Ranking of New York Cities and Places By 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. Among all New York cities and places, New York city had the highest population with German ancestry (252.48K), followed by Buffalo city (29.86K), and Cheektowaga CDP (17.70K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with German ancestry.

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

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
New York city
Buffalo city
Cheektowaga CDP
Rochester city
Tonawanda Town CDP
West Seneca CDP
Syracuse city
Irondequoit CDP
North Tonawanda city
Albany city
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 New York city 252477
2 Buffalo city 29861
3 Cheektowaga CDP 17695
4 Rochester city 17638
5 Tonawanda Town CDP 14586
6 West Seneca CDP 13380
7 Syracuse city 13180
8 Irondequoit CDP 10514
9 North Tonawanda city 8449
10 Albany city 8010
11 Yonkers city 7019
12 Niagara Falls city 6303
13 Levittown CDP 5919
14 Schenectady city 5869
15 Binghamton city 5630
16 Brighton CDP 5585
17 West Babylon CDP 5342
18 Lockport city 5270
19 Utica city 5206
20 Jamestown city 4741
21 Depew village 4669
22 Saratoga Springs city 4613
23 Tonawanda city 4521
24 Coram CDP 4453
25 Troy city 4405
26 Auburn city 4311
27 Holbrook CDP 4259
28 West Islip CDP 4014
29 Rome city 3965
30 Lindenhurst village 3946
31 Commack CDP 3917
32 Smithtown CDP 3764
33 Elmira city 3762
34 Kenmore village 3645
35 East Patchogue CDP 3619
36 Sayville CDP 3534
37 East Northport CDP 3503
38 White Plains city 3499
39 Hicksville CDP 3446
40 Holtsville CDP 3426
41 Centereach CDP 3365
42 Massapequa CDP 3352
43 Kingston city 3258
44 Long Beach city 3231
45 Eggertsville CDP 3161
46 Shirley CDP 3155
47 Rockville Centre village 3146
48 Medford CDP 3129
49 Wantagh CDP 3098
50 Batavia city 3089
51 Lancaster village 3025
52 Hamburg village 2998
53 Bethpage CDP 2989
53 Rotterdam CDP 2989
54 New Rochelle city 2960
55 Rocky Point CDP 2936
56 Oceanside CDP 2897
57 Huntington CDP 2883
58 East Meadow CDP 2857
59 Huntington Station CDP 2833
60 Mastic Beach CDP 2819
61 Garden City village 2790
62 Franklin Square CDP 2785
63 Watertown city 2770
64 Poughkeepsie city 2744
65 Lackawanna city 2720
66 Oswego city 2717
67 Greece CDP 2704
67 Niskayuna CDP 2704
68 Ithaca city 2690
69 Gloversville city 2678
70 East Massapequa CDP 2667
71 Ridge CDP 2653
72 Olean city 2625
73 Lake Ronkonkoma CDP 2620
74 St. James CDP 2591
75 Massapequa Park village 2572
76 Copiague CDP 2511
77 Selden CDP 2508
78 Kings Park CDP 2493
79 North Bellmore CDP 2490
80 Canandaigua city 2416
81 East Glenville CDP 2386
82 Mastic CDP 2371
83 Baldwin CDP 2367
84 North Massapequa CDP 2336
85 Ronkonkoma CDP 2320
86 Bellmore CDP 2305
87 Harris Hill CDP 2271
88 Seaford CDP 2246
89 Hauppauge CDP 2236
90 Latham CDP 2225
91 Islip CDP 2212
91 Merrick CDP 2212
92 Cohoes city 2207
93 North Babylon CDP 2176
94 Babylon village 2169
95 New City CDP 2155
96 Cortland city 2137
97 Plainview CDP 2099
98 Loudonville CDP 2091
99 Deer Park CDP 2068
100 Endwell CDP 2065
101 Dix Hills CDP 2061
102 Mineola village 2043
103 Fort Drum CDP 2018
104 North Merrick CDP 1983
104 Port Jervis city 1983
105 Bay Shore CDP 1957
106 Glens Falls city 1931
107 Patchogue village 1918
108 East Aurora village 1917
108 South Lockport CDP 1917
109 South Farmingdale CDP 1915
110 Dunkirk city 1914
111 Miller Place CDP 1886
112 Hilton village 1881
113 Middle Island CDP 1851
114 Rye city 1838
115 Endicott village 1806
116 Oneonta city 1805
117 Amityville village 1799
118 Baldwinsville village 1794
119 Amsterdam city 1788
120 Stony Brook CDP 1762
121 Stony Point CDP 1760
122 Williamsville village 1756
123 Manorville CDP 1748
124 Glen Cove city 1739
124 Northport village 1739
125 Hampton Bays CDP 1736
126 Elma Center CDP 1729
127 South Huntington CDP 1726
128 Farmingville CDP 1715
129 Plattsburgh city 1707
130 Fredonia village 1681
131 Elwood CDP 1663
132 Radisson CDP 1659
133 Johnson City village 1643
134 Roessleville CDP 1639
135 North Wantagh CDP 1627
136 Melville CDP 1620
137 Nesconset CDP 1594
138 Corning city 1586
139 Pearl River CDP 1579
140 Oneida city 1577
141 Mount Sinai CDP 1560
142 Geneva city 1559
143 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP 1558
144 Harrison village 1556
145 Scarsdale village 1554
146 Terryville CDP 1546
147 East Islip CDP 1540
148 Grandyle Village CDP 1530
148 Lynbrook village 1530
149 Watervliet city 1524
150 Middletown city 1522
151 Freeport village 1520
152 Greenlawn CDP 1502
153 Beacon city 1501
154 Center Moriches CDP 1493
155 Wading River CDP 1491
156 Springville village 1486
157 East Setauket CDP 1464
158 Webster village 1460
159 West Hempstead CDP 1440
160 Gananda CDP 1429
161 Floral Park village 1428
162 De Witt CDP 1425
163 Seneca Falls CDP 1424
164 Big Flats CDP 1420
164 Johnstown city 1420
165 Brockport village 1419
166 Hornell city 1414
167 Yaphank CDP 1395
168 Fairmount CDP 1389
168 North Gates CDP 1389
169 Fulton city 1379
169 Ossining village 1379
170 East Greenbush CDP 1373
171 Bayport CDP 1370
172 Bohemia CDP 1356
173 Islip Terrace CDP 1355
173 Newark village 1355
174 Gates CDP 1354
175 Eastchester CDP 1349
176 Calverton CDP 1337
177 East Moriches CDP 1336
178 Eden CDP 1331
179 Malverne village 1327
180 Brentwood CDP 1326
181 Hamlin CDP 1324
182 Mattituck CDP 1322
183 Fort Salonga CDP 1317
183 Mount Vernon city 1317
184 Oakdale CDP 1315
185 Fairport village 1301
186 Southold CDP 1293
187 Valley Stream village 1286
188 Gowanda village 1283