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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 284.80K people in New York with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.42% of New York population). Among all New York counties, Bronx County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (5.36%), followed by Kings County (2.13%), and New York County (1.76%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Bronx County
Kings County
New York County
Jefferson County
Richmond County
Westchester County
Onondaga County
Albany County
Erie County
Monroe County
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Bronx County 5.36
2 Kings County 2.13
3 New York County 1.76
4 Jefferson County 1.71
5 Richmond County 1.60
6 Westchester County 1.53
7 Onondaga County 1.35
8 Albany County 1.31
9 Erie County 1.23
10 Monroe County 1.17
11 Queens County 1.12
12 Rockland County 0.97
13 Orleans County 0.73
14 Rensselaer County 0.70
15 Oneida County 0.67
16 Schenectady County 0.62
17 Suffolk County 0.60
18 Dutchess County 0.59
18 Orange County 0.59
19 Greene County 0.57
20 Nassau County 0.54
21 Tompkins County 0.49
22 Putnam County 0.48
23 Broome County 0.47
24 Sullivan County 0.42
25 Essex County 0.40
26 Ulster County 0.38
27 Livingston County 0.35
28 Ontario County 0.33
29 Genesee County 0.32
30 Steuben County 0.30
31 Clinton County 0.28
31 Madison County 0.28
32 Wyoming County 0.27
33 Allegany County 0.26
34 Otsego County 0.25
35 St. Lawrence County 0.23
35 Saratoga County 0.23
36 Schoharie County 0.22
37 Columbia County 0.20
38 Chemung County 0.19
38 Niagara County 0.19
38 Oswego County 0.19
39 Tioga County 0.17
40 Warren County 0.16
41 Fulton County 0.15
41 Montgomery County 0.15
42 Chautauqua County 0.14
42 Franklin County 0.14
43 Herkimer County 0.13
43 Wayne County 0.13
44 Cayuga County 0.08
44 Washington County 0.08
45 Yates County 0.07
46 Delaware County 0.06
46 Seneca County 0.06
47 Cattaraugus County 0.05
48 Cortland County 0.02
48 Lewis County 0.02
49 Chenango County 0.01