Essex County, New York

What we have for Essex County today, and what is coming.

Basics

County code (FIPS): 36031
Land area: 1,794 square miles
Population: 37,381

Federal money spent here

Fiscal year 2026: $318.6 million in federal contracts, grants, loans and other awards for work done in Essex County.

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Who represents Essex County

U.S. Senate (whole state): Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democrat), Charles E. Schumer (Democrat).

U.S. House districts that include part of this county

District	Member	Share of county land
Congressional District 21	Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)	100%

State senate districts

District	Member	Share of county land
State Senate District 45	Dan Stec (Republican/Conservative/Independence)	100%

State house / assembly districts

District	Member	Share of county land
Assembly District 114	Matt Simpson (Republican/Conservative/Independence)	72.3%
Assembly District 115	Michael Cashman (Democratic)	27.7%

Matched by district number using the U.S. Census Bureau 2020 county–district relationship files (land area overlap; districts may have been redrawn since). Your exact district depends on your address: U.S. House · state legislators.

County government

Find the official county website and contacts in the USA.gov local government directory or the National Association of Counties explorer.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (county list, public domain); USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury). Built 2026-11-03 15:28.