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Largest Kenyan population, New York cities · 2020

New York cities ranked by the number of residents who are Kenyan 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 29 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 29 is 24.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Kenyan population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPKENYAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01New York, NYNY8,584,629921+168%

02Syracuse, NYNY144,896405+2282%

03Buffalo, NYNY274,613264+595%

04Rochester, NYNY206,108227+2422%

05Levittown, NYNY51,904150–

06Albany, NYNY101,69890−11%

07Brighton, NYNY36,83447–

08Utica, NYNY62,97842+180%

09Ithaca, NYNY33,63235–

10Mount Vernon, NYNY72,30431–

11Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,64528–

12Mineola, NYNY21,37627–

13Country Knolls, NYNY5,44526–

14Westmere, NYNY8,33426–

15Troy, NYNY50,91224–

16Yonkers, NYNY212,60324−78%

17Fort Drum, NYNY16,06522–

18Johnson City, NYNY14,58019–

19Hampton Bays, NYNY15,70617–

20Monroe, NYNY9,46216–

21North Tonawanda, NYNY29,80612–

22West Point, NYNY6,3498–

23New Rochelle, NYNY85,8644−79%

24Scotchtown, NYNY10,2524–

25Potsdam, NYNY8,0193–

26Nyack, NYNY7,5112–

27Cheektowaga, NYNY76,0561–

28New Hyde Park, NYNY10,2261–

29Plattsburgh, NYNY19,7441–

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