New York is a Northeastern state of 62 counties, with Albany as its capital. These five free printable maps cover its outline, its largest cities, its counties and the states and countries it borders, with an answer key for the neighbors quiz.
To download a single map, click its image and it opens as a one-page PDF. To get all five maps together, plus the quiz answer key, press the Download all 5 New York maps button below the last map.
Blank Map of New York
The state outline on its own, for labeling, coloring or tracing.
Labeled Map of New York
Albany, the capital, is marked with a star. New York, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse are marked with dots, and the neighboring states and countries are named around the edge.
New York County Map
All 62 counties drawn. The smallest are numbered, with a key below the map.
Neighbors of New York Quiz
Six numbered circles, one on each bordering state or country. Students write the names on the lines. The answer key is the last page of the PDF.
Where Is New York?
New York shaded on a map of the United States.
New York Facts
| Capital | Albany |
| Largest city | New York City |
| Population | 20,201,249 (2020 Census) |
| Area | 54,556 sq mi (141,300 km²) |
| Counties | 62 |
| Statehood | July 26, 1788 (11th state) |
| Nickname | The Empire State |
| Motto | Excelsior |
| Highest point | Mount Marcy, 5,344 ft (1,629 m) |
| Borders | Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Canada; Atlantic Ocean, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie |
Sources: US Census Bureau (2020 Census, cartographic boundary files), Wikidata.
Largest Cities in New York
| City | Population (2020) |
|---|---|
| New York City | 8,804,190 |
| Buffalo | 278,349 |
| Yonkers | 211,569 |
| Rochester | 211,328 |
| Syracuse | 148,620 |
| Albany | 99,224 |
New York’s 62 Counties and County Seats
The largest county by area is St. Lawrence County. The most populous is Kings County. Every county below is drawn on the county map.
| County | County seat | Population (2020) |
|---|---|---|
| Albany | Albany | 314,848 |
| Allegany | Belmont | 46,456 |
| Bronx | — | — |
| Broome | Binghamton | 198,683 |
| Cattaraugus | Little Valley | 77,042 |
| Cayuga | Auburn | 76,248 |
| Chautauqua | Mayville | 127,657 |
| Chemung | Elmira | 84,148 |
| Chenango | Norwich | 47,220 |
| Clinton | Plattsburgh | 79,843 |
| Columbia | Hudson | 61,570 |
| Cortland | Cortland | 46,809 |
| Delaware | Delhi | 44,308 |
| Dutchess | Poughkeepsie | 295,911 |
| Erie | Buffalo | 954,236 |
| Essex | Elizabethtown | 37,381 |
| Franklin | Malone | 47,555 |
| Fulton | Johnstown | 53,324 |
| Genesee | Batavia | 58,388 |
| Greene | Catskill | 47,931 |
| Hamilton | Lake Pleasant | 5,107 |
| Herkimer | Herkimer | 60,139 |
| Jefferson | Watertown | 116,721 |
| Kings | — | 2,736,074 |
| Lewis | Lowville | 26,582 |
| Livingston | Geneseo | 61,834 |
| Madison | Wampsville | 68,016 |
| Monroe | Rochester | 759,443 |
| Montgomery | Fonda | 49,532 |
| Nassau | Mineola | 1,395,774 |
| New York | — | 1,694,251 |
| Niagara | Lockport | 212,666 |
| Oneida | Utica | 232,125 |
| Onondaga | Syracuse | 476,516 |
| Ontario | Canandaigua | 112,458 |
| Orange | Goshen | 401,310 |
| Orleans | Albion | 40,343 |
| Oswego | Oswego | 117,525 |
| Otsego | Cooperstown | 58,524 |
| Putnam | Carmel | 97,668 |
| Queens | — | — |
| Rensselaer | Troy | 161,130 |
| Richmond | — | 495,747 |
| Rockland | New City | 338,329 |
| Saratoga | Ballston Spa | 235,509 |
| Schenectady | Schenectady | 158,061 |
| Schoharie | Schoharie | 29,714 |
| Schuyler | Watkins Glen | 17,898 |
| Seneca | Waterloo | 33,814 |
| St. Lawrence | Canton | 108,505 |
| Steuben | Bath | 93,584 |
| Suffolk | Riverhead | 1,525,920 |
| Sullivan | Monticello | 78,624 |
| Tioga | Owego | 48,455 |
| Tompkins | Ithaca | 105,740 |
| Ulster | Kingston | 181,851 |
| Warren | Queensbury | 65,737 |
| Washington | Fort Edward | 61,302 |
| Wayne | Lyons | 91,283 |
| Westchester | White Plains | 1,004,457 |
| Wyoming | Warsaw | 40,531 |
| Yates | Penn Yan | 24,774 |
States That Border New York
New York shares land borders with five states: Vermont to the northeast, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey to the southeast and Pennsylvania to the southwest. It also borders Canada to the north. The Delaware River forms part of the border with Pennsylvania. It has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. Its shoreline includes Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
For the whole country, see the blank United States map with states, or browse all printable maps.
Connect the dots: draw the outline of New York with the free New York dot-to-dot, in color and black and white.
About These Maps
These maps are made by Tim van de Vall for Tim’s Printables. The outlines come from US Census Bureau boundary files, simplified so the lines print cleanly, and the facts and figures come from the 2020 Census and Wikidata. Every sheet is sized for US Letter paper and is free to print for home and classroom use.
