Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on August 13, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among all the cities and places in New York, New York city had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (1.78M), followed by Buffalo city (99.10K), and Rochester city (80.46K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all New York cities and places based on Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other ethnicities and for the different racial groups in New York.

Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
New York
1.78M
Buffalo
99.10K
Rochester
80.46K
Mount Vernon
44.66K
Syracuse
43.57K
Yonkers
33.51K
Albany
29.22K
Hempstead
23.04K
Elmont
15.46K
New Rochelle
14.32K
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
Population
1 New York city 1,776,891
2 Buffalo city 99,102
3 Rochester city 80,459
4 Mount Vernon city 44,655
5 Syracuse city 43,568
6 Yonkers city 33,509
7 Albany city 29,222
8 Hempstead village 23,041
9 Elmont CDP 15,460
10 New Rochelle city 14,324
11 Schenectady city 13,541
12 Baldwin CDP 12,989
13 Freeport village 12,830
14 Niagara Falls city 11,639
15 Uniondale CDP 11,543
16 Poughkeepsie city 11,165
17 Utica city 10,491
18 Cheektowaga CDP 10,281
19 Spring Valley village 9,646
20 Valley Stream village 9,343
21 Troy city 9,213
22 North Amityville CDP 8,834
23 Roosevelt CDP 8,519
24 North Valley Stream CDP 8,111
25 Newburgh city 7,545
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