Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.04M people in New York with English ancestry (5.16% of New York population). Among all New York counties, Tioga County had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (17.87%), followed by Orleans County (17.44%), and Cortland County (16.98%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having English 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 Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tioga County | 17.87 |
| 2 | Orleans County | 17.44 |
| 3 | Cortland County | 16.98 |
| 4 | Ontario County | 16.33 |
| 5 | Otsego County | 15.96 |
| 6 | Allegany County | 15.83 |
| 7 | Chenango County | 15.69 |
| 8 | Steuben County | 15.26 |
| 9 | Cayuga County | 15.14 |
| 10 | Genesee County | 15.00 |
| 11 | Yates County | 14.78 |
| 12 | Livingston County | 14.66 |
| 13 | Schuyler County | 14.57 |
| 14 | Madison County | 14.52 |
| 15 | Warren County | 14.43 |
| 16 | Essex County | 14.39 |
| 17 | Seneca County | 13.56 |
| 18 | Chautauqua County | 13.20 |
| 19 | Delaware County | 13.15 |
| 20 | Oswego County | 13.10 |
| 21 | Wyoming County | 13.04 |
| 22 | Saratoga County | 12.92 |
| 23 | Washington County | 12.81 |
| 24 | Hamilton County | 12.55 |
| 25 | Broome County | 12.43 |
| 26 | Wayne County | 12.32 |
| 27 | Tompkins County | 11.91 |
| 28 | Cattaraugus County | 11.85 |
| 29 | Herkimer County | 11.67 |
| 30 | Chemung County | 11.49 |
| 31 | Columbia County | 11.31 |
| 31 | Jefferson County | 11.31 |
| 32 | Onondaga County | 11.01 |
| 33 | St. Lawrence County | 10.95 |
| 34 | Schoharie County | 10.94 |
| 35 | Niagara County | 10.87 |
| 36 | Monroe County | 10.22 |
| 37 | Rensselaer County | 10.09 |
| 38 | Lewis County | 9.39 |
| 39 | Franklin County | 9.35 |
| 40 | Schenectady County | 9.33 |
| 41 | Fulton County | 8.80 |
| 42 | Clinton County | 8.66 |
| 43 | Albany County | 8.49 |
| 44 | Oneida County | 8.03 |
| 45 | Ulster County | 7.96 |
| 46 | Greene County | 7.94 |
| 47 | Montgomery County | 7.91 |
| 48 | Erie County | 7.08 |
| 49 | Dutchess County | 6.92 |
| 50 | Sullivan County | 6.82 |
| 51 | Putnam County | 5.78 |
| 52 | Orange County | 4.99 |
| 53 | New York County | 4.50 |
| 54 | Suffolk County | 4.41 |
| 55 | Westchester County | 3.80 |
| 56 | Nassau County | 2.52 |
| 57 | Rockland County | 2.32 |
| 58 | Kings County | 1.99 |
| 59 | Richmond County | 1.50 |
| 60 | Queens County | 0.86 |
| 61 | Bronx County | 0.36 |