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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.33M people in New York with Italian ancestry (11.59% of New York population). Among all New York counties, Richmond County had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (26.79%), followed by Putnam County (23.10%), and Suffolk County (22.55%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
Richmond County
Putnam County
Suffolk County
Dutchess County
Nassau County
Oneida County
Herkimer County
Niagara County
Schenectady County
Ulster County
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Richmond County 26.79
2 Putnam County 23.10
3 Suffolk County 22.55
4 Dutchess County 19.04
5 Nassau County 18.23
6 Oneida County 17.78
7 Herkimer County 17.50
8 Niagara County 17.30
9 Schenectady County 17.25
10 Ulster County 16.99
11 Saratoga County 16.73
12 Monroe County 16.33
13 Westchester County 15.79
14 Onondaga County 15.67
15 Genesee County 15.42
16 Erie County 15.26
17 Albany County 15.00
18 Cayuga County 14.64
19 Seneca County 14.44
20 Montgomery County 14.43
21 Greene County 14.38
22 Orange County 14.33
23 Rensselaer County 13.86
24 Ontario County 13.41
25 Chautauqua County 13.34
26 Wayne County 13.33
27 Oswego County 13.28
28 Columbia County 13.07
29 Orleans County 12.91
30 Otsego County 12.89
31 Broome County 12.51
32 Schoharie County 12.15
33 Livingston County 12.11
34 Fulton County 11.51
35 Chemung County 11.32
36 Warren County 11.08
37 Delaware County 11.00
38 Sullivan County 10.45
39 Madison County 10.15
40 Rockland County 10.09
41 Cortland County 9.37
42 Tioga County 9.26
43 Chenango County 9.14
44 Jefferson County 8.58
45 Cattaraugus County 8.49
46 Washington County 8.45
47 Schuyler County 8.04
48 Essex County 7.82
49 Tompkins County 7.75
50 Steuben County 7.31
51 Hamilton County 6.71
52 Clinton County 6.69
53 St. Lawrence County 6.43
54 Yates County 6.41
55 Wyoming County 6.25
56 New York County 6.16
57 Franklin County 5.67
58 Allegany County 5.29
59 Queens County 5.26
60 Kings County 4.73
61 Lewis County 4.58
62 Bronx County 2.78