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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 18.58K people in New York with Syrian ancestry (0.09% of New York population). Among all New York cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Tonawanda city had the highest percentage of its population with Syrian ancestry (3.95%), followed by Sleepy Hollow village (1.53%), and Deer Park CDP (0.91%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Syrian 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 Syrian Ancestry in 2021
Tonawanda city
Sleepy Hollow village
Deer Park CDP
Kiryas Joel village
Fairmount CDP
Massena village
Stony Brook CDP
Mount Sinai CDP
Syosset CDP
Jericho CDP
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Syrian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Tonawanda city 3.95
2 Sleepy Hollow village 1.53
3 Deer Park CDP 0.91
4 Kiryas Joel village 0.67
5 Fairmount CDP 0.60
6 Massena village 0.53
7 Stony Brook CDP 0.50
8 Mount Sinai CDP 0.49
9 Syosset CDP 0.47
10 Jericho CDP 0.45
11 Canandaigua city 0.40
12 North Tonawanda city 0.38
13 Saratoga Springs city 0.37
14 Scarsdale village 0.35
15 Mastic CDP 0.32
15 Wantagh CDP 0.32
16 Geneva city 0.31
17 Oceanside CDP 0.30
18 Kenmore village 0.28
18 Roessleville CDP 0.28
19 Binghamton city 0.27
20 North Merrick CDP 0.25
21 Bellmore CDP 0.24
22 Glens Falls city 0.22
23 Watertown city 0.20
24 Ossining village 0.18
24 Utica city 0.18
25 Eggertsville CDP 0.17
26 North Lindenhurst CDP 0.16
26 Ogdensburg city 0.16
26 Salisbury CDP 0.16
27 De Witt CDP 0.14
27 Fulton city 0.14
27 New City CDP 0.14
28 Cohoes city 0.13
28 East Islip CDP 0.13
28 Miller Place CDP 0.13
28 Troy city 0.13
29 Albany city 0.12
29 East Rockaway village 0.12
29 New York city 0.12
29 Rocky Point CDP 0.12
30 Brighton CDP 0.10
30 Tonawanda Town CDP 0.10
31 Buffalo city 0.09
31 Eastchester CDP 0.09
31 North Bellmore CDP 0.09
31 Oswego city 0.09
32 Commack CDP 0.08
32 Newburgh city 0.08
33 Farmingville CDP 0.07
33 Uniondale CDP 0.07
34 East Patchogue CDP 0.06
34 Fort Drum CDP 0.06
34 Islip CDP 0.06
34 Middle Island CDP 0.06
34 Sayville CDP 0.06
35 Dunkirk city 0.05
35 Irondequoit CDP 0.05
35 Rockville Centre village 0.05
35 South Farmingdale CDP 0.05
35 Woodmere CDP 0.05
36 Auburn city 0.03
36 Holbrook CDP 0.03
36 Nanuet CDP 0.03
37 Selden CDP 0.02