Wyoming County is located in the western part of New York state. Wyoming County has a total area of approximately 596 square miles of which 99% is land and less than 1% water. As of the census of 2000, there were 43,424 people, 14,906 households, and 10,717 families residing in Wyoming County, New York . The population density was 73 people per square mile. Out of New York's 58 counties, Wyoming County ranks as 8th least populous. The county's name is from a modified Delaware Indian word meaning "broad bottom lands."