York: 24,638 (82.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,289 (14.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 147 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 905 (3.0% of population)

#15. Allegany County

- Population: 47,027
- Born in New York: 38,667 (82.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,224 (15.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 278 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 858 (1.8% of population)

#14. Cattaraugus County

- Population: 76,479
- Born in New York: 62,944 (82.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 11,871 (15.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 310 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,354 (1.8% of population)

#13. Livingston County

- Population: 61,588
- Born in New York: 51,274 (83.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,632 (12.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 525 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,157 (3.5% of population)

#12. Chenango County

- Population: 46,685
- Born in New York: 38,986 (83.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,378 (13.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 318 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,003 (2.1% of population)

#11. Cortland County

- Population: 46,401
- Born in New York: 39,022 (84.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,786 (12.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 357 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,236 (2.7% of population)

#10. Herkimer County

- Population: 59,932
- Born in New York: 50,700 (84.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,158 (11.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 392 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,682 (2.8% of population)

#9. Niagara County

- Population: 211,341
- Born in New York: 178,923 (84.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 21,771 (10.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,363 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 8,284 (3.9% of population)

#8. Orleans County

- Population: 39,686
- Born in New York: 33,743 (85.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,550 (11.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 194 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,199 (3.0% of population)

#7. Wayne County

- Population: 91,128
- Born in New York: 77,674 (85.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 9,857 (10.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,137 (1.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,460 (2.7% of population)

#6. Cayuga County

- Population: 75,464
- Born in New York: 64,930 (86.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 8,320 (11.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 566 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,648 (2.2% of population)

#5. Oswego County

- Population: 117,945
- Born in New York: 101,604 (86.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 13,242 (11.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 728 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,371 (2.0% of population)

#4. Fulton County

- Population: 52,787
- Born in New York: 45,528 (86.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,730 (10.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 372 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,157 (2.2% of population)

#3. Lewis County

- Population: 26,618
- Born in New York: 22,962 (86.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,202 (12.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 131 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 323 (1.2% of population)

#2. Genesee County

- Population: 57,943
- Born in New York: 50,791 (87.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,969 (8.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 464 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,719 (3.0% of population)

#1. Wyoming County

- Population: 39,980
- Born in New York: 35,149 (87.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,552 (8.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 284 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 995 (2.5% of population)

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