RANKING · 2024 ACS · 142 SHOWN OF 142

Largest Nigerian population, New York cities

New York cities ranked by the number of residents who are Nigerian 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 142 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 142 is 44. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Suffern, NY, up 87 places to #17.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01New York, NYNY8,584,62937,123+73%

02▲1Yonkers, NYNY212,603824+86%

03▲4Buffalo, NYNY274,613676+544%

04▼2Syracuse, NYNY144,896673+303%

05▲9Albany, NYNY101,698669+291%

06▲15New Rochelle, NYNY85,864607+386%

07▲22Freeport, NYNY44,174395–

08▲3Valley Stream, NYNY40,379371+1513%

09▼5Rochester, NYNY206,108367+81%

10▲12Mount Vernon, NYNY72,304338+128%

11East Massapequa, NYNY20,377333–

12▲5Coram, NYNY39,539268+105%

13▲40Uniondale, NYNY33,148265+48%

14▲44North Valley Stream, NYNY17,825255+20%

15Roosevelt, NYNY18,885254–

16▼8Elmont, NYNY36,518251+173%

17▲87Suffern, NYNY11,796248–

18▲22Hempstead, NYNY59,819247−42%

19▼7North Amityville, NYNY21,138225+1631%

20▼10Bay Shore, NYNY31,683208–

21▼15East Meadow, NYNY36,821183–

22Haverstraw, NYNY12,791183–

23▲4Central Islip, NYNY38,373173+175%

24▲7Lakeview, NYNY5,825172+202%

25▲70Harrison, NYNY32,273167+263%

26▼11Baldwin, NYNY34,994155+454%

27New Cassel, NYNY14,551151+19%

28▼10Mount Ivy, NYNY8,121148–

29North Babylon, NYNY17,963147−26%

30▲13Plattsburgh, NYNY19,744138–

31▲4Troy, NYNY50,912129+1513%

32▲65Utica, NYNY62,978115–

33Cortland, NYNY17,394107–

34Rockville Centre, NYNY25,770100–

35Irvington, NYNY6,53395–

36▲12Rochester Institute of Technology, NYNY6,95995–

37▼4Lake Mohegan, NYNY5,46891–

38▲23Spring Valley, NYNY34,48290–

39▲16Endicott, NYNY13,06888–

40Stony Brook, NYNY12,86884–

41▲19Eastchester, NYNY20,49180–

42Garden City, NYNY23,04380–

43Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NYNY14,15477+67%

44Centereach, NYNY31,83974–

45▲21Schenectady, NYNY69,47172−61%

46▲23Tonawanda, NYNY56,80672–

47▲47West Hempstead, NYNY20,64872–

48▲15Fredonia, NYNY9,28369–

49▼44Walden, NYNY6,93569–

50Stony Point, NYNY12,72867–

51▲35Newburgh, NYNY28,05966–

52▲53Lake Grove, NYNY11,16864–

53▼9Woodbury, NYNY11,57164–

54Latham, NYNY13,80263–

55▼32New City, NYNY34,45861–

56▼36Middletown, NYNY30,09858−45%

57Newark, NYNY8,91958–

58▼26Lake Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,22157–

59▼8Peekskill, NYNY25,89155−20%

60Baywood, NYNY8,17652–

61▲24Ithaca, NYNY33,63251+325%

62Elmsford, NYNY5,20350–

63▼29Poughkeepsie, NYNY32,49950−80%

64Rye, NYNY16,61449–

65Sleepy Hollow, NYNY11,47449–

66Hampton Manor, NYNY5,33447–

67East Islip, NYNY13,57346–

68▲31Niagara Falls, NYNY47,25546–

69▼30Rensselaer, NYNY9,42146–

70▼6Rotterdam, NYNY22,69545–

71▼26Scotchtown, NYNY10,25244–

72▲24Mamaroneck, NYNY19,89643–

73Mastic Beach, NYNY16,73543–

74▼37Stony Brook University, NYNY9,53042+5%

75Niskayuna, NYNY21,22739–

76North Bellmore, NYNY20,68938–

77Potsdam, NYNY8,01938–

78▼16East Greenbush, NYNY6,58137–

79▼33White Plains, NYNY62,87135−64%

80Manhasset, NYNY7,71633–

81New Paltz, NYNY8,68933+175%

82Auburn, NYNY25,94732–

83Lackawanna, NYNY19,45232–

84▼27Levittown, NYNY51,90432–

85▼18Mineola, NYNY21,37632–

86▼67Deer Park, NYNY27,99030–

87Glen Cove, NYNY28,19029–

88▲22Brighton, NYNY36,83428–

89Country Knolls, NYNY5,44527–

90West Babylon, NYNY43,57026−81%

91▼20Lynbrook, NYNY20,85525+150%

92Tarrytown, NYNY11,89025–

93Islip, NYNY17,36224+20%

94▲9Oceanside, NYNY31,63924–

95Glens Falls, NYNY14,38322–

96▼40Fort Drum, NYNY16,06521–

97▼21Roessleville, NYNY10,96821–

98▼49Beacon, NYNY14,93119+138%

99Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,64519–

100Pearl River, NYNY16,15518–

101Albion, NYNY5,84317–

102▼78Dix Hills, NYNY24,77317+6%

103▼62Holtsville, NYNY19,34416–

104Port Jefferson Station, NYNY7,67616–

105▼5Alfred, NYNY5,14715–

106▼76Binghamton, NYNY46,41815+275%

107▼48Brockport, NYNY7,73615–

108▼36Cheektowaga, NYNY76,05615–

109Lockport, NYNY20,24815–

110▼37South Huntington, NYNY9,77915+50%

111Woodbury, NYNY9,34815–

112East Rockaway, NYNY10,09614–

113▼63Oneonta, NYNY15,66514–

114Orange Lake, NYNY9,78414–

115West Seneca, NYNY45,30314–

116Geneva, NYNY12,55213–

117▼29East Farmingdale, NYNY5,66612−45%

118Ogdensburg, NYNY9,12312+33%

119▼42Westbury, NYNY15,98112–

120▼14Ossining, NYNY27,57911−71%

121Syosset, NYNY18,43311–

122Big Flats, NYNY5,65110–

123Endwell, NYNY11,54610−23%

124Amsterdam, NYNY18,0939–

125Johnson City, NYNY14,5808–

126Oswego, NYNY17,0248–

127Rome, NYNY31,6828–

128▼27Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,1477–

129Batavia, NYNY15,1686–

130Long Beach, NYNY34,9186−40%

131Medina, NYNY5,8556–

132Canton, NYNY6,8945–

133New Windsor, NYNY8,9195–

134Valley Cottage, NYNY9,1655–

135▼119Watertown, NYNY23,5175–

136▼66West Point, NYNY6,3495−92%

137▼124Elwood, NYNY11,7624–

138Oneida, NYNY10,0094–

139North Gates, NYNY9,9043–

140Monticello, NYNY7,1952–

141Lindenhurst, NYNY27,2581–

142St. James, NYNY13,2441–

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