Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 45.60K people in New York with Nigerian ancestry (0.23% of New York population). Among all New York cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Elwood CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (1.94%), followed by Suffern village (1.53%), and North Bay Shore CDP (1.27%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Nigerian ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in New York.
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Related Topics: New York ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elwood CDP | 1.94 |
| 2 | Suffern village | 1.53 |
| 3 | North Bay Shore CDP | 1.27 |
| 4 | Watertown city | 1.00 |
| 5 | Eggertsville CDP | 0.92 |
| 6 | Harrison village | 0.80 |
| 7 | Elmont CDP | 0.78 |
| 8 | Bay Shore CDP | 0.71 |
| 9 | Chestnut Ridge village | 0.70 |
| 9 | East Meadow CDP | 0.70 |
| 10 | Valley Stream village | 0.61 |
| 11 | Woodbury village | 0.59 |
| 12 | Baldwin CDP | 0.56 |
| 12 | North Lindenhurst CDP | 0.56 |
| 13 | Rye city | 0.54 |
| 14 | Deer Park CDP | 0.53 |
| 14 | North Amityville CDP | 0.53 |
| 15 | Holtsville CDP | 0.52 |
| 16 | Scarsdale village | 0.45 |
| 17 | Fort Drum CDP | 0.43 |
| 17 | Latham CDP | 0.43 |
| 18 | Albany city | 0.41 |
| 19 | Freeport village | 0.40 |
| 20 | New York city | 0.39 |
| 21 | New Rochelle city | 0.38 |
| 22 | Plattsburgh city | 0.36 |
| 23 | South Huntington CDP | 0.35 |
| 24 | Mount Vernon city | 0.34 |
| 25 | Huntington Station CDP | 0.33 |
| 25 | Peekskill city | 0.33 |
| 26 | East Massapequa CDP | 0.31 |
| 27 | Dix Hills CDP | 0.30 |
| 27 | East Rockaway village | 0.30 |
| 28 | Central Islip CDP | 0.29 |
| 29 | Syracuse city | 0.28 |
| 30 | North Valley Stream CDP | 0.25 |
| 31 | Scotchtown CDP | 0.24 |
| 31 | Yonkers city | 0.24 |
| 32 | New City CDP | 0.23 |
| 32 | Oneonta city | 0.23 |
| 33 | Fredonia village | 0.22 |
| 34 | Beacon city | 0.21 |
| 34 | Hempstead village | 0.21 |
| 35 | Brentwood CDP | 0.20 |
| 36 | Rochester city | 0.17 |
| 36 | Troy city | 0.17 |
| 36 | Uniondale CDP | 0.17 |
| 37 | Buffalo city | 0.15 |
| 38 | Coram CDP | 0.14 |
| 38 | Eastchester CDP | 0.14 |
| 39 | Mineola village | 0.13 |
| 39 | North Bellmore CDP | 0.13 |
| 39 | Salisbury CDP | 0.13 |
| 40 | Middletown city | 0.10 |
| 41 | Huntington CDP | 0.09 |
| 41 | Middle Island CDP | 0.09 |
| 41 | Roessleville CDP | 0.09 |
| 41 | Rotterdam CDP | 0.09 |
| 42 | Endicott village | 0.08 |
| 42 | Glen Cove city | 0.08 |
| 42 | Kingston city | 0.08 |
| 42 | Westbury village | 0.08 |
| 43 | Spring Valley village | 0.06 |
| 44 | Merrick CDP | 0.05 |
| 44 | Port Chester village | 0.05 |
| 45 | Newburgh city | 0.04 |
| 45 | Roosevelt CDP | 0.04 |
| 46 | Auburn city | 0.03 |
| 47 | Lake Grove village | 0.01 |
| 47 | New Hyde Park village | 0.01 |