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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 2020 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. The median across all 71 is 21.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Ghanaian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGHANAIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01New York, NYNY8,584,62922,661+15%

02Yonkers, NYNY212,6031,040+78%

03Nanuet, NYNY19,799345+248%

04Mount Vernon, NYNY72,304315−9%

05Albany, NYNY101,698264+85%

06Elmsford, NYNY5,203228–

07Troy, NYNY50,912216+137%

08Buffalo, NYNY274,613199+363%

09Valley Cottage, NYNY9,165190–

10Syracuse, NYNY144,896178+58%

11Hauppauge, NYNY20,793171–

12Viola, NYNY8,461161–

13Stony Brook University, NYNY9,530141+442%

14Valley Stream, NYNY40,379118–

15Stony Point, NYNY12,728113–

16Scotchtown, NYNY10,25296–

17Spring Valley, NYNY34,48289–

18Rochester, NYNY206,10878+59%

19Binghamton, NYNY46,41877–

20Baldwin, NYNY34,99470–

21Newburgh, NYNY28,05970–

22Riverhead, NYNY14,93668–

23Central Islip, NYNY38,37363+320%

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+467%

31Woodbury, NYNY11,57131–

32Freeport, NYNY44,17429−50%

33Melville, NYNY19,71427–

34Schenectady, NYNY69,47127+13%

35Scarsdale, NYNY18,19423–

36Binghamton University, NYNY7,44921+62%

37Old Westbury, NYNY5,07119–

38Watervliet, NYNY10,24218–

39Chestnut Ridge, NYNY10,98717–

40Lockport, NYNY20,24816–

41Roosevelt, NYNY18,88516+60%

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+1100%

49Hudson, NYNY5,72111–

50West Babylon, NYNY43,57011–

51Cheektowaga, NYNY76,05610–

52Niagara Falls, NYNY47,25510–

53New Rochelle, NYNY85,8649−50%

54Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,6458+167%

55Irondequoit, NYNY50,6578–

56Shirley, NYNY28,3758–

57Harrison, NYNY32,2737–

58Oneonta, NYNY15,6656–

59Plattsburgh, NYNY19,7446−54%

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