Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 9.15K people in New York with Afghan ancestry (0.05% of New York population). Among all New York counties, Albany County had the highest percentage of its population with Afghan ancestry (0.43%), followed by Schenectady County (0.24%), and Saratoga County (0.15%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Afghan 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 Counties By Percentage of Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021
Albany County
Schenectady County
Saratoga County
Livingston County
Nassau County
Queens County
Rensselaer County
Monroe County
Suffolk County
Onondaga County
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Albany County 0.43
2 Schenectady County 0.24
3 Saratoga County 0.15
4 Livingston County 0.13
5 Nassau County 0.11
6 Queens County 0.10
7 Rensselaer County 0.09
8 Monroe County 0.08
9 Suffolk County 0.06
10 Onondaga County 0.05
10 Wayne County 0.05
11 Erie County 0.02
11 Herkimer County 0.02
11 Jefferson County 0.02
11 New York County 0.02
11 Orange County 0.02
11 Rockland County 0.02
11 Sullivan County 0.02
12 Columbia County 0.01
12 Kings County 0.01
12 Otsego County 0.01
13 Bronx County 0.004
13 Westchester County 0.004
14 Dutchess County 0.001
14 St. Lawrence County 0.001