Main Cities of New York
List of the main cities of New York, ordered by number of inhabitants.
| name | type | population |
|---|---|---|
| New York | city | 8,804,190 |
| Buffalo | city | 278,349 |
| Yonkers | city | 211,569 |
| Rochester | city | 211,328 |
| Syracuse | city | 148,620 |
| Amherst | town | 129,595 |
| Albany | city | 99,224 |
| New Rochelle | city | 79,726 |
| Mount Vernon | city | 73,893 |
| Utica | city | 65,283 |
| Brentwood | city | 62,387 |
| Schenectady | city | 61,560 |
| White Plains | city | 59,559 |
| Hempstead | city | 59,169 |
| Levittown | city | 51,758 |
| Troy | city | 51,401 |
| Irondequoit | town | 51,043 |
| Niagara Falls | city | 48,671 |
| Binghamton | city | 47,969 |
| Henrietta | town | 47,096 |
| West Seneca | town | 45,500 |
| Freeport | town | 44,472 |
| Mount Pleasant | town | 44,436 |
| Hicksville | town | 43,869 |
| West Babylon | town | 43,213 |
| Cortlandt | town | 42,545 |
| Valley Stream | town | 40,634 |
| Coram | town | 40,220 |
| Penfield | town | 39,438 |
| East Meadow | town | 37,796 |
| Guilderland | town | 36,848 |
| Yorktown | town | 36,569 |
| Clifton Park | town | 36,566 |
| Commack | town | 36,536 |
| Elmont | town | 35,265 |
| Bethlehem | town | 35,034 |
| Long Beach | town | 35,029 |
| Huntington Station | town | 34,878 |
| Brighton | town | 34,469 |
| New City | town | 34,135 |
| Baldwin | town | 33,919 |
| Salina | town | 33,223 |
| Spring Valley | town | 33,066 |
| Kiryas Joel | town | 32,954 |
| Oceanside | town | 32,637 |
| Uniondale | town | 32,473 |
| Rome | town | 32,127 |
| Ithaca | city | 32,000 |
| Port Chester | town | 31,693 |
| Poughkeepsie | town | 31,577 |
| Cicero | town | 31,435 |
| Franklin Square | town | 30,903 |
| North Tonawanda | city | 30,496 |
| Middletown | town | 30,345 |
| East Fishkill | town | 29,707 |
| Glenville | town | 29,326 |
| Vestal | town | 29,313 |
| Queensbury | town | 29,169 |
| Gates | town | 29,167 |
| Newburgh | town | 28,856 |
| Deer Park | town | 28,837 |
| Saratoga Springs | city | 28,491 |
| Jamestown | city | 28,393 |
| Glen Cove | town | 28,365 |
| Harrison | town | 28,218 |
| Lindenhurst | town | 27,148 |
| Plainview | town | 27,100 |
| West Islip | town | 27,048 |
| Monsey | town | 26,954 |
| Auburn | town | 26,866 |
| Elmira | city | 26,523 |
| Shirley | town | 26,360 |
| Dix Hills | town | 26,180 |
| DeWitt | town | 26,074 |
| Rockville Centre | town | 26,016 |
| Halfmoon | town | 25,662 |
| Peekskill | town | 25,431 |
| Watertown | city | 24,685 |
| Medford | town | 24,247 |
| Kingston | town | 24,069 |
| Copiague | town | 23,429 |
| Garden City | town | 23,272 |
| Onondaga | town | 23,101 |
| Merrick | town | 22,040 |
| East Patchogue | town | 21,580 |
| Somers | town | 21,541 |
| Grand Island | town | 21,389 |
| Massapequa | town | 21,355 |
| Selden | town | 21,262 |
| Lockport | city | 20,876 |
| North Bellmore | town | 20,583 |
| Lynbrook | town | 20,438 |
| East Northport | town | 20,048 |
| Lackawanna | town | 19,949 |
| East Massapequa | town | 19,854 |
| Plattsburgh | city | 19,841 |
| West Hempstead | town | 19,835 |
| Melville | town | 19,284 |
| Syosset | town | 19,259 |
| Holtsville | town | 18,937 |