Broome County in the U.S. state of New York, as of the 2020 United States Census, had a population of 198,683. Its county seat is Binghamton.The county was named for John Broome, the state’s lieutenant governor when Broome County was created.. The county is part of the Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area.. Broome County is the site of Binghamton University, one of four university …