Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the New York Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 15.27%. Among all New York cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Sayville CDP had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (60.19%), followed by Corning city (57.34%), and Monsey CDP (56.62%).

The chart below shows the top 10 New York cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all New York cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Sayville CDP
Corning city
Monsey CDP
Ogdensburg city
Rome city
Miller Place CDP
Auburn city
Bethpage CDP
Elmira city
Massena village
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Sayville CDP 60.19
2 Corning city 57.34
3 Monsey CDP 56.62
4 Ogdensburg city 50.06
5 Rome city 49.45
6 Miller Place CDP 46.43
7 Auburn city 44.24
8 Bethpage CDP 40.74
9 Elmira city 40.01
10 Massena village 40.00
11 Plainview CDP 37.50
12 Smithtown CDP 36.22
13 South Farmingdale CDP 33.88
14 Kings Park CDP 33.33
15 Mount Sinai CDP 30.16
16 Olean city 29.77
17 Jamestown city 28.84
18 St. James CDP 28.72
19 Utica city 28.66
20 Nesconset CDP 27.59
21 Geneva city 27.18
22 Ossining village 26.04
23 Amsterdam city 25.38
24 East Patchogue CDP 24.32
25 Wyandanch CDP 23.79
26 Syracuse city 23.08
27 Lackawanna city 22.67
28 Rochester city 22.31
29 Troy city 22.25
30 Johnson City village 22.17
31 Copiague CDP 22.12
32 Huntington Station CDP 21.58
33 Batavia city 21.43
34 Kenmore village 20.95
35 Kingston city 20.65
36 Hampton Bays CDP 20.57
37 Fulton city 20.56
38 New Cassel CDP 20.12
39 Brentwood CDP 20.07
40 Brighton CDP 20.05
41 Kiryas Joel village 20.00
42 Spring Valley village 19.96
43 Binghamton city 19.37
44 Mastic Beach CDP 19.04
45 Stony Point CDP 18.84
46 Saratoga Springs city 18.53
47 North Amityville CDP 18.10
48 Lynbrook village 18.02
49 North Merrick CDP 17.97
50 Middle Island CDP 17.47
51 Chestnut Ridge village 17.42
52 Manorville CDP 16.96
53 Cohoes city 16.87
54 Roessleville CDP 16.82
55 Rockville Centre village 16.57
56 Buffalo city 16.52
57 Haverstraw village 16.46
58 Latham CDP 16.37
59 Albany city 16.32
60 Dunkirk city 16.29
61 North Bellport CDP 16.08
62 Yonkers city 16.05
63 Oswego city 15.46
64 New York city 15.30
65 Riverhead CDP 15.28
66 Lockport city 14.90
67 Niagara Falls city 14.53
68 Islip CDP 14.46
69 North Lindenhurst CDP 14.15
70 Inwood CDP 14.05
71 Westbury village 13.94
72 Newburgh city 13.91
73 Schenectady city 13.85
74 Huntington CDP 13.79
75 Mount Vernon city 13.73
76 Greece CDP 13.72
77 Poughkeepsie city 13.67
78 Oneonta city 13.42
79 Niskayuna CDP 12.91
80 Great Neck village 12.90
80 North Bay Shore CDP 12.90
81 Patchogue village 12.74
82 New City CDP 12.60
83 Port Chester village 12.43
84 West Babylon CDP 12.41
85 White Plains city 12.40
86 Hempstead village 12.35
87 North Babylon CDP 12.25
88 Endwell CDP 12.15
89 Medford CDP 12.08
90 Endicott village 11.80
91 Middletown city 11.68
91 Nanuet CDP 11.68
92 West Haverstraw village 11.64
93 East Meadow CDP 11.47
94 Fredonia village 11.01
95 Peekskill city 10.55
96 Selden CDP 10.31
97 Melville CDP 10.20
98 Hauppauge CDP 10.00
99 Levittown CDP 9.95
100 Central Islip CDP 9.81
101 Centereach CDP 9.64
102 Bay Shore CDP 9.53
103 Bellmore CDP 9.47
104 Greenlawn CDP 9.38
104 Uniondale CDP 9.38
105 Irondequoit CDP 9.35
106 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP 9.29
107 Port Washington CDP 9.18
108 Glens Falls city 9.17
109 De Witt CDP 9.09
110 Holtsville CDP 8.87
111 Mamaroneck village 8.82
111 Myers Corner CDP 8.82
112 West Islip CDP 8.70
113 Fairmount CDP 8.67
114 Long Beach city 8.65
115 Mastic CDP 8.56
116 Canandaigua city 8.18
117 East Northport CDP 8.13
118 Hicksville CDP 8.07
119 North Tonawanda city 7.87
120 Roosevelt CDP 7.83
121 Elmont CDP 7.82
122 Salisbury CDP 7.79
123 Glen Cove city 7.45
124 Farmingville CDP 7.29
125 Scotchtown CDP 7.17
126 New Rochelle city 7.11
127 Lake Ronkonkoma CDP 6.99
128 North Massapequa CDP 6.98
129 Dix Hills CDP 6.94
129 Woodmere CDP 6.94
130 Dobbs Ferry village 6.92
131 East Glenville CDP 6.82
132 South Huntington CDP 6.74
133 Freeport village 6.66
134 Mount Kisco village 6.62
135 Rye city 6.55
136 Cortland city 6.49
137 West Seneca CDP 6.46
138 Commack CDP 6.28
139 Massapequa CDP 6.03
140 Cheektowaga CDP 5.99
141 Deer Park CDP 5.95
142 Shirley CDP 5.94
143 Eastchester CDP 5.77
144 Tonawanda Town CDP 5.70
145 Lindenhurst village 5.50
146 Plattsburgh city 5.48
147 Valley Stream village 5.44
148 Depew village 5.43
149 Terryville CDP 5.08
150 Jericho CDP 5.04
151 Coram CDP 5.01
152 Massapequa Park village 5.00
152 Tonawanda city 5.00
153 Elwood CDP 4.76
154 North Valley Stream CDP 4.67
155 Watervliet city 4.56
156 Oneida city 4.55
157 Pearl River CDP 4.49
158 Ronkonkoma CDP 4.42
159 Babylon village 4.35
160 West Hempstead CDP 4.01
161 Watertown city 3.96
162 Woodbury village 3.72
163 East Islip CDP 3.69
164 Rotterdam CDP 3.64
165 Eggertsville CDP 3.50
166 Ridge CDP 3.30
167 Baldwin CDP 3.07
168 East Massapequa CDP 2.82
169 Sleepy Hollow village 2.54
170 Oceanside CDP 2.04
171 Beacon city 1.94
172 Orange Lake CDP 1.87
173 Ithaca city 1.86
174 Holbrook CDP 1.81
175 North Bellmore CDP 1.72
176 Wantagh CDP 1.70
177 North Wantagh CDP 1.67
178 Gloversville city 1.60
179 Tarrytown village 1.56
180 Franklin Square CDP 1.32
180 Suffern village 1.32
181 Harrison village 0.43
182 East Rockaway village 0.00
182 Floral Park village 0.00
182 Fort Drum CDP 0.00
182 Garden City village 0.00
182 Lake Grove village 0.00
182 Lancaster village 0.00
182 Loudonville CDP 0.00
182 Merrick CDP 0.00
182 Mineola village 0.00
182 New Hyde Park village 0.00
182 North New Hyde Park CDP 0.00
182 Rocky Point CDP 0.00
182 Scarsdale village 0.00
182 Seaford CDP 0.00
182 Stony Brook CDP 0.00
182 Syosset CDP 0.00