Regions
New York State is divided into six regions for the Empire State Games, and each region fields its own athletic teams through tryouts before the Games begin.
- Adirondack Region
- Counties: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schoharie, Schenectady, St. Lawrence, Rensselaer, Warren, Washington
- Cities: Albany, Glens Falls, Plattsburgh, Schenectady, Troy
- Uniform color: Yellow and Blue
- Central Region
- Counties: Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Schuyler, Tioga, Tompkins
- Cities: Binghamton, Elmira, Ithaca, Oswego, Rome, Syracuse, Utica
- Uniform color: Light Blue and Blue
- Hudson Valley Region
- Counties: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester
- Cities:Yonkers, Mount Vernon, Middletown, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, White Plains, New Rochelle
- Uniform colors: Green and Yellow
- Long Island Region
- Counties: Nassau, Suffolk
- Uniform colors: Gray and Red
- New York City Region
- Counties: Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island)
- City: New York City
- Uniform color: Orange and Blue
- Western Region
- Counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates
- Cities: Buffalo, Corning, Niagara Falls, Rochester
- Uniform color: Navy Blue and Red
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