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.
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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 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 |