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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.19M people in New York with Irish ancestry. Among all New York cities and places, New York city had the highest population with Irish ancestry (386.02K), followed by Buffalo city (31.11K), and Yonkers city (19.52K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
New York city
Buffalo city
Yonkers city
Syracuse city
Rochester city
Albany city
Tonawanda Town CDP
Troy city
West Seneca CDP
Levittown CDP
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 New York city 386020
2 Buffalo city 31110
3 Yonkers city 19522
4 Syracuse city 17645
5 Rochester city 16049
6 Albany city 14487
7 Tonawanda Town CDP 11185
8 Troy city 10828
9 West Seneca CDP 10634
10 Levittown CDP 10328
11 Cheektowaga CDP 9773
12 Schenectady city 8393
13 Irondequoit CDP 8317
14 West Babylon CDP 8069
15 New Rochelle city 7589
16 Rockville Centre village 7528
17 Binghamton city 7504
18 Long Beach city 7303
19 West Islip CDP 6780
20 Garden City village 6730
21 Centereach CDP 6424
22 Brighton CDP 6418
23 Saratoga Springs city 6340
24 Commack CDP 6331
25 Niagara Falls city 6241
26 Pearl River CDP 6231
27 Coram CDP 6165
28 Auburn city 6049
29 Utica city 5902
30 Massapequa CDP 5811
31 White Plains city 5788
32 Lindenhurst village 5470
33 East Northport CDP 5411
34 Smithtown CDP 5282
35 Wantagh CDP 5260
36 Sayville CDP 5232
37 Watertown city 5212
38 Holbrook CDP 5167
39 New City CDP 5073
40 North Tonawanda city 5006
41 East Meadow CDP 4964
42 Bay Shore CDP 4923
43 Floral Park village 4842
44 Hicksville CDP 4710
45 Holtsville CDP 4707
46 Kingston city 4703
47 Shirley CDP 4557
48 East Patchogue CDP 4496
49 Oceanside CDP 4461
50 Massapequa Park village 4427
51 Huntington Station CDP 4360
52 Eastchester CDP 4357
53 Oswego city 4355
54 Elmira city 4300
55 Latham CDP 4283
56 Rotterdam CDP 4176
57 Rome city 4169
58 Lake Ronkonkoma CDP 4153
59 Lockport city 4137
60 Islip CDP 4127
61 North Bellmore CDP 4004
62 Niskayuna CDP 3990
63 Lynbrook village 3953
64 North Massapequa CDP 3930
65 Hauppauge CDP 3903
66 Seaford CDP 3883
67 Merrick CDP 3833
68 Huntington CDP 3790
69 Babylon village 3740
70 Cohoes city 3680
71 Plattsburgh city 3558
72 East Massapequa CDP 3550
73 Selden CDP 3519
74 Jamestown city 3498
75 East Islip CDP 3479
76 Kings Park CDP 3454
77 East Glenville CDP 3406
78 Harrison village 3385
79 St. James CDP 3353
80 Roessleville CDP 3343
81 Kenmore village 3323
82 Glens Falls city 3321
83 Franklin Square CDP 3288
84 Medford CDP 3286
85 Poughkeepsie city 3270
85 Rye city 3270
86 Olean city 3252
87 South Farmingdale CDP 3238
88 Ronkonkoma CDP 3190
89 Rocky Point CDP 3155
90 Nanuet CDP 3144
91 Bethpage CDP 3136
92 Mineola village 3131
93 North Wantagh CDP 3120
94 Bellmore CDP 3114
95 Johnson City village 3079
96 North Babylon CDP 3061
97 Endicott village 3037
98 Fairmount CDP 3035
99 Tonawanda city 3032
100 Mastic CDP 3007
101 Ithaca city 3000
102 Copiague CDP 2960
103 North Merrick CDP 2956
104 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP 2955
105 Hampton Bays CDP 2950
106 Mastic Beach CDP 2940
107 Deer Park CDP 2937
108 Miller Place CDP 2912
109 Baldwin CDP 2884
110 Cortland city 2869
111 Port Washington CDP 2754
112 Lake Grove village 2753
113 Mount Sinai CDP 2742
114 Ridge CDP 2713
115 Farmingville CDP 2695
116 Endwell CDP 2662
117 Glen Cove city 2657
118 Ossining village 2643
119 Lackawanna city 2635
120 Peekskill city 2624
121 Hamburg village 2608
122 Middletown city 2535
123 Greenlawn CDP 2526
123 Stony Brook CDP 2526
124 Stony Point CDP 2515
125 Oneonta city 2514
126 Nesconset CDP 2493
127 Loudonville CDP 2485
128 Depew village 2470
129 Beacon city 2461
130 Watervliet city 2400
131 Mamaroneck village 2363
132 Amityville village 2322
133 Mount Vernon city 2310
134 Williston Park village 2307
135 Fulton city 2295
136 Eggertsville CDP 2289
137 Valley Stream village 2242
138 Plainview CDP 2234
138 West Hempstead CDP 2234
139 Greece CDP 2219
140 West Glens Falls CDP 2190
141 North Patchogue CDP 2188
142 Fort Salonga CDP 2187
143 Glens Falls North CDP 2175
144 Corning city 2153
145 Batavia city 2144
146 Sound Beach CDP 2141
147 North Lindenhurst CDP 2140
148 Melville CDP 2129
149 Manorville CDP 2111
150 Oneida city 2107
151 Syosset CDP 2102
152 Freeport village 2099
153 Malverne village 2091
154 East Shoreham CDP 2067
155 Congers CDP 2052
155 Salisbury CDP 2052
156 Wading River CDP 2040
157 Mahopac CDP 2009
158 Northport village 1989
159 Dix Hills CDP 1987
160 Bayport CDP 1979
161 Port Jervis city 1968
162 Lancaster village 1952
163 South Huntington CDP 1947
164 Westvale CDP 1946
165 Dobbs Ferry village 1941
166 Farmingdale village 1930
167 Woodbury village 1928
168 Rensselaer city 1926
169 Calverton CDP 1890
170 East Setauket CDP 1884
171 Center Moriches CDP 1855
172 Geneva city 1849
173 East Rockaway village 1848
174 Bronxville village 1820
174 Warwick village 1820
175 Carmel CDP 1808
176 Centerport CDP 1806
177 Patchogue village 1793
178 Plainedge CDP 1783
179 Myers Corner CDP 1780
180 Ballston Spa village 1770
181 Bohemia CDP 1751
182 Ilion village 1745
183 North New Hyde Park CDP 1721
184 Central Islip CDP 1714
185 Bayville village 1708
186 Canandaigua city 1693
187 New Paltz village 1688
188 Port Jefferson Station CDP 1674
189 Hampton Manor CDP 1669
190 Elwood CDP 1647
191 East Greenbush CDP 1646
192 Middle Island CDP 1643
192 Valley Cottage CDP 1643
193 Yaphank CDP 1632
194 Scotia village 1622