RANKING · 2024 ACS · 78 SHOWN OF 78

Largest Ghanaian population, New York cities

New York cities ranked by the number of residents who are Ghanaian 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 78 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 78 is 28. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Shirley, NY, up 45 places to #11.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Ghanaian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGHANAIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01New York, NYNY8,584,62929,951+51%

02Yonkers, NYNY212,6031,117+91%

03▲2Albany, NYNY101,698402+181%

04Mount Vernon, NYNY72,304362+4%

05▼2Nanuet, NYNY19,799287+190%

06▲8Valley Stream, NYNY40,379267–

07Hillcrest, NYNY9,071254+230%

08Buffalo, NYNY274,613251+484%

09▲1Syracuse, NYNY144,896250+121%

10▲24Schenectady, NYNY69,471198+725%

11▲45Shirley, NYNY28,375167–

12Lakeview, NYNY5,825148−12%

13Eastchester, NYNY20,491127–

14Ossining, NYNY27,579123+720%

15Tappan, NYNY6,68798–

16East Meadow, NYNY36,82193–

17Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,70991–

18Inwood, NYNY12,23588–

19▲34New Rochelle, NYNY85,86485+372%

20▼2Rochester, NYNY206,10879+61%

21New Paltz, NYNY8,68974–

22Dix Hills, NYNY24,77373–

23▲20Huntington Station, NYNY32,60169–

24▼4Baldwin, NYNY34,99467–

25▼6Binghamton, NYNY46,41865–

26▲39Brockport, NYNY7,73664–

27▼2Rye, NYNY16,61458–

28▲17Tonawanda, NYNY56,80656–

29White Plains, NYNY62,87146–

30▼17Stony Brook University, NYNY9,53045+73%

31Niskayuna, NYNY21,22741–

32Hempstead, NYNY59,81940+400%

33▼4Old Bethpage, NYNY6,54640–

34Baywood, NYNY8,17637–

35Selden, NYNY21,60434–

36New City, NYNY34,45832–

37▼9Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NYNY14,15429–

38North Bellmore, NYNY20,68928–

39Tarrytown, NYNY11,89028–

40Greece, NYNY13,94327–

41▲11Niagara Falls, NYNY47,25527–

42▼35Troy, NYNY50,91224−74%

43▲7West Babylon, NYNY43,57024–

44Wesley Hills, NYNY6,47723–

45▼21Brighton, NYNY36,83419–

46▼14Freeport, NYNY44,17418−69%

47Lake Grove, NYNY11,16818–

48▼25Central Islip, NYNY38,37317+13%

49▼23Utica, NYNY62,97817–

50▲7Harrison, NYNY32,27315–

51Long Beach, NYNY34,91815–

52Deer Park, NYNY27,99014–

53Mechanicstown, NYNY8,80812–

54▼6University at Buffalo, NYNY7,02012+1100%

55Elmira, NYNY26,089110%

56▼35Newburgh, NYNY28,05911–

57North Syracuse, NYNY6,77311–

58Patchogue, NYNY12,48611–

59Fort Drum, NYNY16,0659−40%

60East Hampton North, NYNY6,0068–

61▼2Plattsburgh, NYNY19,7447−46%

62Alfred, NYNY5,1476–

63▼9Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,6456+100%

64Uniondale, NYNY33,1486–

65Blauvelt, NYNY5,4064–

66Centereach, NYNY31,8393–

67▼4Huntington, NYNY19,9483–

68▼21Potsdam, NYNY8,0193–

69Amsterdam, NYNY18,0932–

70Ogdensburg, NYNY9,1232–

71▼1Port Chester, NYNY32,3032–

72Rome, NYNY31,6822–

73Wantagh, NYNY18,3652–

74▼7Massapequa, NYNY21,3891–

75▼7Mastic Beach, NYNY16,7351–

76North New Hyde Park, NYNY14,1591–

77Pearl River, NYNY16,1551–

78▼7Sayville, NYNY15,4081–

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