Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 140.42K people in New York with African ancestry. Among all New York cities and places, New York city had the highest population with African ancestry (99.36K), followed by Buffalo city (4.29K), and Yonkers city (2.46K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in New York.

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Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

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Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	New York city	99359
2	Buffalo city	4289
3	Yonkers city	2464
4	Rochester city	2066
5	Syracuse city	1894
6	Mount Vernon city	1751
7	New Rochelle city	1044
8	Albany city	979
9	Central Islip CDP	881
10	Fort Drum CDP	774
11	Brentwood CDP	557
11	Long Beach city	557
12	Cheektowaga CDP	491
13	White Plains city	488
14	Uniondale CDP	436
15	Hempstead village	428
16	Schenectady city	373
17	Mastic Beach CDP	361
18	North Valley Stream CDP	318
19	Troy city	300
20	Roosevelt CDP	296
21	Riverhead CDP	282
22	Brighton CDP	274
23	Utica city	272
24	Monsey CDP	270
25	Nanuet CDP	269
26	Peekskill city	253
27	Carthage village	251
28	Tonawanda Town CDP	250
29	Middletown city	243
30	Calcium CDP	239
31	Freeport village	231
32	Monticello village	220
33	Baldwin CDP	212
34	Eggertsville CDP	206
35	Newburgh city	201
36	Valley Stream village	195
37	Kenmore village	192
38	Greenlawn CDP	182
39	East Islip CDP	175
40	Huntington Station CDP	170
41	New City CDP	166
42	Coram CDP	152
43	Elmont CDP	151
44	Port Chester village	149
45	Valhalla CDP	148
46	Binghamton city	146
47	Kingston city	144
48	Lake Carmel CDP	133
49	Oceanside CDP	131
50	Poughkeepsie city	129
50	Rome city	129
51	Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP	123
52	West Seneca CDP	122
53	Watertown city	120
54	Medford CDP	114
54	North Lindenhurst CDP	114
54	Terryville CDP	114
55	West Hempstead CDP	113
56	New Cassel CDP	111
56	Red Oaks Mill CDP	111
57	Irondequoit CDP	107
57	Wyandanch CDP	107
58	Endicott village	104
58	Niagara Falls city	104
59	East Setauket CDP	103
60	Spring Valley village	101
61	Elwood CDP	100
62	Arlington CDP	95
62	Eastchester CDP	95
62	West Babylon CDP	95
63	Alfred village	94
63	Dix Hills CDP	94
64	Hillcrest CDP	92
65	South Cairo CDP	90
66	Medina village	87
67	Rockville Centre village	86
68	Lakeview CDP	83
69	Jamestown city	82
70	Mechanicstown CDP	81
71	North Bellport CDP	80
72	Elmira city	79
73	Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek CDP	78
74	Fairview CDP (Dutchess County)	76
75	Commack CDP	75
76	East Glenville CDP	72
76	Sayville CDP	72
77	Harriman village	71
78	Lake Katrine CDP	70
79	Ossining village	68
80	Ridge CDP	67
81	Lockport city	65
82	Malverne village	63
83	Mamaroneck village	62
84	Deer Park CDP	61
84	Potsdam village	61
85	Oswego city	60
85	Scotchtown CDP	60
86	Bay Shore CDP	57
86	Mastic CDP	57
86	Port Jervis city	57
87	Greenville CDP (Greene County)	56
87	Stony Brook University CDP	56
88	Catskill village	55
89	Franklin Square CDP	54
89	SUNY Oswego CDP	54
89	Westbury village	54
90	Lynbrook village	53
90	South Floral Park village	53
91	Bayport CDP	52
91	Geneva city	52
92	Calverton CDP	51
92	New Windsor CDP	51
93	East Patchogue CDP	50
93	Honeoye CDP	50
93	North Bellmore CDP	50
93	Tuckahoe village	50
94	Highland CDP	47
95	Canton village	46
95	Rensselaer city	46
96	Batavia city	45
97	East Meadow CDP	44
97	Great Neck Plaza village	44
98	North Amityville CDP	42
99	Haverstraw village	41
99	Riverside CDP	41
100	Airmont village	40
100	Searingtown CDP	40
100	Verplanck CDP	40
101	Geneseo village	39
101	Hauppauge CDP	39
101	New Paltz village	39
102	Colonie village	38
102	Gloversville city	38
102	Manorhaven village	38
103	Ithaca city	37
104	Manorville CDP	36
104	New Hackensack CDP	36
104	University at Buffalo CDP	36
104	Warwick village	36
105	East Farmingdale CDP	35
105	Greece CDP	35
105	Harrison village	35
106	Amsterdam city	33
106	Glen Cove city	33
106	Port Washington North village	33
106	Sparrow Bush CDP	33
107	Otego village	32
107	Saugerties South CDP	32
107	Valley Cottage CDP	32
108	East Greenbush CDP	31
108	North Gates CDP	31
108	Nyack village	31
109	Rock Hill CDP	30
109	Saranac Lake village	30
109	Watervliet city	30
110	Clifton Gardens CDP	29
110	Greenport village	29
110	Head of the Harbor village	29
111	Buchanan village	28
111	North Babylon CDP	28
112	Mahopac CDP	27
112	Myers Corner CDP	27
112	Northwest Harbor CDP	27
113	Lackawanna city	26
113	Roessleville CDP	26
114	Albion village	25
114	Fallsburg CDP	25
114	Ronkonkoma CDP	25
114	Siena College CDP	25
115	Felts Mills CDP	24
115	Fort Plain village	24
115	Manlius village	24
115	Mohawk village	24
115	Newark village	24
115	St. Bonaventure CDP	24
116	Old Westbury village	23
116	Pearl River CDP	23
116	Sodus Point village	23
117	Mechanicville city	22
117	Orange Lake CDP	22
118	Endwell CDP	21
118	Glens Falls North CDP	21
118	Hornell city	21
118	Islip CDP	21
118	Manhasset CDP	21
118	Shirley CDP	21
118	Solvay village	21
119	Canandaigua city	20
119	Castile village	20
119	Cooperstown village	20
119	Fayetteville village	20
119	Highland Falls village	20
119	Wheatley Heights CDP	20
120	Center Moriches CDP	19
120	Fort Montgomery CDP	19
120	Napeague CDP	19
120	Nassau village	19
120	Oyster Bay CDP	19
120	Rosendale CDP	19