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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.04M people in New York with English ancestry. Among all New York cities and places, New York city had the highest population with English ancestry (162.19K), followed by Buffalo city (11.82K), and Rochester city (10.62K).

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

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

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rochester city
Syracuse city
Albany city
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Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 New York city 162187
2 Buffalo city 11818
3 Rochester city 10615
4 Syracuse city 8565
5 Albany city 5408
6 Tonawanda Town CDP 5359
7 Irondequoit CDP 5213
8 Binghamton city 5160
9 Brighton CDP 4363
10 Saratoga Springs city 4316
11 Cheektowaga CDP 3897
12 Troy city 3849
13 Schenectady city 3789
14 Yonkers city 3726
15 North Tonawanda city 3144
16 Niagara Falls city 3073
17 Jamestown city 2911
18 Cortland city 2776
19 Auburn city 2741
20 Lockport city 2368
21 Rome city 2358
22 Utica city 2355
23 West Seneca CDP 2346
24 Elmira city 2315
25 Watertown city 2285
26 Ithaca city 2254
27 Rotterdam CDP 2248
28 White Plains city 2207
29 New Rochelle city 2099
30 Niskayuna CDP 2094
31 Glens Falls city 2041
32 Johnson City village 1975
33 Kenmore village 1899
34 Kingston city 1879
35 Oswego city 1870
36 Batavia city 1852
37 Corning city 1843
38 Levittown CDP 1842
39 East Glenville CDP 1829
40 Commack CDP 1824
41 Garden City village 1733
42 Endwell CDP 1677
43 Poughkeepsie city 1652
44 Latham CDP 1592
45 Tonawanda city 1543
46 Plattsburgh city 1535
47 East Northport CDP 1506
48 Massapequa Park village 1499
49 Ilion village 1492
50 Canandaigua city 1482
51 Smithtown CDP 1478
52 Rockville Centre village 1437
53 Olean city 1436
54 Fulton city 1433
55 Cohoes city 1415
56 Endicott village 1411
57 Greece CDP 1396
58 West Babylon CDP 1387
59 Geneva city 1385
60 West Islip CDP 1381
61 Huntington Station CDP 1352
62 Fredonia village 1341
63 Oneida city 1325
64 Coram CDP 1305
65 Rye city 1302
66 West Glens Falls CDP 1262
67 Oneonta city 1257
68 Loudonville CDP 1229
69 Fairmount CDP 1221
70 Huntington CDP 1192
71 Eggertsville CDP 1151
72 East Patchogue CDP 1148
73 Bath village 1146
74 Lindenhurst village 1143
75 Baldwinsville village 1139
76 South Lockport CDP 1124
77 Port Chester village 1116
78 Seneca Falls CDP 1109
79 Islip CDP 1087
80 Massapequa CDP 1084
81 Hudson Falls village 1075
82 Ridge CDP 1066
83 Middletown city 1061
84 Centereach CDP 1058
85 Peekskill city 1048
86 Albion village 1046
87 Medina village 1044
88 Kings Park CDP 1043
89 Fairport village 1029
90 Eastchester CDP 1020
91 Southport CDP 1015
92 Massena village 978
93 Norwich city 976
94 Herkimer village 975
95 Lancaster village 974
96 Holbrook CDP 973
97 Long Beach city 969
98 Dix Hills CDP 954
99 Ogdensburg city 944
100 Radisson CDP 933
101 East Aurora village 928
102 Fort Drum CDP 926
103 Ronkonkoma CDP 921
104 Penn Yan village 908
105 Croton-on-Hudson village 902
106 Greenlawn CDP 900
107 Babylon village 899
108 Northport village 893
109 Bay Shore CDP 892
110 Amsterdam city 891
111 Homer village 882
112 Gananda CDP 879
113 East Greenbush CDP 878
114 Bayville village 876
114 Glens Falls North CDP 876
115 Ossining village 873
116 Wellsville village 871
117 Wantagh CDP 867
118 Hamburg village 859
119 Selden CDP 858
120 Roessleville CDP 855
121 Hamlin CDP 852
122 Scotia village 850
123 Country Knolls CDP 848
123 De Witt CDP 848
124 Holtsville CDP 844
125 Beacon city 843
126 Oceanside CDP 839
126 Stony Brook CDP 839
127 Harrison village 822
128 Brewerton CDP 820
128 Horseheads village 820
128 Sayville CDP 820
129 Newark village 817
130 Gowanda village 813
130 Milton CDP (Saratoga County) 813
131 Big Flats CDP 801
132 Hornell city 799
133 Brockport village 798
134 Pelham village 791
135 Pearl River CDP 789
136 Depew village 779
137 Bronxville village 777
138 Seaford CDP 772
139 Oakdale CDP 768
140 East Massapequa CDP 764
141 Geneseo village 763
142 Rocky Point CDP 760
143 Johnstown city 751
144 Fayetteville village 747
145 Medford CDP 746
146 St. James CDP 738
147 Port Washington CDP 735
147 Walton village 735
148 East Shoreham CDP 731
149 Gloversville city 729
150 Mamaroneck village 727
151 Heritage Hills CDP 721
152 Dunkirk city 715
153 Potsdam village 714
154 Westvale CDP 703
155 Baldwin CDP 696
156 East Meadow CDP 695
156 Scarsdale village 695
156 Watervliet city 695
157 East Setauket CDP 694
158 Ticonderoga CDP 691
159 Springs CDP 690
160 Chittenango village 687
161 New City CDP 686
162 Perry village 682
163 Lake Ronkonkoma CDP 679
164 East Islip CDP 678
165 Mount Sinai CDP 677
165 Rensselaer city 677
166 Franklin Square CDP 676
167 Melville CDP 675
168 Glen Cove city 671
169 Honeoye Falls village 669
170 Canton village 668
171 Lynbrook village 666
172 Owego village 651
173 Westmere CDP 647
174 Mahopac CDP 642
174 Sidney village 642
175 Ballston Spa village 636
176 Colonie village 634
177 Hastings-on-Hudson village 630
177 Spencerport village 630
178 Saranac Lake village 629
179 Firthcliffe CDP 628
180 Horseheads North CDP 621
181 Hampton Bays CDP 619
182 Springville village 614
183 Avon village 613
183 Hicksville CDP 613
184 Fort Salonga CDP 612
185 Floral Park village 607
186 North Syracuse village 604
187 Manlius village 595