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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
Tioga County
Orleans County
Cortland County
Ontario County
Otsego County
Allegany County
Chenango County
Steuben County
Cayuga County
Genesee County
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