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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 10.36K people in New York with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.05% of New York population). Among all New York counties, Allegany County had the highest percentage of its population with Pennsylvania German ancestry (1.51%), followed by St. Lawrence County (1.06%), and Cattaraugus County (0.78%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
Allegany County
St. Lawrence County
Cattaraugus County
Schuyler County
Yates County
Montgomery County
Steuben County
Cortland County
Chemung County
Tioga County
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
0 of 0
Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Allegany County 1.51
2 St. Lawrence County 1.06
3 Cattaraugus County 0.78
4 Schuyler County 0.74
5 Yates County 0.73
6 Montgomery County 0.66
7 Steuben County 0.62
8 Cortland County 0.60
9 Chemung County 0.53
10 Tioga County 0.49
11 Herkimer County 0.47
11 Seneca County 0.47
12 Cayuga County 0.45
13 Lewis County 0.36
14 Jefferson County 0.30
15 Broome County 0.27
16 Livingston County 0.25
17 Chautauqua County 0.23
18 Wayne County 0.22
19 Fulton County 0.19
19 Otsego County 0.19
20 Wyoming County 0.18
21 Madison County 0.16
22 Essex County 0.15
22 Franklin County 0.15
23 Orleans County 0.11
24 Delaware County 0.10
24 Saratoga County 0.10
25 Niagara County 0.09
25 Ontario County 0.09
26 Genesee County 0.08
26 Tompkins County 0.08
27 Oswego County 0.07
28 Oneida County 0.05
28 Onondaga County 0.05
29 Monroe County 0.04
29 Schoharie County 0.04
29 Sullivan County 0.04
30 Chenango County 0.03
30 Schenectady County 0.03
31 Dutchess County 0.02
31 Erie County 0.02
31 Orange County 0.02
31 Rensselaer County 0.02
31 Washington County 0.02
32 Albany County 0.01
32 Clinton County 0.01
32 Greene County 0.01
32 Kings County 0.01
32 New York County 0.01
32 Rockland County 0.01
32 Suffolk County 0.01
32 Ulster County 0.01
32 Warren County 0.01
32 Westchester County 0.01
33 Queens County 0.004
34 Bronx County 0.003
34 Nassau County 0.003