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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.81M people in New York with German ancestry (8.99% of New York population). Among all New York cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Depew village had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (30.74%), followed by Lancaster village (30.11%), and Tonawanda city (29.88%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having German ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Depew village
Lancaster village
Tonawanda city
West Seneca CDP
North Tonawanda city
Tonawanda Town CDP
Lockport city
Kenmore village
Cheektowaga CDP
Canandaigua city
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Depew village 30.74
2 Lancaster village 30.11
3 Tonawanda city 29.88
4 West Seneca CDP 29.48
5 North Tonawanda city 27.62
6 Tonawanda Town CDP 25.41
7 Lockport city 25.24
8 Kenmore village 23.97
9 Cheektowaga CDP 23.13
10 Canandaigua city 22.87
11 Rocky Point CDP 21.90
12 Eggertsville CDP 21.69
12 Sayville CDP 21.69
13 Loudonville CDP 20.60
14 Irondequoit CDP 20.59
15 Ridge CDP 20.52
16 East Glenville CDP 20.42
17 Batavia city 19.93
18 Olean city 18.83
19 St. James CDP 18.58
20 Greece CDP 18.49
21 Mastic Beach CDP 18.39
22 Babylon village 17.81
23 Gloversville city 17.61
24 Holtsville CDP 17.57
25 Endwell CDP 17.51
26 East Northport CDP 17.27
27 Bethpage CDP 16.96
28 Wantagh CDP 16.90
29 Fredonia village 16.78
30 South Huntington CDP 16.68
31 Middle Island CDP 16.63
32 East Patchogue CDP 16.58
33 Jamestown city 16.45
34 Saratoga Springs city 16.41
35 Auburn city 16.02
36 North Merrick CDP 16.00
37 Oswego city 15.88
38 Latham CDP 15.81
39 Holbrook CDP 15.80
40 Kings Park CDP 15.57
41 Patchogue village 15.54
42 Miller Place CDP 15.41
43 Mastic CDP 15.22
44 Dunkirk city 15.13
45 Brighton CDP 15.10
46 Massapequa CDP 15.07
47 Oneida city 15.03
48 Massapequa Park village 15.00
49 Huntington CDP 14.86
50 Corning city 14.81
51 Watervliet city 14.71
52 Stony Brook CDP 14.63
53 West Islip CDP 14.57
54 Lindenhurst village 14.52
55 Manorville CDP 14.44
56 Lake Ronkonkoma CDP 14.39
57 Seaford CDP 14.36
58 Smithtown CDP 14.34
59 Mount Sinai CDP 14.31
60 Stony Point CDP 14.21
61 Elwood CDP 14.19
62 Oneonta city 14.14
63 Elmira city 14.07
64 Terryville CDP 14.06
65 East Massapequa CDP 14.03
66 Bellmore CDP 13.88
67 Roessleville CDP 13.85
68 Lackawanna city 13.81
69 North Wantagh CDP 13.78
70 Kingston city 13.59
71 Fairmount CDP 13.50
72 Endicott village 13.29
73 Niskayuna CDP 13.28
74 Rotterdam CDP 13.24
75 Glens Falls city 13.06
76 Niagara Falls city 12.93
77 De Witt CDP 12.79
78 South Farmingdale CDP 12.76
79 Fort Drum CDP 12.70
80 Islip CDP 12.68
81 Medford CDP 12.67
82 North Massapequa CDP 12.58
83 Geneva city 12.40
84 Ronkonkoma CDP 12.36
85 Cohoes city 12.31
85 West Babylon CDP 12.31
86 Rome city 12.27
87 East Islip CDP 12.23
88 Rockville Centre village 12.21
89 Cortland city 12.16
90 Garden City village 12.09
91 Fulton city 12.03
92 Nesconset CDP 11.97
93 Selden CDP 11.79
94 Binghamton city 11.77
95 North Babylon CDP 11.59
96 North Bellmore CDP 11.56
97 Levittown CDP 11.27
98 Shirley CDP 11.24
99 Hauppauge CDP 11.20
100 Rye city 11.17
101 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP 11.00
101 Watertown city 11.00
102 Beacon city 10.95
103 Myers Corner CDP 10.91
104 North Bellport CDP 10.90
105 Buffalo city 10.82
106 Commack CDP 10.81
107 Johnson City village 10.76
108 Coram CDP 10.75
109 Copiague CDP 10.66
110 Merrick CDP 10.54
111 Centereach CDP 10.52
112 Hampton Bays CDP 10.49
113 Dobbs Ferry village 10.36
114 Woodbury village 10.16
115 Farmingville CDP 10.14
116 Lake Grove village 10.13
117 Greenlawn CDP 9.94
118 Amsterdam city 9.81
118 Mineola village 9.81
119 Pearl River CDP 9.64
120 North Lindenhurst CDP 9.61
121 Oceanside CDP 9.29
122 Long Beach city 9.28
123 Orange Lake CDP 9.14
124 Syracuse city 8.98
125 Floral Park village 8.83
126 Schenectady city 8.79
127 Melville CDP 8.73
128 Poughkeepsie city 8.72
128 Tarrytown village 8.72
129 Troy city 8.69
130 Franklin Square CDP 8.60
130 Scarsdale village 8.60
131 Plattsburgh city 8.55
132 New Hyde Park village 8.52
133 Massena village 8.50
134 Ithaca city 8.45
135 Riverhead CDP 8.40
136 Rochester city 8.36
137 Dix Hills CDP 8.33
138 Huntington Station CDP 8.32
139 Albany city 8.06
140 Utica city 8.04
141 Hicksville CDP 7.99
142 East Rockaway village 7.89
143 Plainview CDP 7.87
144 Deer Park CDP 7.72
145 Lynbrook village 7.53
146 North New Hyde Park CDP 7.52
147 East Meadow CDP 7.50
148 Salisbury CDP 7.48
149 Baldwin CDP 7.10
150 Sleepy Hollow village 6.97
151 West Hempstead CDP 6.95
152 Suffern village 6.83
153 Scotchtown CDP 6.74
154 Eastchester CDP 6.54
155 Port Washington CDP 6.41
156 New City CDP 6.32
157 Bay Shore CDP 6.22
158 Glen Cove city 6.17
158 Ogdensburg city 6.17
159 Chestnut Ridge village 6.00
160 White Plains city 5.89
161 Nanuet CDP 5.80
162 Westbury village 5.78
163 Syosset CDP 5.71
164 Harrison village 5.43
165 Middletown city 5.06
166 Ossining village 5.04
167 Mamaroneck village 4.90
168 Mount Kisco village 4.78
169 Jericho CDP 4.47
170 Peekskill city 4.39
171 New Rochelle city 3.67
172 Haverstraw village 3.48
173 Freeport village 3.43
174 Yonkers city 3.35
175 Valley Stream village 3.19
176 Newburgh city 3.15
177 West Haverstraw village 3.12
178 New York city 2.89
179 Central Islip CDP 2.88
180 North Amityville CDP 2.64
181 North Bay Shore CDP 2.54
182 Woodmere CDP 2.15
183 Brentwood CDP 2.01
184 Port Chester village 1.99
185 Great Neck village 1.81
185 Mount Vernon city 1.81
186 Uniondale CDP 1.74
187 Elmont CDP 1.71
188 Inwood CDP 1.60
189 North Valley Stream CDP 1.24
190 Spring Valley village 0.98
191 Monsey CDP 0.89
192 Hempstead village 0.84