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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 357.72K people in New York with Russian ancestry (1.78% of New York population). Among all New York counties, New York County had the highest percentage of its population with Russian ancestry (3.51%), followed by Richmond County (3.40%), and Kings County (2.86%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Russian 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 Russian Ancestry in 2021
New York County
Richmond County
Kings County
Nassau County
Sullivan County
Westchester County
Rockland County
Columbia County
Broome County
Suffolk County
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with Russian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 New York County 3.51
2 Richmond County 3.40
3 Kings County 2.86
4 Nassau County 2.81
5 Sullivan County 2.51
6 Westchester County 2.26
7 Rockland County 2.21
8 Columbia County 1.94
9 Broome County 1.86
10 Suffolk County 1.83
11 Tompkins County 1.80
12 Ulster County 1.71
13 Albany County 1.65
14 Queens County 1.53
15 Dutchess County 1.41
16 Warren County 1.20
17 Putnam County 1.10
18 Saratoga County 1.09
19 Orange County 1.06
20 Rensselaer County 1.04
21 Delaware County 1.01
22 Greene County 0.97
23 Onondaga County 0.96
24 Madison County 0.91
25 Chenango County 0.90
26 Otsego County 0.89
27 Monroe County 0.88
27 Schenectady County 0.88
28 Chemung County 0.79
29 Herkimer County 0.77
29 Schoharie County 0.77
30 Tioga County 0.76
31 Erie County 0.75
32 Allegany County 0.69
33 Niagara County 0.68
34 Essex County 0.61
35 Steuben County 0.60
36 Cortland County 0.57
37 Chautauqua County 0.51
37 Oswego County 0.51
38 Hamilton County 0.49
38 Ontario County 0.49
38 Schuyler County 0.49
39 Oneida County 0.48
40 Bronx County 0.44
40 Genesee County 0.44
40 Washington County 0.44
41 Jefferson County 0.42
42 Seneca County 0.41
43 Cayuga County 0.38
43 St. Lawrence County 0.38
44 Clinton County 0.37
45 Wayne County 0.29
46 Franklin County 0.28
46 Wyoming County 0.28
47 Cattaraugus County 0.27
47 Lewis County 0.27
48 Livingston County 0.26
48 Orleans County 0.26
49 Montgomery County 0.16
50 Yates County 0.15
51 Fulton County 0.13