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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 39.46K people in New York with Canadian ancestry (0.20% of New York population). Among all New York counties, St. Lawrence County had the highest percentage of its population with Canadian ancestry (1.12%), followed by Clinton County (1.07%), and Washington County (0.82%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Canadian 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 Canadian Ancestry in 2021
St. Lawrence County
Clinton County
Washington County
Lewis County
Jefferson County
Warren County
Franklin County
Genesee County
Tompkins County
Essex County
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 St. Lawrence County 1.12
2 Clinton County 1.07
3 Washington County 0.82
4 Lewis County 0.69
5 Jefferson County 0.66
6 Warren County 0.61
7 Franklin County 0.56
7 Genesee County 0.56
8 Tompkins County 0.51
9 Essex County 0.49
10 Oswego County 0.48
11 Niagara County 0.43
12 Madison County 0.42
13 Chenango County 0.34
13 Columbia County 0.34
13 Erie County 0.34
14 Rensselaer County 0.33
15 Saratoga County 0.32
15 Wayne County 0.32
16 Monroe County 0.31
17 Orleans County 0.30
18 Onondaga County 0.29
18 Otsego County 0.29
18 Rockland County 0.29
18 Schenectady County 0.29
19 Broome County 0.28
19 Schuyler County 0.28
20 Livingston County 0.27
21 New York County 0.26
21 Putnam County 0.26
22 Cattaraugus County 0.25
23 Schoharie County 0.24
24 Herkimer County 0.23
25 Dutchess County 0.22
25 Ulster County 0.22
26 Chautauqua County 0.21
27 Chemung County 0.20
27 Ontario County 0.20
27 Westchester County 0.20
28 Albany County 0.19
28 Cayuga County 0.19
28 Seneca County 0.19
29 Allegany County 0.18
29 Delaware County 0.18
29 Hamilton County 0.18
29 Wyoming County 0.18
30 Oneida County 0.17
30 Richmond County 0.17
31 Orange County 0.16
32 Yates County 0.13
33 Fulton County 0.12
33 Greene County 0.12
33 Kings County 0.12
33 Suffolk County 0.12
33 Tioga County 0.12
34 Nassau County 0.11
35 Steuben County 0.09
36 Montgomery County 0.08
37 Cortland County 0.07
37 Queens County 0.07
38 Sullivan County 0.05
39 Bronx County 0.03