New York Water Science Center
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) compiles National water-use estimates every five years. The most recent compilation was for year 2005. The data compiled includes water withdrawn from surface- and ground-water sources and used for various categories of water use. Total fresh (non-saline) water-use estimates for New York counties are presented below. Data are reported in million of gallons per day (Mgal/d).
| County | Population | Surface-Water use | Ground-Water use | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 297.414 | 124.49 | 4 | 128.49 |
| Allegany | 50.602 | 1.47 | 5.64 | 7.11 |
| Bronx | 1357.589 | 0.16 | 3.96 | 4.12 |
| Broome | 196.947 | 94.85 | 22.73 | 117.58 |
| Cattaraugus | 82.502 | 6.57 | 12.95 | 19.52 |
| Cayuga | 81.454 | 10.52 | 4.25 | 14.77 |
| Chautauqua | 136.409 | 446.95 | 14.06 | 461.01 |
| Chemung | 89.512 | 9.96 | 5.73 | 15.69 |
| Chenango | 51.755 | 2.2 | 5.21 | 7.41 |
| Clinton | 82.047 | 9.59 | 4.27 | 13.86 |
| Columbia | 63.622 | 3.02 | 5.88 | 8.9 |
| Cortland | 48.622 | 0.54 | 8.2 | 8.74 |
| Delaware | 47.534 | 449.56 | 4.05 | 453.61 |
| Dutchess | 294.849 | 21.27 | 17.4 | 38.67 |
| Erie | 930.703 | 795.02 | 7.36 | 802.38 |
| Essex | 38.676 | 7.11 | 1.85 | 8.96 |
| Franklin | 51.033 | 15.49 | 3.52 | 19.01 |
| Fulton | 55.625 | 7.09 | 2.48 | 9.57 |
| Genesee | 59.257 | 7.42 | 4.43 | 11.85 |
| Greene | 49.682 | 3.49 | 2.34 | 5.83 |
| Hamilton | 5.228 | 0.45 | 0.67 | 1.12 |
| Herkimer | 63.78 | 8.56 | 6.22 | 14.78 |
| Jefferson | 116.384 | 11.32 | 4.3 | 15.62 |
| Kings | 2486.235 | 0.09 | 13.85 | 13.94 |
| Lewis | 26.571 | 4.8 | 3.29 | 8.09 |
| Livingston | 64.205 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 8.1 |
| Madison | 70.337 | 1.58 | 5.51 | 7.09 |
| Monroe | 733.366 | 218.04 | 8.81 | 226.85 |
| Montgomery | 48.968 | 10.65 | 2.55 | 13.2 |
| Nassau | 1333.137 | 0.02 | 199.27 | 199.29 |
| New York | 1593.2 | 0 | 27.78 | 27.78 |
| Niagara | 217.008 | 288.64 | 2.33 | 290.97 |
| Oneida | 234.105 | 33.06 | 9.86 | 42.92 |
| Onondaga | 458.053 | 135.75 | 11.73 | 147.48 |
| Ontario | 104.461 | 10.77 | 3.4 | 14.17 |
| Orange | 372.893 | 834.82 | 20.27 | 855.09 |
| Orleans | 43.387 | 3.95 | 1.47 | 5.42 |
| Oswego | 123.373 | 1248.07 | 6.92 | 1254.99 |
| Otsego | 62.746 | 2.69 | 4.04 | 6.73 |
| Putnam | 100.507 | 104.29 | 7.09 | 111.38 |
| Queens | 2241.6 | 357.68 | 61.75 | 419.43 |
| Rensselaer | 155.251 | 19.97 | 6.74 | 26.71 |
| Richmond | 464.573 | 0.18 | 0.93 | 1.11 |
| Rockland | 292.916 | 27.21 | 7.42 | 34.63 |
| St. Lawrence | 111.38 | 9.25 | 7.13 | 16.38 |
| Saratoga | 214.859 | 9.85 | 14.06 | 23.91 |
| Schenectady | 149.078 | 0.51 | 28.39 | 28.9 |
| Schoharie | 32.277 | 168.16 | 2.67 | 170.83 |
| Schuyler | 19.342 | 1.08 | 2.06 | 3.14 |
| Seneca | 34.855 | 3.36 | 1.29 | 4.65 |
| Steuben | 98.632 | 6.35 | 17.42 | 23.77 |
| Suffolk | 1474.927 | 1.07 | 178.31 | 179.38 |
| Sullivan | 76.539 | 100.67 | 7.08 | 107.75 |
| Tioga | 51.475 | 2.03 | 5.89 | 7.92 |
| Tompkins | 100.018 | 252.17 | 2 | 254.17 |
| Ulster | 182.693 | 461.36 | 11.11 | 472.47 |
| Warren | 65.548 | 9.73 | 2.23 | 11.96 |
| Washington | 63.024 | 4.4 | 5.85 | 10.25 |
| Wayne | 93.609 | 456.72 | 3.17 | 459.89 |
| Westchester | 940.807 | 2516.84 | 12.15 | 2528.99 |
| Wyoming | 42.693 | 5.13 | 4.99 | 10.12 |
| Yates | 24.756 | 69.46 | 1.7 | 71.16 |
| Total | 19254.63 | 9422.9 | 866.71 | 10289.61 |
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