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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 10.36K people in New York with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.05% of New York population). Among all New York cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Elmira city had the highest percentage of its population with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.80%), followed by Gloversville city (0.66%), and Olean city (0.55%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Pennsylvania German 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 Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
Elmira city
Gloversville city
Olean city
Endwell CDP
Fulton city
Binghamton city
Geneva city
Tarrytown village
Massena village
Endicott village
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Elmira city 0.80
2 Gloversville city 0.66
3 Olean city 0.55
4 Endwell CDP 0.49
5 Fulton city 0.38
6 Binghamton city 0.28
7 Geneva city 0.27
8 Tarrytown village 0.26
9 Massena village 0.25
10 Endicott village 0.24
11 East Massapequa CDP 0.21
12 Cortland city 0.20
13 Fairmount CDP 0.19
13 Jamestown city 0.19
14 North Tonawanda city 0.18
15 Corning city 0.15
16 Oneonta city 0.13
17 Greece CDP 0.12
17 Niskayuna CDP 0.12
18 Canandaigua city 0.11
19 Ithaca city 0.10
20 Batavia city 0.09
20 Irondequoit CDP 0.09
20 Lockport city 0.09
21 Greenlawn CDP 0.07
22 Depew village 0.06
22 Niagara Falls city 0.06
23 Auburn city 0.05
23 East Glenville CDP 0.05
23 Haverstraw village 0.05
23 Rome city 0.05
24 Amsterdam city 0.04
24 Lake Ronkonkoma CDP 0.04
25 West Haverstraw village 0.01