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Largest Ghanaian population, New York cities · 2020

New York cities ranked by the number of residents who are Ghanaian ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 71 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Ghanaian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGHANAIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01New York, NYNY8,584,62922,661–

02Yonkers, NYNY212,6031,040–

03Nanuet, NYNY19,799345–

04Mount Vernon, NYNY72,304315–

05Albany, NYNY101,698264–

06Elmsford, NYNY5,203228–

07Troy, NYNY50,912216–

08Buffalo, NYNY274,613199–

09Valley Cottage, NYNY9,165190–

10Syracuse, NYNY144,896178–

11Hauppauge, NYNY20,793171–

12Viola, NYNY8,461161–

13Stony Brook University, NYNY9,530141–

14Valley Stream, NYNY40,379118–

15Stony Point, NYNY12,728113–

16Scotchtown, NYNY10,25296–

17Spring Valley, NYNY34,48289–

18Rochester, NYNY206,10878–

19Binghamton, NYNY46,41877–

20Baldwin, NYNY34,99470–

21Newburgh, NYNY28,05970–

22Riverhead, NYNY14,93668–

23Central Islip, NYNY38,37363–

24Brighton, NYNY36,83460–

25Rye, NYNY16,61456–

26Utica, NYNY62,97854–

27De Witt, NYNY11,06044–

28Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NYNY14,15442–

29Old Bethpage, NYNY6,54642–

30Monticello, NYNY7,19534–

31Woodbury, NYNY11,57131–

32Freeport, NYNY44,17429–

33Melville, NYNY19,71427–

34Schenectady, NYNY69,47127–

35Scarsdale, NYNY18,19423–

36Binghamton University, NYNY7,44921–

37Old Westbury, NYNY5,07119–

38Watervliet, NYNY10,24218–

39Chestnut Ridge, NYNY10,98717–

40Lockport, NYNY20,24816–

41Roosevelt, NYNY18,88516–

42Glen Cove, NYNY28,19015–

43Huntington Station, NYNY32,60115–

44Monroe, NYNY9,46215–

45Tonawanda, NYNY56,80615–

46Ithaca, NYNY33,63213–

47Potsdam, NYNY8,01913–

48University at Buffalo, NYNY7,02012–

49Hudson, NYNY5,72111–

50West Babylon, NYNY43,57011–

51Cheektowaga, NYNY76,05610–

52Niagara Falls, NYNY47,25510–

53New Rochelle, NYNY85,8649–

54Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,6458–

55Irondequoit, NYNY50,6578–

56Shirley, NYNY28,3758–

57Harrison, NYNY32,2737–

58Oneonta, NYNY15,6656–

59Plattsburgh, NYNY19,7446–

60Cortland, NYNY17,3945–

61East Farmingdale, NYNY5,6664–

62Alfred, NYNY5,1474–

63Huntington, NYNY19,9484–

64Oswego, NYNY17,0244–

65Brockport, NYNY7,7364–

66Centereach, NYNY31,8391–

67Massapequa, NYNY21,3891–

68Mastic Beach, NYNY16,7351–

69Auburn, NYNY25,9471–

70Port Chester, NYNY32,3031–

71Sayville, NYNY15,4081–

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