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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.12K people in New York with Somali ancestry (0.03% of New York population). Among all New York cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Syracuse city had the highest percentage of its population with Somali ancestry (0.88%), followed by Utica city (0.75%), and Rochester city (0.37%).

The chart and table below shows the top 6 cities with high percentage of its population having Somali 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 Somali Ancestry in 2021
Syracuse city
Utica city
Rochester city
Buffalo city
Niagara Falls city
Fort Drum CDP
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Somali Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Syracuse city 0.88
2 Utica city 0.75
3 Rochester city 0.37
4 Buffalo city 0.28
5 Niagara Falls city 0.12
6 Fort Drum CDP 0.03