Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 315.55K people in New York with Jamaican ancestry (1.57% of New York population). Among all New York cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Mount Vernon city had the highest percentage of its population with Jamaican ancestry (16.66%), followed by North Amityville CDP (8.97%), and Elmont CDP (7.93%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Jamaican 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 Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Vernon city | 16.66 |
| 2 | North Amityville CDP | 8.97 |
| 3 | Elmont CDP | 7.93 |
| 4 | North Valley Stream CDP | 7.59 |
| 5 | Hempstead village | 7.35 |
| 6 | Uniondale CDP | 7.24 |
| 7 | Roosevelt CDP | 6.72 |
| 8 | Baldwin CDP | 6.63 |
| 9 | Poughkeepsie city | 5.44 |
| 10 | Wyandanch CDP | 5.24 |
| 11 | Freeport village | 4.46 |
| 12 | Scotchtown CDP | 3.93 |
| 13 | Valley Stream village | 3.62 |
| 14 | Westbury village | 2.84 |
| 15 | New Rochelle city | 2.82 |
| 16 | Deer Park CDP | 2.74 |
| 17 | East Massapequa CDP | 2.71 |
| 18 | New York city | 2.56 |
| 19 | Woodbury village | 2.31 |
| 20 | Middletown city | 2.23 |
| 21 | Albany city | 2.12 |
| 21 | North Bay Shore CDP | 2.12 |
| 22 | New Cassel CDP | 2.11 |
| 23 | Riverhead CDP | 2.08 |
| 23 | Yonkers city | 2.08 |
| 24 | Inwood CDP | 2.07 |
| 25 | Peekskill city | 2.06 |
| 26 | Ossining village | 2.01 |
| 27 | Greenlawn CDP | 1.99 |
| 28 | Spring Valley village | 1.88 |
| 29 | Lockport city | 1.82 |
| 30 | Suffern village | 1.80 |
| 31 | Ridge CDP | 1.78 |
| 32 | White Plains city | 1.64 |
| 33 | North Bellport CDP | 1.56 |
| 34 | West Hempstead CDP | 1.52 |
| 35 | Lake Grove village | 1.49 |
| 36 | Kingston city | 1.46 |
| 37 | West Babylon CDP | 1.44 |
| 38 | Rochester city | 1.42 |
| 39 | Manorville CDP | 1.36 |
| 39 | Woodmere CDP | 1.36 |
| 40 | Holbrook CDP | 1.28 |
| 41 | Loudonville CDP | 1.24 |
| 42 | New City CDP | 1.18 |
| 43 | Batavia city | 1.10 |
| 44 | Myers Corner CDP | 1.07 |
| 45 | Mastic CDP | 1.00 |
| 46 | Niagara Falls city | 0.97 |
| 47 | Binghamton city | 0.91 |
| 47 | Endicott village | 0.91 |
| 47 | Port Chester village | 0.91 |
| 48 | Central Islip CDP | 0.90 |
| 49 | Coram CDP | 0.89 |
| 49 | Nanuet CDP | 0.89 |
| 50 | Kings Park CDP | 0.86 |
| 51 | South Farmingdale CDP | 0.82 |
| 52 | Beacon city | 0.79 |
| 53 | Newburgh city | 0.78 |
| 53 | Ronkonkoma CDP | 0.78 |
| 54 | Mineola village | 0.77 |
| 55 | Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP | 0.76 |
| 55 | Mamaroneck village | 0.76 |
| 56 | Lynbrook village | 0.73 |
| 56 | Medford CDP | 0.73 |
| 57 | Brentwood CDP | 0.71 |
| 58 | West Haverstraw village | 0.69 |
| 59 | Syracuse city | 0.67 |
| 60 | Fort Drum CDP | 0.64 |
| 60 | Long Beach city | 0.64 |
| 61 | Watertown city | 0.62 |
| 62 | Ogdensburg city | 0.61 |
| 63 | Islip CDP | 0.60 |
| 63 | Troy city | 0.60 |
| 64 | North Babylon CDP | 0.58 |
| 64 | Oneida city | 0.58 |
| 65 | Hicksville CDP | 0.57 |
| 66 | East Northport CDP | 0.55 |
| 67 | Harrison village | 0.54 |
| 68 | Copiague CDP | 0.53 |
| 69 | Lindenhurst village | 0.52 |
| 70 | Selden CDP | 0.49 |
| 71 | Canandaigua city | 0.48 |
| 72 | Stony Brook CDP | 0.47 |
| 73 | Orange Lake CDP | 0.46 |
| 74 | Hampton Bays CDP | 0.44 |
| 74 | North Tonawanda city | 0.44 |
| 75 | Jericho CDP | 0.43 |
| 76 | Irondequoit CDP | 0.41 |
| 77 | Buffalo city | 0.40 |
| 78 | Schenectady city | 0.39 |
| 78 | Watervliet city | 0.39 |
| 79 | Elmira city | 0.37 |
| 80 | Rockville Centre village | 0.35 |
| 80 | Utica city | 0.35 |
| 81 | Bay Shore CDP | 0.34 |
| 81 | East Rockaway village | 0.34 |
| 81 | Oneonta city | 0.34 |
| 82 | Brighton CDP | 0.32 |
| 82 | Oceanside CDP | 0.32 |
| 83 | Elwood CDP | 0.31 |
| 84 | Middle Island CDP | 0.29 |
| 85 | De Witt CDP | 0.28 |
| 86 | Amsterdam city | 0.27 |
| 86 | East Meadow CDP | 0.27 |
| 87 | Fredonia village | 0.26 |
| 87 | Salisbury CDP | 0.26 |
| 87 | Terryville CDP | 0.26 |
| 88 | Shirley CDP | 0.25 |
| 89 | Cohoes city | 0.24 |
| 90 | Stony Point CDP | 0.23 |
| 91 | Dunkirk city | 0.22 |
| 91 | Levittown CDP | 0.22 |
| 92 | Eggertsville CDP | 0.21 |
| 92 | Huntington Station CDP | 0.21 |
| 93 | Holtsville CDP | 0.20 |
| 93 | North Bellmore CDP | 0.20 |
| 93 | Oswego city | 0.20 |
| 93 | Sayville CDP | 0.20 |
| 94 | Syosset CDP | 0.19 |
| 95 | Cheektowaga CDP | 0.18 |
| 95 | Mount Kisco village | 0.18 |
| 96 | Saratoga Springs city | 0.17 |
| 97 | Bellmore CDP | 0.16 |
| 97 | Rome city | 0.16 |
| 98 | Babylon village | 0.15 |
| 98 | Massapequa CDP | 0.15 |
| 98 | Niskayuna CDP | 0.15 |
| 99 | Dix Hills CDP | 0.14 |
| 99 | Glen Cove city | 0.14 |
| 99 | North Massapequa CDP | 0.14 |
| 99 | Rotterdam CDP | 0.14 |
| 100 | Floral Park village | 0.13 |
| 100 | Kenmore village | 0.13 |
| 100 | Massena village | 0.13 |
| 101 | Commack CDP | 0.12 |
| 101 | Merrick CDP | 0.12 |
| 101 | Tonawanda city | 0.12 |
| 101 | West Seneca CDP | 0.12 |
| 102 | Haverstraw village | 0.11 |
| 103 | Glens Falls city | 0.10 |
| 103 | Greece CDP | 0.10 |
| 103 | Lake Ronkonkoma CDP | 0.10 |
| 104 | Huntington CDP | 0.09 |
| 104 | Nesconset CDP | 0.09 |
| 104 | North Lindenhurst CDP | 0.09 |
| 104 | West Islip CDP | 0.09 |
| 105 | Farmingville CDP | 0.08 |
| 105 | Roessleville CDP | 0.08 |
| 105 | Scarsdale village | 0.08 |
| 106 | Bethpage CDP | 0.07 |
| 106 | Franklin Square CDP | 0.07 |
| 106 | Jamestown city | 0.07 |
| 106 | South Huntington CDP | 0.07 |
| 107 | Endwell CDP | 0.06 |
| 107 | Massapequa Park village | 0.06 |
| 108 | East Patchogue CDP | 0.05 |
| 108 | Olean city | 0.05 |
| 109 | Cortland city | 0.04 |
| 109 | Fairmount CDP | 0.04 |
| 109 | Wantagh CDP | 0.04 |
| 110 | Plainview CDP | 0.03 |
| 111 | Auburn city | 0.02 |
| 111 | Monsey CDP | 0.02 |
| 111 | Rocky Point CDP | 0.02 |
| 112 | Gloversville city | 0.01 |