New York Immigrant or Foreign-Born Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total immigrant or foreign-born population in New York was 4.52M which was 22.49% of New York's population. Among all New York counties, Queens had the highest immigrant population (1.12M) and immigrants constituted 46.97% of its population, followed by Kings (pop: 957.53K, perc: 35.30%), and then Bronx (pop: 502.17K, perc: 34.20%).
On the other hand, the counties with the least number of immigrant population were: Hamilton (pop: 34, perc: 0.67%), Schuyler (pop: 302, perc: 1.69%), and Lewis (pop: 326, perc: 1.22%),
The chart and table below shows the immigrant or foreign-born population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that are immigrants.
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| County | Immigrant Population | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| Albany | 35704 | 11.35 |
| Allegany | 813 | 1.74 |
| Bronx | 502165 | 34.20 |
| Broome | 14354 | 7.23 |
| Cattaraugus | 1163 | 1.51 |
| Cayuga | 1610 | 2.10 |
| Chautauqua | 3036 | 2.37 |
| Chemung | 2512 | 2.97 |
| Chenango | 879 | 1.85 |
| Clinton | 3505 | 4.38 |
| Columbia | 4126 | 6.70 |
| Cortland | 1234 | 2.63 |
| Delaware | 1913 | 4.29 |
| Dutchess | 33170 | 11.21 |
| Erie | 68844 | 7.25 |
| Essex | 1453 | 3.88 |
| Franklin | 1934 | 4.03 |
| Fulton | 870 | 1.62 |
| Genesee | 1404 | 2.40 |
| Greene | 2736 | 5.70 |
| Hamilton | 34 | 0.67 |
| Herkimer | 1729 | 2.85 |
| Jefferson | 5266 | 4.48 |
| Kings | 957528 | 35.30 |
| Lewis | 326 | 1.22 |
| Livingston | 2309 | 3.71 |
| Madison | 1736 | 2.54 |
| Monroe | 64237 | 8.48 |
| Montgomery | 1597 | 3.22 |
| Nassau | 311407 | 22.38 |
| New York | 466135 | 27.93 |
| Niagara | 7753 | 3.64 |
| Oneida | 19566 | 8.43 |
| Onondaga | 36983 | 7.79 |
| Ontario | 4289 | 3.83 |
| Orange | 46634 | 11.71 |
| Orleans | 1138 | 2.80 |
| Oswego | 2381 | 2.02 |
| Otsego | 2178 | 3.70 |
| Putnam | 13577 | 13.86 |
| Queens | 1124088 | 46.97 |
| Rensselaer | 8709 | 5.41 |
| Richmond | 119539 | 24.24 |
| Rockland | 70657 | 21.00 |
| St. Lawrence | 3930 | 3.61 |
| Saratoga | 13447 | 5.72 |
| Schenectady | 16089 | 10.21 |
| Schoharie | 973 | 3.25 |
| Schuyler | 302 | 1.69 |
| Seneca | 785 | 2.32 |
| Steuben | 3403 | 3.61 |
| Suffolk | 235966 | 15.49 |
| Sullivan | 7699 | 9.84 |
| Tioga | 929 | 1.91 |
| Tompkins | 13013 | 12.32 |
| Ulster | 13335 | 7.33 |
| Warren | 2355 | 3.59 |
| Washington | 1626 | 2.64 |
| Wayne | 2446 | 2.68 |
| Westchester | 253071 | 25.31 |
| Wyoming | 878 | 2.16 |
| Yates | 428 | 1.73 |