NYC Borough Population Gap: Brooklyn vs. Staten Island = 2.24 Million Difference

Based on 2020 Census data:

• Largest borough: Brooklyn – 2,732,616
• Smallest borough: Staten Island – 495,711
• Difference: 2,236,905

Full ranking:

1. Brooklyn – 2,732,616
2. Queens – 2,405,464
3. Manhattan – 1,694,251
4. The Bronx – 1,472,654
5. Staten Island – 495,711

Brooklyn alone has 5.5× Staten Island's population. If Brooklyn were a city, it would be the 3rd-largest in the U.S. (after NYC and LA). Staten Island is smaller than Tulsa, Omaha, or Wichita.