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Pharmacies in New York

How many pharmacies exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 22 New York counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Pharmacies · Drug stores · Community & compounding pharmacies. Counted together because official statistics use one 446110 code.

State verdict (covered counties): High density — 164% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in New York

Pharmacies

3,544

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

1.7

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

1.0

per 10,000 present

State index

164%

vs. U.S.

Residents

17,237,540

in covered counties

Workers

7,270,619

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 22 New York counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing pharmacies and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in New York

City	County	Pharmacies	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Long Island City	Queens County	783–819	2,320,056	589,818	3.0	290–299%	Very high density
Brooklyn	Kings County	808–820	2,631,396	741,324	2.7	261%	Very high density
Bronx	Bronx County	404–412	1,412,082	285,342	2.6	252–257%	Very high density
New York	New York County	522–658	1,619,224	2,072,276	2.0	190–197%	High density
Staten Island	Richmond County	95–97	494,956	115,038	1.7	167%	High density
Garden City	Nassau County	229–317	1,401,387	598,752	1.3	130–170%	Range spans bands
Lockport	Niagara County	28–64	210,453	57,168	1.2	113–235%	Range spans bands
White Plains	Westchester County	131–237	997,782	391,628	1.1	106–184%	Range spans bands
Vestal	Broome County	21–61	201,184	68,480	0.9	86–226%	Range spans bands
Buffalo	Erie County	98–204	948,221	414,184	0.8	82–159%	Range spans bands
Spring Valley	Rockland County	34–74	341,883	127,769	0.8	81–167%	Range spans bands
Newburgh	Orange County	38–128	406,298	127,315	0.8	78–235%	Range spans bands
Melville	Suffolk County	147–303	1,444,016	549,149	0.8	77–162%	Range spans bands
Albany	Albany County	30–112	295,619	175,518	0.8	76–222%	Range spans bands
Utica	Oneida County	21–113	230,321	85,056	0.8	75–366%	Range spans bands
Troy	Rensselaer County	14–66	160,774	46,534	0.8	74–316%	Range spans bands
Poughkeepsie	Dutchess County	24–84	300,448	91,489	0.7	67–218%	Range spans bands
Kingston	Ulster County	14–120	181,957	44,188	0.7	66–541%	Range spans bands
Saratoga Springs	Saratoga County	18–52	232,531	77,891	0.7	64–186%	Range spans bands
East Syracuse	Onondaga County	34–118	473,091	218,807	0.6	57–170%	Range spans bands
Rochester	Monroe County	43–125	753,585	345,001	0.5	45–110%	Range spans bands
Schenectady	Schenectady County	8–36	180,276	47,892	0.4	38–142%	Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

290%

261%

252%

190%

167%

130%

113%

106%

Most competitors per capita

38%

45%

57%

64%

66%

67%

74%

75%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few pharmacies may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

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