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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.81M people in New York with German ancestry (8.99% of New York population). Among all New York counties, Cattaraugus County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (28.08%), followed by Wyoming County (26.99%), and Genesee County (25.68%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
Cattaraugus County
Wyoming County
Genesee County
Schoharie County
Lewis County
Orleans County
Niagara County
Erie County
Allegany County
Wayne County
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cattaraugus County 28.08
2 Wyoming County 26.99
3 Genesee County 25.68
4 Schoharie County 23.55
5 Lewis County 23.05
6 Orleans County 22.84
7 Niagara County 22.68
8 Erie County 22.59
9 Allegany County 22.35
10 Wayne County 22.20
11 Delaware County 22.15
12 Livingston County 21.55
13 Ontario County 21.19
14 Chautauqua County 20.93
15 Yates County 20.66
16 Columbia County 19.52
17 Seneca County 19.46
18 Tioga County 18.74
19 Cayuga County 17.53
20 Steuben County 17.47
21 Montgomery County 17.32
22 Fulton County 17.10
23 Schuyler County 17.09
24 Madison County 17.05
25 Monroe County 16.72
26 Chenango County 16.33
27 Hamilton County 16.02
28 Greene County 16.01
29 Herkimer County 15.95
30 Chemung County 15.84
31 Oswego County 15.77
32 Otsego County 15.76
32 Rensselaer County 15.76
33 Ulster County 15.70
34 Saratoga County 15.50
35 Onondaga County 15.05
36 Sullivan County 14.92
37 Warren County 14.41
38 Broome County 13.97
39 Oneida County 13.57
40 Jefferson County 13.31
41 Albany County 13.30
42 Cortland County 13.13
43 Tompkins County 12.94
44 Schenectady County 12.90
45 Essex County 12.43
46 Suffolk County 12.26
47 Dutchess County 11.85
48 Putnam County 11.41
49 Washington County 11.12
50 Orange County 9.90
51 St. Lawrence County 9.08
52 Franklin County 8.14
53 Clinton County 7.97
54 Nassau County 7.77
55 Westchester County 5.79
56 New York County 5.61
57 Rockland County 5.43
58 Richmond County 3.71
59 Kings County 2.65
60 Queens County 2.32
61 Bronx County 0.88