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Geographically, New York State is divided into 62 counties (five of which are boroughs of New York City). Within these counties are 62 cities (including New York City), 932 towns, 555 villages and 697 school districts (including New York City).
Excepting the five boroughs of New York City, New York counties are governed by New York County Law and have governments run by either a Board of Supervisors or a County Legislature, and either an elected County Executive or appointed county manager.
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Counties in New York are diverse in population and demographics. The 2010 Census populations of the counties vary from Suffolk County’s 1,493,350 to Hamilton County’s 4,836. St. Lawrence County is the largest in geographical area, with over 2,700 square miles, and Rockland is the smallest, with an area of 175 square miles.
Based on the Magna Carta and similar to current constitutions, the Charter divided New York into 12 counties, which became the basis of representation for the colony and the administrative unit for the court systems established at the same time.
New York State has a tradition of home rule authority and providing citizens with a strong voice in their local governments. In order to exercise that voice e˙ectively, it is important to understand how our government and o˙icials function at every level. The New York State Department of State Division of Local Government Services
There are 62 counties in New York. The five counties that comprise New York city (Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond) are governmentally consolidated with the city. The remaining 57 counties are functioning governmental units, each governed by a board of supervisors, county legislature, board of representatives, a legislative board ...
The city today consists of the entire area of five counties (named New York, Kings, Queens, Bronx, and Richmond). While these counties have no county government, boroughs—with boundaries coterminous with the county boundaries—each have a Borough Board made up of the Borough President, the borough's district council members, and the ...
