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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 45.60K people in New York with Nigerian ancestry. Among all New York cities and places, New York city had the highest population with Nigerian ancestry (34.01K), followed by Yonkers city (504), and Syracuse city (417).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Nigerian 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 Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
New York city
Yonkers city
Syracuse city
Albany city
Buffalo city
Amityville village
Rochester city
New Rochelle city
Elmont CDP
East Meadow CDP
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 New York city 34005
2 Yonkers city 504
3 Syracuse city 417
4 Albany city 410
5 Buffalo city 405
6 Amityville village 374
7 Rochester city 351
8 New Rochelle city 306
9 Elmont CDP 285
10 East Meadow CDP 267
11 Watertown city 251
12 Valley Stream village 245
13 Mount Vernon city 244
14 North Bay Shore CDP 236
15 Harrison village 228
16 Elwood CDP 227
17 Bay Shore CDP 223
18 Baldwin CDP 186
19 Freeport village 178
20 Suffern village 174
21 Deer Park CDP 141
22 Brentwood CDP 135
23 Eggertsville CDP 134
24 Walden village 127
25 Hempstead village 120
26 Huntington Station CDP 112
27 Mount Ivy CDP 107
28 Central Islip CDP 105
29 North Amityville CDP 104
30 Holtsville CDP 101
31 Stony Brook University CDP 96
32 Rye city 89
33 Troy city 87
34 Peekskill city 84
35 Lakeview CDP 82
35 Scarsdale village 82
36 New City CDP 80
37 Dix Hills CDP 75
38 Chestnut Ridge village 71
38 Plattsburgh city 71
39 Fort Drum CDP 68
40 Woodbury village 66
41 North Lindenhurst CDP 63
42 Coram CDP 60
42 Latham CDP 60
43 East Massapequa CDP 59
44 Uniondale CDP 56
45 Rensselaer city 55
46 Northeast Ithaca CDP 52
47 Hamilton village 45
47 North Valley Stream CDP 45
48 Bardonia CDP 40
49 South Valley Stream CDP 39
50 Brockport village 38
50 Rochester Institute of Technology CDP 38
51 South Huntington CDP 36
52 Dexter village 34
52 Walton Park CDP 34
53 Lake Carmel CDP 33
54 Brightwaters village 31
55 East Rockaway village 30
55 Middletown city 30
56 Beacon city 29
56 Oneonta city 29
57 Eastchester CDP 28
57 Mineola village 28
58 East Greenbush CDP 27
58 North Bellmore CDP 27
59 Scotchtown CDP 26
60 Binghamton University CDP 23
60 Glen Cove city 23
60 SUNY Oswego CDP 23
61 Fredonia village 22
61 Lake Mohegan CDP 22
62 Rotterdam CDP 21
63 Newark village 20
64 Hamlin CDP 19
64 Kingston city 19
64 Spring Valley village 19
65 East Farmingdale CDP 18
65 Huntington CDP 18
65 Menands village 18
66 Glasco CDP 17
66 Salisbury CDP 17
67 Canajoharie village 16
67 West Bay Shore CDP 16
68 Nazareth College CDP 15
68 Port Chester village 15
68 Southampton village 15
68 West Point CDP 15
69 Siena College CDP 14
69 Walton village 14
70 Farmingdale village 12
70 Trumansburg village 12
70 Westbury village 12
71 Elmira Heights village 11
71 Endicott village 11
71 Merrick CDP 11
71 Newburgh city 11
71 Roessleville CDP 11
72 Middle Island CDP 10
72 Old Westbury village 10
72 St. John Fisher College CDP 10
72 South Floral Park village 10
73 Auburn city 9
73 Dannemora village 9
73 Hillcrest CDP 9
73 Red Hook village 9
73 Rye Brook village 9
74 Roosevelt CDP 8
75 Cobleskill village 7
76 Alfred village 6
76 Bellport village 6
76 Cazenovia village 6
76 East Aurora village 6
76 Morrisville village 6
76 Mountain Dale CDP 6
77 Caledonia village 5
77 Clifton Springs village 5
78 Belle Terre village 3
78 Hewlett CDP 3
78 Horseheads village 3
79 Lake Grove village 1
79 New Hyde Park village 1
79 Spencerport village 1