Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 315.55K people in New York with Jamaican ancestry (1.57% of New York population). Among all New York counties, Bronx County had the highest percentage of its population with Jamaican ancestry (4.09%), followed by Kings County (3.10%), and Queens County (2.85%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Jamaican 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 Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronx County | 4.09 |
| 2 | Kings County | 3.10 |
| 3 | Queens County | 2.85 |
| 4 | Westchester County | 2.51 |
| 5 | Nassau County | 1.64 |
| 6 | Dutchess County | 1.57 |
| 7 | Orange County | 1.23 |
| 8 | Ulster County | 1.11 |
| 9 | Albany County | 0.91 |
| 10 | Rockland County | 0.75 |
| 11 | Suffolk County | 0.69 |
| 12 | Monroe County | 0.65 |
| 13 | New York County | 0.54 |
| 14 | Richmond County | 0.52 |
| 15 | Putnam County | 0.51 |
| 16 | Niagara County | 0.49 |
| 17 | Sullivan County | 0.47 |
| 18 | Broome County | 0.43 |
| 19 | Jefferson County | 0.41 |
| 20 | Schuyler County | 0.38 |
| 21 | Orleans County | 0.34 |
| 22 | Columbia County | 0.33 |
| 23 | Franklin County | 0.31 |
| 23 | Onondaga County | 0.31 |
| 24 | Genesee County | 0.30 |
| 24 | Rensselaer County | 0.30 |
| 25 | Ontario County | 0.28 |
| 26 | Delaware County | 0.24 |
| 27 | Erie County | 0.23 |
| 27 | Madison County | 0.23 |
| 28 | Washington County | 0.22 |
| 29 | Schenectady County | 0.21 |
| 30 | Herkimer County | 0.19 |
| 31 | Chemung County | 0.17 |
| 32 | Greene County | 0.16 |
| 33 | Clinton County | 0.15 |
| 33 | Seneca County | 0.15 |
| 34 | Essex County | 0.14 |
| 34 | Oneida County | 0.14 |
| 34 | Schoharie County | 0.14 |
| 35 | Livingston County | 0.12 |
| 35 | Montgomery County | 0.12 |
| 35 | St. Lawrence County | 0.12 |
| 36 | Chautauqua County | 0.11 |
| 36 | Lewis County | 0.11 |
| 36 | Oswego County | 0.11 |
| 37 | Cayuga County | 0.09 |
| 37 | Otsego County | 0.09 |
| 38 | Allegany County | 0.08 |
| 38 | Saratoga County | 0.08 |
| 38 | Warren County | 0.08 |
| 39 | Wayne County | 0.07 |
| 40 | Cattaraugus County | 0.05 |
| 40 | Fulton County | 0.05 |
| 40 | Steuben County | 0.05 |
| 41 | Wyoming County | 0.04 |
| 42 | Chenango County | 0.03 |
| 42 | Tompkins County | 0.03 |
| 43 | Cortland County | 0.02 |
| 44 | Tioga County | 0.01 |