RANKING · 2024 ACS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Largest German population, New York counties

New York counties ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 12,788. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Fulton County, NY, up 7 places to #40.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Erie County, NYNY946,741199,714−19%

02Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090168,143−32%

03Monroe County, NYNY750,506121,561−23%

04Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93996,459−33%

05New York County, NYNY1,664,86293,393−13%

06▲1Kings County, NYNY2,653,96373,463+39%

07▼1Onondaga County, NYNY466,58466,794−26%

08Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74357,927−17%

09Queens County, NYNY2,358,18253,689−24%

10Niagara County, NYNY208,91246,381−26%

11Albany County, NYNY321,22539,080−23%

12Orange County, NYNY417,66936,420−34%

13Saratoga County, NYNY241,34336,276+3%

14Dutchess County, NYNY300,70835,681−31%

15Oneida County, NYNY226,39231,556−30%

16Ulster County, NYNY183,33026,079−27%

17▲2Broome County, NYNY195,73625,626−29%

18▼1Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51023,615−26%

19▲1Ontario County, NYNY113,13023,496−21%

20▼2Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12622,742−33%

21▲1Schenectady County, NYNY162,58119,947−11%

22▼1Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39019,221−25%

23Wayne County, NYNY91,25018,601−23%

24Oswego County, NYNY118,56916,863−34%

25Rockland County, NYNY357,39716,819−32%

26▲2Jefferson County, NYNY111,54015,932−28%

27▼1Richmond County, NYNY501,29015,656−39%

28▼1Steuben County, NYNY91,85515,060−34%

29Genesee County, NYNY58,41614,844−24%

30▲1Chemung County, NYNY80,41513,107−29%

31▲2Tompkins County, NYNY104,04712,788−20%

32▲4Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33212,761−23%

33▼3Livingston County, NYNY61,43812,591−35%

34▼2Cayuga County, NYNY74,36511,965−18%

35▲2Madison County, NYNY67,12011,251−29%

36▼2Sullivan County, NYNY80,58610,802−27%

37▼2Columbia County, NYNY60,16810,532−27%

38▲3Allegany County, NYNY46,80010,481−29%

39▼1Wyoming County, NYNY39,74110,159−31%

40▲7Fulton County, NYNY52,21610,130−17%

41▼2Putnam County, NYNY99,0289,623−45%

42▼2Herkimer County, NYNY59,2199,512−34%

43▼1St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4889,428−17%

44▼1Otsego County, NYNY60,5899,046−34%

45▲3Warren County, NYNY65,0208,789−5%

46▼2Delaware County, NYNY44,3058,360−36%

47▼2Orleans County, NYNY39,8258,221−30%

48▲3Greene County, NYNY47,2387,992−8%

49▼3Tioga County, NYNY47,4537,329−39%

50▼1Montgomery County, NYNY50,0467,311−18%

51▲4Clinton County, NYNY78,1386,893−5%

52▼2Chenango County, NYNY45,7156,748−25%

53▲4Cortland County, NYNY45,8506,747−20%

54▼2Schoharie County, NYNY30,1766,485−36%

55▼2Washington County, NYNY59,3536,375−17%

56Lewis County, NYNY26,4796,184−26%

57▼3Seneca County, NYNY32,8836,136−23%

58Yates County, NYNY24,5474,843−24%

59Essex County, NYNY36,4384,727−12%

60Franklin County, NYNY46,5003,751−22%

61Schuyler County, NYNY16,9243,128−9%

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,006845−20%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES