Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 (0.70% of New York population). Among all New York cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Fort Drum CDP had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (4.87%), followed by Central Islip CDP (2.43%), and Mount Vernon city (2.40%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in New York.
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Related Topics: New York ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Drum CDP | 4.87 |
| 2 | Central Islip CDP | 2.43 |
| 3 | Mount Vernon city | 2.40 |
| 4 | Mastic Beach CDP | 2.35 |
| 5 | Riverhead CDP | 1.97 |
| 6 | North Valley Stream CDP | 1.73 |
| 7 | Roosevelt CDP | 1.64 |
| 8 | Long Beach city | 1.60 |
| 9 | Buffalo city | 1.55 |
| 10 | Eggertsville CDP | 1.41 |
| 11 | East Islip CDP | 1.39 |
| 12 | Nanuet CDP | 1.37 |
| 13 | Uniondale CDP | 1.33 |
| 14 | New Rochelle city | 1.29 |
| 14 | Syracuse city | 1.29 |
| 15 | Kenmore village | 1.26 |
| 16 | Greenlawn CDP | 1.20 |
| 17 | Yonkers city | 1.18 |
| 18 | New York city | 1.14 |
| 19 | Terryville CDP | 1.04 |
| 20 | North Lindenhurst CDP | 1.02 |
| 21 | Peekskill city | 1.00 |
| 22 | Albany city | 0.99 |
| 22 | Monsey CDP | 0.99 |
| 23 | Rochester city | 0.98 |
| 24 | Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP | 0.87 |
| 25 | Elwood CDP | 0.85 |
| 26 | Brentwood CDP | 0.84 |
| 27 | White Plains city | 0.82 |
| 28 | Middletown city | 0.81 |
| 29 | Wyandanch CDP | 0.79 |
| 30 | Endicott village | 0.77 |
| 31 | North Bellport CDP | 0.76 |
| 32 | Brighton CDP | 0.74 |
| 33 | Hempstead village | 0.73 |
| 34 | Newburgh city | 0.70 |
| 34 | New Cassel CDP | 0.70 |
| 35 | Baldwin CDP | 0.64 |
| 35 | Cheektowaga CDP | 0.64 |
| 36 | East Glenville CDP | 0.62 |
| 37 | Kingston city | 0.60 |
| 38 | Troy city | 0.59 |
| 39 | Schenectady city | 0.56 |
| 39 | Scotchtown CDP | 0.56 |
| 40 | West Hempstead CDP | 0.55 |
| 41 | Freeport village | 0.52 |
| 41 | Ridge CDP | 0.52 |
| 42 | Huntington Station CDP | 0.50 |
| 43 | New City CDP | 0.49 |
| 44 | Port Chester village | 0.48 |
| 44 | Valley Stream village | 0.48 |
| 44 | Watertown city | 0.48 |
| 45 | Eastchester CDP | 0.46 |
| 45 | Medford CDP | 0.46 |
| 46 | Sayville CDP | 0.44 |
| 46 | Tonawanda Town CDP | 0.44 |
| 47 | Oceanside CDP | 0.42 |
| 47 | Utica city | 0.42 |
| 48 | Elmont CDP | 0.41 |
| 48 | Geneva city | 0.41 |
| 48 | Poughkeepsie city | 0.41 |
| 49 | Rome city | 0.40 |
| 50 | Dix Hills CDP | 0.38 |
| 51 | Coram CDP | 0.37 |
| 51 | Mastic CDP | 0.37 |
| 52 | Oswego city | 0.35 |
| 53 | Westbury village | 0.34 |
| 54 | Haverstraw village | 0.33 |
| 54 | Rockville Centre village | 0.33 |
| 55 | Binghamton city | 0.31 |
| 55 | Lockport city | 0.31 |
| 55 | Mamaroneck village | 0.31 |
| 55 | Spring Valley village | 0.31 |
| 56 | Elmira city | 0.30 |
| 56 | Manorville CDP | 0.30 |
| 57 | Batavia city | 0.29 |
| 57 | Watervliet city | 0.29 |
| 58 | Jamestown city | 0.28 |
| 59 | West Seneca CDP | 0.27 |
| 60 | Lynbrook village | 0.26 |
| 60 | Myers Corner CDP | 0.26 |
| 61 | Gloversville city | 0.25 |
| 61 | Ossining village | 0.25 |
| 62 | Greece CDP | 0.24 |
| 63 | Deer Park CDP | 0.23 |
| 63 | East Patchogue CDP | 0.23 |
| 63 | North Bellmore CDP | 0.23 |
| 64 | Orange Lake CDP | 0.22 |
| 64 | Roessleville CDP | 0.22 |
| 64 | West Babylon CDP | 0.22 |
| 65 | Commack CDP | 0.21 |
| 65 | Irondequoit CDP | 0.21 |
| 65 | Niagara Falls city | 0.21 |
| 65 | North Amityville CDP | 0.21 |
| 66 | Hauppauge CDP | 0.20 |
| 67 | Canandaigua city | 0.19 |
| 68 | Amsterdam city | 0.18 |
| 68 | Bay Shore CDP | 0.18 |
| 68 | Endwell CDP | 0.18 |
| 69 | Franklin Square CDP | 0.17 |
| 69 | Massena village | 0.17 |
| 70 | North Babylon CDP | 0.15 |
| 70 | Suffern village | 0.15 |
| 71 | Pearl River CDP | 0.14 |
| 72 | Lackawanna city | 0.13 |
| 72 | Ronkonkoma CDP | 0.13 |
| 73 | East Meadow CDP | 0.12 |
| 73 | Glen Cove city | 0.12 |
| 73 | Harrison village | 0.12 |
| 73 | Islip CDP | 0.12 |
| 73 | Ithaca city | 0.12 |
| 73 | West Haverstraw village | 0.12 |
| 74 | East Rockaway village | 0.11 |
| 74 | Oneonta city | 0.11 |
| 74 | Stony Point CDP | 0.11 |
| 75 | Loudonville CDP | 0.10 |
| 76 | North Merrick CDP | 0.08 |
| 76 | Shirley CDP | 0.08 |
| 77 | Cohoes city | 0.07 |
| 77 | South Farmingdale CDP | 0.07 |
| 78 | Mount Sinai CDP | 0.06 |
| 79 | Johnson City village | 0.05 |
| 79 | Latham CDP | 0.05 |
| 79 | Massapequa Park village | 0.05 |
| 79 | Merrick CDP | 0.05 |
| 79 | North Massapequa CDP | 0.05 |
| 79 | Smithtown CDP | 0.05 |
| 80 | North Bay Shore CDP | 0.04 |
| 81 | Cortland city | 0.03 |
| 82 | Auburn city | 0.02 |
| 82 | Ogdensburg city | 0.02 |
| 83 | New Hyde Park village | 0.01 |