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 (2020 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. The median across all 62 is 16.5%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Wyoming County, NYNY39,74128.7%−6.1 pts

02Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39027.9%−3.9 pts

03Genesee County, NYNY58,41626.0%−6.7 pts

04Schoharie County, NYNY30,17624.5%−6.3 pts

05Lewis County, NYNY26,47923.9%−7.1 pts

06Erie County, NYNY946,74123.2%−3.5 pts

07Livingston County, NYNY61,43822.9%−6.6 pts

08Niagara County, NYNY208,91222.8%−6.0 pts

09Orleans County, NYNY39,82522.6%−4.4 pts

10Allegany County, NYNY46,80022.5%−7.5 pts

11Wayne County, NYNY91,25022.2%−3.6 pts

12Delaware County, NYNY44,30522.1%−5.1 pts

13Ontario County, NYNY113,13021.4%−6.5 pts

14Yates County, NYNY24,54721.0%−4.3 pts

15Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12620.9%−4.1 pts

16Columbia County, NYNY60,16820.5%−2.4 pts

17Seneca County, NYNY32,88320.0%−2.7 pts

18Tioga County, NYNY47,45318.3%−5.1 pts

19Cayuga County, NYNY74,36518.1%+0.1 pts

20Steuben County, NYNY91,85517.7%−5.5 pts

21Sullivan County, NYNY80,58617.3%−1.7 pts

22Herkimer County, NYNY59,21917.2%−5.3 pts

23Montgomery County, NYNY50,04617.1%−0.7 pts

24Greene County, NYNY47,23817.1%−0.5 pts

25Chenango County, NYNY45,71517.1%−0.5 pts

26Monroe County, NYNY750,50617.0%−4.2 pts

27Oswego County, NYNY118,56916.9%−4.1 pts

28Otsego County, NYNY60,58916.8%−5.0 pts

29Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51016.8%−3.2 pts

30Chemung County, NYNY80,41516.6%−4.2 pts

31Schuyler County, NYNY16,92416.5%−2.0 pts

32Madison County, NYNY67,12016.5%−5.3 pts

33Fulton County, NYNY52,21616.5%−5.6 pts

34Saratoga County, NYNY241,34316.3%+0.1 pts

35Ulster County, NYNY183,33015.8%−3.8 pts

36Onondaga County, NYNY466,58415.3%−4.2 pts

37Albany County, NYNY321,22513.9%−2.7 pts

38Jefferson County, NYNY111,54013.7%−5.6 pts

39Broome County, NYNY195,73613.7%−4.4 pts

40Warren County, NYNY65,02013.5%−0.7 pts

41Oneida County, NYNY226,39213.4%−5.7 pts

42Schenectady County, NYNY162,58113.3%−1.3 pts

43Hamilton County, NYNY5,00613.2%−8.3 pts

44Tompkins County, NYNY104,04713.1%−2.9 pts

45Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09012.8%−4.0 pts

46Cortland County, NYNY45,85012.2%−4.8 pts

47Dutchess County, NYNY300,70812.1%−5.3 pts

48Essex County, NYNY36,43811.8%−1.8 pts

49Washington County, NYNY59,35311.6%−0.5 pts

50Putnam County, NYNY99,02811.4%−6.2 pts

51Orange County, NYNY417,66910.1%−4.7 pts

52St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4889.2%−0.9 pts

53Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9398.1%−2.7 pts

54Clinton County, NYNY78,1388.1%−0.6 pts

55Franklin County, NYNY46,5008.0%−1.3 pts

56Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7435.8%−1.6 pts

57New York County, NYNY1,664,8625.8%−1.0 pts

58Rockland County, NYNY357,3975.7%−2.4 pts

59Richmond County, NYNY501,2903.8%−1.7 pts

60Kings County, NYNY2,653,9632.6%+0.5 pts

61Queens County, NYNY2,358,1822.4%−0.8 pts

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.9%−0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS