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Largest Iraqi population, New York cities · 2020

New York cities ranked by the number of residents who are Iraqi 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 49 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 49 is 22.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Iraqi population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRAQI POPULATIONVS 2010

01New York, NYNY8,584,6291,516+33%

02Buffalo, NYNY274,613916+218%

03Tonawanda, NYNY56,806545–

04Syracuse, NYNY144,896310–

05Albany, NYNY101,698182–

06Cheektowaga, NYNY76,056150+400%

07Woodmere, NYNY18,061141+422%

08Tonawanda, NYNY14,848116–

09Kings Point, NYNY5,71089–

10Greenlawn, NYNY15,21072–

11Mount Ivy, NYNY8,12162–

12Rochester, NYNY206,10858+61%

13West Babylon, NYNY43,57045–

14Lindenhurst, NYNY27,25841–

15Centereach, NYNY31,83933–

16Colonie, NYNY7,67933–

17Melville, NYNY19,71432–

18Lackawanna, NYNY19,45230–

19Great Neck, NYNY11,14129+45%

20Niagara Falls, NYNY47,25528–

21Olean, NYNY13,50825–

22Rensselaer, NYNY9,42123–

23Roosevelt, NYNY18,88523–

24New City, NYNY34,45822−8%

25Syosset, NYNY18,43322–

26Fredonia, NYNY9,28319–

27Roslyn Heights, NYNY6,97519–

28Yonkers, NYNY212,60319−82%

29Binghamton, NYNY46,41818–

30Nyack, NYNY7,51116–

31Great Neck Plaza, NYNY7,88915−64%

32Watertown, NYNY23,51715–

33Harrison, NYNY32,27314–

34Solvay, NYNY6,42714–

35Cedarhurst, NYNY7,33413–

36Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,64512–

37East Rockaway, NYNY10,09612–

38Mamaroneck, NYNY19,89612−14%

39East Glenville, NYNY11,91411–

40Glen Cove, NYNY28,19011–

41Valley Stream, NYNY40,37911–

42Dix Hills, NYNY24,77310−94%

43Holbrook, NYNY26,4499–

44Huntington Station, NYNY32,6019–

45East Hills, NYNY7,3288−89%

46New Hempstead, NYNY5,6574–

47Brighton, NYNY36,8342−95%

48Firthcliffe, NYNY5,4321–

49Potsdam, NYNY8,0191–

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