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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 18.87K people in New York with Arab ancestry (0.09% of New York population). Among all New York cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Lackawanna city had the highest percentage of its population with Arab ancestry (4.10%), followed by Fairmount CDP (1.01%), and Cheektowaga CDP (0.92%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Arab 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 Arab Ancestry in 2021
Lackawanna city
Fairmount CDP
Cheektowaga CDP
Johnson City village
Cohoes city
Mamaroneck village
Tarrytown village
Syracuse city
West Hempstead CDP
Mount Vernon city
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lackawanna city 4.10
2 Fairmount CDP 1.01
3 Cheektowaga CDP 0.92
4 Johnson City village 0.74
5 Cohoes city 0.66
6 Mamaroneck village 0.61
7 Tarrytown village 0.51
8 Syracuse city 0.50
8 West Hempstead CDP 0.50
9 Mount Vernon city 0.41
10 Fort Drum CDP 0.35
11 Bellmore CDP 0.31
12 Buffalo city 0.30
12 Hauppauge CDP 0.30
12 Utica city 0.30
13 Brighton CDP 0.29
14 Yonkers city 0.28
15 Syosset CDP 0.21
16 East Rockaway village 0.19
16 Melville CDP 0.19
17 Terryville CDP 0.18
18 Kenmore village 0.14
18 Tonawanda Town CDP 0.14
18 Watervliet city 0.14
19 New York city 0.13
19 Rochester city 0.13
20 Rockville Centre village 0.11
21 Eggertsville CDP 0.10
21 Plattsburgh city 0.10
21 Suffern village 0.10
22 New Rochelle city 0.08
22 Niagara Falls city 0.08
22 Stony Point CDP 0.08
23 Glens Falls city 0.06
23 West Seneca CDP 0.06
24 Elmira city 0.03
24 Olean city 0.03
25 Port Chester village 0.02
25 Rome city 0.02