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.
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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 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 |