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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 107.24K people in New York with West Indian ancestry (0.53% of New York population). Among all New York counties, Kings County had the highest percentage of its population with West Indian ancestry (1.77%), followed by Bronx County (0.91%), and Queens County (0.81%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having West Indian 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 West Indian Ancestry in 2021
Kings County
Bronx County
Queens County
Schenectady County
Ulster County
Westchester County
Richmond County
New York County
Nassau County
Rensselaer County
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with West Indian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Kings County 1.77
2 Bronx County 0.91
3 Queens County 0.81
3 Schenectady County 0.81
4 Ulster County 0.45
5 Westchester County 0.41
6 Richmond County 0.40
7 New York County 0.34
8 Nassau County 0.30
9 Rensselaer County 0.23
10 Columbia County 0.22
11 Orange County 0.19
12 Chautauqua County 0.17
12 Suffolk County 0.17
13 Dutchess County 0.16
14 Albany County 0.15
15 Cortland County 0.13
16 Warren County 0.12
17 Schoharie County 0.11
18 Monroe County 0.10
18 Sullivan County 0.10
19 Erie County 0.09
19 Rockland County 0.09
20 Putnam County 0.08
20 Tompkins County 0.08
21 Franklin County 0.07
21 Onondaga County 0.07
22 Broome County 0.06
22 Jefferson County 0.06
22 Oneida County 0.06
22 Orleans County 0.06
22 Saratoga County 0.06
22 Schuyler County 0.06
23 Genesee County 0.05
23 Montgomery County 0.05
23 Otsego County 0.05
23 Seneca County 0.05
24 Allegany County 0.04
24 Livingston County 0.04
24 Madison County 0.04
24 Niagara County 0.04
24 Wyoming County 0.04
25 Clinton County 0.03
25 Essex County 0.03
25 St. Lawrence County 0.03
26 Chemung County 0.02
26 Hamilton County 0.02
26 Herkimer County 0.02
26 Washington County 0.02
27 Chenango County 0.01
27 Fulton County 0.01
27 Greene County 0.01
27 Oswego County 0.01
28 Delaware County 0.005
29 Cattaraugus County 0.003
30 Wayne County 0.002