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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 219.33K people in New York with European ancestry (1.09% of New York population). Among all New York counties, Yates County had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (2.60%), followed by Tompkins County (2.40%), and Otsego County (2.23%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
Yates County
Tompkins County
Otsego County
Essex County
Schoharie County
Warren County
Cortland County
Rockland County
New York County
Livingston County
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Yates County 2.60
2 Tompkins County 2.40
3 Otsego County 2.23
4 Essex County 2.00
5 Schoharie County 1.99
6 Warren County 1.98
7 Cortland County 1.95
7 Rockland County 1.95
8 New York County 1.86
9 Livingston County 1.80
10 Steuben County 1.79
11 Cattaraugus County 1.76
12 Putnam County 1.65
13 Madison County 1.63
14 Ontario County 1.61
15 Allegany County 1.54
16 Greene County 1.50
16 Herkimer County 1.50
16 Ulster County 1.50
17 Schuyler County 1.48
18 Hamilton County 1.46
19 Chemung County 1.44
19 Sullivan County 1.44
20 Jefferson County 1.43
21 Westchester County 1.42
22 Chenango County 1.39
23 Seneca County 1.38
24 Oneida County 1.36
24 Schenectady County 1.36
25 Saratoga County 1.30
26 Albany County 1.28
27 Tioga County 1.26
28 Dutchess County 1.25
28 Kings County 1.25
28 St. Lawrence County 1.25
29 Onondaga County 1.22
29 Orange County 1.22
30 Columbia County 1.21
30 Monroe County 1.21
30 Wyoming County 1.21
31 Chautauqua County 1.11
31 Lewis County 1.11
32 Broome County 1.07
32 Oswego County 1.07
33 Cayuga County 1.04
34 Rensselaer County 1.01
35 Nassau County 0.99
36 Suffolk County 0.98
37 Erie County 0.97
38 Wayne County 0.94
39 Washington County 0.92
40 Orleans County 0.89
41 Niagara County 0.88
42 Fulton County 0.83
42 Genesee County 0.83
43 Delaware County 0.81
44 Clinton County 0.76
45 Franklin County 0.71
46 Montgomery County 0.56
47 Richmond County 0.47
48 Queens County 0.42
49 Bronx County 0.22