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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 140.42K people in New York with African ancestry (0.70% of New York population). Among all New York counties, Bronx County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (2.58%), followed by Kings County (1.29%), and Jefferson County (1.27%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having African 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 African Ancestry in 2021
Bronx County
Kings County
Jefferson County
New York County
Westchester County
Orleans County
Erie County
Richmond County
Onondaga County
Greene County
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Bronx County 2.58
2 Kings County 1.29
3 Jefferson County 1.27
4 New York County 0.80
5 Westchester County 0.73
6 Orleans County 0.71
7 Erie County 0.66
7 Richmond County 0.66
8 Onondaga County 0.49
9 Greene County 0.47
10 Albany County 0.45
11 Monroe County 0.42
11 Queens County 0.42
12 Dutchess County 0.38
12 Orange County 0.38
12 Sullivan County 0.38
13 Rockland County 0.36
13 Schenectady County 0.36
14 Rensselaer County 0.34
15 Suffolk County 0.32
16 Nassau County 0.30
17 Ulster County 0.29
18 Genesee County 0.28
19 Livingston County 0.25
20 Ontario County 0.24
21 Allegany County 0.23
21 Oneida County 0.23
22 Putnam County 0.21
23 Broome County 0.15
23 Otsego County 0.15
23 Saratoga County 0.15
24 Essex County 0.14
24 St. Lawrence County 0.14
25 Franklin County 0.13
26 Chemung County 0.12
26 Madison County 0.12
26 Montgomery County 0.12
27 Niagara County 0.11
27 Schoharie County 0.11
28 Oswego County 0.10
28 Tioga County 0.10
28 Wayne County 0.10
29 Wyoming County 0.09
30 Clinton County 0.08
30 Herkimer County 0.08
31 Chautauqua County 0.07
31 Fulton County 0.07
32 Tompkins County 0.05
32 Washington County 0.05
32 Yates County 0.05
33 Cattaraugus County 0.04
33 Seneca County 0.04
33 Steuben County 0.04
34 Cayuga County 0.03
34 Columbia County 0.03
34 Warren County 0.03
35 Lewis County 0.02
36 Cortland County 0.01
37 Chenango County 0.004