RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Highest German population share, New York counties · 2020

New York counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2000

01Wyoming County, NYNY39,74128.7%–

02Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39027.9%–

03Genesee County, NYNY58,41626.0%–

04Schoharie County, NYNY30,17624.5%–

05Lewis County, NYNY26,47923.9%–

06Erie County, NYNY946,74123.2%–

07Livingston County, NYNY61,43822.9%–

08Niagara County, NYNY208,91222.8%–

09Orleans County, NYNY39,82522.6%–

10Allegany County, NYNY46,80022.5%–

11Wayne County, NYNY91,25022.2%–

12Delaware County, NYNY44,30522.1%–

13Ontario County, NYNY113,13021.4%–

14Yates County, NYNY24,54721.0%–

15Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12620.9%–

16Columbia County, NYNY60,16820.5%–

17Seneca County, NYNY32,88320.0%–

18Tioga County, NYNY47,45318.3%–

19Cayuga County, NYNY74,36518.1%–

20Steuben County, NYNY91,85517.7%–

21Sullivan County, NYNY80,58617.3%–

22Herkimer County, NYNY59,21917.2%–

23Montgomery County, NYNY50,04617.1%–

24Greene County, NYNY47,23817.1%–

25Chenango County, NYNY45,71517.1%–

26Monroe County, NYNY750,50617.0%–

27Oswego County, NYNY118,56916.9%–

28Otsego County, NYNY60,58916.8%–

29Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51016.8%–

30Chemung County, NYNY80,41516.6%–

31Schuyler County, NYNY16,92416.5%–

32Madison County, NYNY67,12016.5%–

33Fulton County, NYNY52,21616.5%–

34Saratoga County, NYNY241,34316.3%–

35Ulster County, NYNY183,33015.8%–

36Onondaga County, NYNY466,58415.3%–

37Albany County, NYNY321,22513.9%–

38Jefferson County, NYNY111,54013.7%–

39Broome County, NYNY195,73613.7%–

40Warren County, NYNY65,02013.5%–

41Oneida County, NYNY226,39213.4%–

42Schenectady County, NYNY162,58113.3%–

43Hamilton County, NYNY5,00613.2%–

44Tompkins County, NYNY104,04713.1%–

45Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09012.8%–

46Cortland County, NYNY45,85012.2%–

47Dutchess County, NYNY300,70812.1%–

48Essex County, NYNY36,43811.8%–

49Washington County, NYNY59,35311.6%–

50Putnam County, NYNY99,02811.4%–

51Orange County, NYNY417,66910.1%–

52St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4889.2%–

53Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9398.1%–

54Clinton County, NYNY78,1388.1%–

55Franklin County, NYNY46,5008.0%–

56Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7435.8%–

57New York County, NYNY1,664,8625.8%–

58Rockland County, NYNY357,3975.7%–

59Richmond County, NYNY501,2903.8%–

60Kings County, NYNY2,653,9632.6%–

61Queens County, NYNY2,358,1822.4%–

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES