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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 866.24K people in New York with Polish ancestry. Among all New York cities and places, New York city had the highest population with Polish ancestry (201.62K), followed by Buffalo city (25.33K), and Cheektowaga CDP (21.53K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Polish 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 Polish Ancestry in 2021
New York city
Buffalo city
Cheektowaga CDP
West Seneca CDP
Tonawanda Town CDP
Syracuse city
North Tonawanda city
Rochester city
Depew village
Yonkers city
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 New York city 201624
2 Buffalo city 25329
3 Cheektowaga CDP 21534
4 West Seneca CDP 11814
5 Tonawanda Town CDP 7771
6 Syracuse city 5476
7 North Tonawanda city 5446
8 Rochester city 5239
9 Depew village 4881
10 Yonkers city 4387
11 Albany city 3792
12 Lackawanna city 3646
13 Niagara Falls city 3444
14 Irondequoit CDP 3226
15 Lancaster village 2907
16 Schenectady city 2886
17 Levittown CDP 2708
18 West Babylon CDP 2684
19 Utica city 2548
20 Dunkirk city 2530
21 Lindenhurst village 2435
22 Plainview CDP 2391
23 Kenmore village 2296
24 Rome city 2295
25 East Meadow CDP 2192
26 Troy city 2135
27 Lawrence village 2119
28 Rotterdam CDP 2090
29 Binghamton city 2073
30 Auburn city 2051
31 White Plains city 2046
32 Woodmere CDP 2029
33 Coram CDP 2023
34 New Rochelle city 1982
35 Monsey CDP 1966
36 Dix Hills CDP 1860
37 Commack CDP 1839
38 Hamburg village 1804
39 Brighton CDP 1737
40 Amsterdam city 1726
41 West Islip CDP 1717
42 Holbrook CDP 1648
43 Tonawanda city 1630
44 Saratoga Springs city 1629
45 Copiague CDP 1597
46 Fredonia village 1559
47 New City CDP 1547
48 Cohoes city 1484
49 Sloan village 1482
50 Fairmount CDP 1471
51 Shirley CDP 1460
52 Olean city 1443
53 Batavia city 1440
54 Merrick CDP 1438
55 Glen Cove city 1390
56 Hicksville CDP 1376
56 Huntington Station CDP 1376
57 Long Beach city 1368
58 Elmira city 1332
59 Riverhead CDP 1313
60 Smithtown CDP 1297
61 Mineola village 1288
62 Lockport city 1269
63 Rockville Centre village 1268
64 East Hills village 1230
65 Oceanside CDP 1229
66 Elma Center CDP 1225
67 East Massapequa CDP 1207
68 West Hempstead CDP 1205
69 Harris Hill CDP 1193
70 Melville CDP 1186
71 Jamestown city 1126
72 Niskayuna CDP 1120
73 Huntington CDP 1110
74 Garden City village 1071
75 North Bellmore CDP 1065
76 Seaford CDP 1061
77 Middletown city 1059
78 Spring Valley village 1052
79 Mastic CDP 1039
80 Cedarhurst village 1029
80 Holtsville CDP 1029
81 Eggertsville CDP 1022
82 Massapequa CDP 1020
83 Ithaca city 1018
84 Johnson City village 1001
85 Hauppauge CDP 995
86 Selden CDP 983
87 Massapequa Park village 972
88 Franklin Square CDP 965
89 St. James CDP 959
90 Lake Ronkonkoma CDP 949
90 Viola CDP 949
91 Syosset CDP 941
92 Centereach CDP 931
93 Rocky Point CDP 922
94 Kings Park CDP 917
95 Oswego city 911
96 Hampton Bays CDP 896
97 Poughkeepsie city 890
98 Valley Stream village 878
99 Scarsdale village 875
100 Terryville CDP 871
101 Kingston city 865
102 Williamsville village 854
103 Bellmore CDP 853
104 Woodbury CDP 834
105 North Syracuse village 822
106 Lake Grove village 821
107 Mattituck CDP 820
108 Plattsburgh city 812
108 Suffern village 812
109 East Aurora village 809
110 Harrison village 808
111 Wantagh CDP 804
112 Endwell CDP 785
113 Pearl River CDP 783
114 Ronkonkoma CDP 768
114 Solvay village 768
115 Rye Brook village 767
116 De Witt CDP 759
116 North Babylon CDP 759
117 Port Washington CDP 752
118 Grandyle Village CDP 739
118 Stony Brook CDP 739
119 East Northport CDP 738
120 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP 732
120 South Lockport CDP 732
120 Southport CDP 732
121 Springville village 730
122 South Farmingdale CDP 726
123 Ridge CDP 725
124 Babylon village 723
125 Alden village 719
126 Watertown city 718
127 Kiryas Joel village 715
128 Bay Shore CDP 712
128 Wanakah CDP 712
129 Floral Park village 705
130 North Massapequa CDP 703
131 Endicott village 702
132 Latham CDP 699
133 Bethpage CDP 680
133 Jericho CDP 680
134 Greece CDP 679
135 Nesconset CDP 678
135 Roessleville CDP 678
136 Manorville CDP 677
137 Loudonville CDP 676
138 Ellenville village 674
139 East Moriches CDP 670
140 Westvale CDP 668
141 Calverton CDP 665
142 Medford CDP 660
143 Westmere CDP 658
144 Elwood CDP 652
145 Deer Park CDP 648
145 Horseheads village 648
146 Fort Drum CDP 641
147 Fulton city 637
148 Old Bethpage CDP 631
149 Baldwinsville village 628
150 Mount Sinai CDP 625
150 Port Chester village 625
151 Yorkville village 623
152 North Merrick CDP 618
153 East Glenville CDP 614
154 Herkimer village 609
155 Highland-on-the-Lake CDP 605
156 Rye city 601
156 Sayville CDP 601
157 Dobbs Ferry village 599
158 West Glens Falls CDP 595
159 Blasdell village 594
160 North New Hyde Park CDP 593
161 North Wantagh CDP 584
162 Town Line CDP 581
163 Middle Island CDP 580
164 Medina village 576
165 Greenville CDP (Westchester County) 570
166 East Rockaway village 566
167 Canton village 561
168 Fort Salonga CDP 558
169 Port Jefferson village 551
170 Greenlawn CDP 549
171 Freeport village 548
171 Hampton Manor CDP 548
172 North Lindenhurst CDP 547
173 Briarcliff Manor village 545
174 Eastchester CDP 544
175 Farmingville CDP 538
176 Oakdale CDP 536
177 Amityville village 535
178 Ossining village 534
179 Chestnut Ridge village 528
180 Aquebogue CDP 525
180 Glens Falls city 525
180 Wading River CDP 525
181 Uniondale CDP 513
182 Central Islip CDP 512