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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 146.05K people in New York with Greek ancestry (0.73% of New York population). Among all New York cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Melville CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Greek ancestry (8.04%), followed by South Farmingdale CDP (5.54%), and Wantagh CDP (4.70%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Greek 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 Greek Ancestry in 2021
Melville CDP
South Farmingdale CDP
Wantagh CDP
Bethpage CDP
Bellmore CDP
New Hyde Park village
Nesconset CDP
Lake Ronkonkoma CDP
Seaford CDP
Syosset CDP
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Greek Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Melville CDP 8.04
2 South Farmingdale CDP 5.54
3 Wantagh CDP 4.70
4 Bethpage CDP 4.06
5 Bellmore CDP 4.04
6 New Hyde Park village 4.03
7 Nesconset CDP 4.00
8 Lake Ronkonkoma CDP 3.95
9 Seaford CDP 3.49
10 Syosset CDP 3.48
11 Greenlawn CDP 3.31
12 De Witt CDP 2.70
12 Smithtown CDP 2.70
13 Lake Grove village 2.65
14 Woodbury village 2.56
15 North Merrick CDP 2.48
16 Dix Hills CDP 2.46
17 Commack CDP 2.43
18 Garden City village 2.41
19 East Northport CDP 2.35
19 Jericho CDP 2.35
20 Huntington CDP 2.24
21 Shirley CDP 2.18
22 Myers Corner CDP 2.10
23 North Massapequa CDP 2.09
24 Farmingville CDP 2.02
25 Rocky Point CDP 2.01
26 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP 1.99
27 North Wantagh CDP 1.97
28 Port Washington CDP 1.95
29 Franklin Square CDP 1.92
30 Ronkonkoma CDP 1.81
31 East Meadow CDP 1.78
32 Eastchester CDP 1.74
33 East Islip CDP 1.72
34 Selden CDP 1.63
35 Latham CDP 1.61
36 Kings Park CDP 1.60
37 Glen Cove city 1.56
38 Massapequa CDP 1.53
39 Hicksville CDP 1.48
40 Miller Place CDP 1.46
41 Hampton Bays CDP 1.45
41 Levittown CDP 1.45
41 Terryville CDP 1.45
42 Oceanside CDP 1.39
43 Beacon city 1.32
43 Scarsdale village 1.32
44 Centereach CDP 1.31
44 Lindenhurst village 1.31
44 Rockville Centre village 1.31
45 Ithaca city 1.30
46 Harrison village 1.29
47 Copiague CDP 1.27
48 Sayville CDP 1.25
49 Deer Park CDP 1.24
50 Huntington Station CDP 1.22
50 Westbury village 1.22
51 Floral Park village 1.21
52 East Rockaway village 1.18
53 Middle Island CDP 1.16
53 West Hempstead CDP 1.16
54 Coram CDP 1.14
55 Holbrook CDP 1.11
56 Elwood CDP 1.10
56 Salisbury CDP 1.10
57 Mineola village 1.08
58 Lynbrook village 1.04
58 Massapequa Park village 1.04
59 East Massapequa CDP 1.03
60 Hauppauge CDP 1.02
60 Long Beach city 1.02
61 Mastic Beach CDP 1.00
61 North Lindenhurst CDP 1.00
61 Pearl River CDP 1.00
61 West Islip CDP 1.00
62 Olean city 0.98
63 Nanuet CDP 0.97
64 Plainview CDP 0.96
65 Stony Brook CDP 0.95
66 Mount Kisco village 0.92
67 East Patchogue CDP 0.91
67 Haverstraw village 0.91
68 New City CDP 0.90
69 South Huntington CDP 0.89
70 Patchogue village 0.88
71 Endwell CDP 0.85
71 Mamaroneck village 0.85
72 Merrick CDP 0.84
73 North Bellmore CDP 0.83
73 Stony Point CDP 0.83
74 Babylon village 0.81
74 Johnson City village 0.81
75 Amsterdam city 0.79
75 Holtsville CDP 0.79
76 Fairmount CDP 0.77
77 New York city 0.75
77 Ossining village 0.75
78 North New Hyde Park CDP 0.72
79 Oneonta city 0.71
80 Binghamton city 0.69
81 Dobbs Ferry village 0.68
81 Islip CDP 0.68
81 Roessleville CDP 0.68
82 Kingston city 0.67
83 Eggertsville CDP 0.65
83 North Amityville CDP 0.65
83 St. James CDP 0.65
83 Yonkers city 0.65
84 Rye city 0.63
85 Woodmere CDP 0.61
86 Central Islip CDP 0.59
87 Poughkeepsie city 0.57
87 Scotchtown CDP 0.57
88 Plattsburgh city 0.55
89 Freeport village 0.53
89 North Bellport CDP 0.53
90 Cheektowaga CDP 0.52
91 Valley Stream village 0.51
92 Geneva city 0.48
92 New Rochelle city 0.48
93 Saratoga Springs city 0.47
93 Schenectady city 0.47
93 Troy city 0.47
94 North Babylon CDP 0.46
95 Batavia city 0.45
95 Watertown city 0.45
96 Ridge CDP 0.43
97 Albany city 0.39
97 Brighton CDP 0.39
97 Port Chester village 0.39
97 West Babylon CDP 0.39
98 Depew village 0.37
98 Medford CDP 0.37
99 Cortland city 0.36
100 Auburn city 0.34
100 Irondequoit CDP 0.34
100 Niagara Falls city 0.34
100 Syracuse city 0.34
100 White Plains city 0.34
101 Lockport city 0.33
101 Loudonville CDP 0.33
101 Tonawanda city 0.33
102 North Tonawanda city 0.31
103 Newburgh city 0.28
103 Rotterdam CDP 0.28
104 Buffalo city 0.26
104 Oneida city 0.26
105 Dunkirk city 0.25
106 Baldwin CDP 0.24
106 Corning city 0.24
106 Riverhead CDP 0.24
106 Spring Valley village 0.24
107 Gloversville city 0.23
107 Jamestown city 0.23
108 Niskayuna CDP 0.21
108 Peekskill city 0.21
108 Rome city 0.21
109 North Bay Shore CDP 0.19
110 Kenmore village 0.18
110 Middletown city 0.18
111 Manorville CDP 0.17
111 Ogdensburg city 0.17
111 Oswego city 0.17
112 Cohoes city 0.16
112 Mount Sinai CDP 0.16
112 Tonawanda Town CDP 0.16
113 Rochester city 0.15
113 Uniondale CDP 0.15
113 West Seneca CDP 0.15
114 Lancaster village 0.14
114 New Cassel CDP 0.14
114 Utica city 0.14
115 Elmont CDP 0.13
115 Massena village 0.13
116 Elmira city 0.11
116 Endicott village 0.11
116 Great Neck village 0.11
116 Greece CDP 0.11
116 Watervliet city 0.11
117 Chestnut Ridge village 0.10
117 Mount Vernon city 0.10
117 Suffern village 0.10
118 Glens Falls city 0.09
119 East Glenville CDP 0.06
119 North Valley Stream CDP 0.06
119 Sleepy Hollow village 0.06
120 Brentwood CDP 0.05
120 Fort Drum CDP 0.05
120 Mastic CDP 0.05
121 Bay Shore CDP 0.04
121 Hempstead village 0.04
121 Lackawanna city 0.04
121 Orange Lake CDP 0.04
122 Tarrytown village 0.03