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

Updated on September 3, 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 voting-age population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (1.42M), followed by Buffalo city (72.56K), and Rochester city (58.34K).

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 voting-age population.

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

Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
New York
1.42M
Buffalo
72.56K
Rochester
58.34K
Mount Vernon
35.46K
Syracuse
30.48K
Yonkers
26.16K
Albany
21.85K
Hempstead
18.40K
Elmont
12.42K
New Rochelle
11.72K
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
Voting-age Population
1 New York city 1,420,017
2 Buffalo city 72,559
3 Rochester city 58,338
4 Mount Vernon city 35,456
5 Syracuse city 30,483
6 Yonkers city 26,163
7 Albany city 21,854
8 Hempstead village 18,402
9 Elmont CDP 12,422
10 New Rochelle city 11,715
11 Freeport village 10,281
12 Baldwin CDP 9,959
13 Schenectady city 9,565
14 Uniondale CDP 9,403
15 Poughkeepsie city 8,384
16 Niagara Falls city 8,350
17 Cheektowaga CDP 7,665
18 Spring Valley village 7,499
19 Valley Stream village 7,118
20 North Amityville CDP 7,016
21 Roosevelt CDP 6,907
22 Utica city 6,843
23 North Valley Stream CDP 6,663
24 Troy city 6,485
25 White Plains city 5,644
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