RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 111 SHOWN OF 111

Largest Nigerian population, New York cities · 2020

New York cities ranked by the number of residents who are Nigerian 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 111 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 111 is 32.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01New York, NYNY8,584,62931,586+48%

02Syracuse, NYNY144,896409+145%

03Yonkers, NYNY212,603345−22%

04Rochester, NYNY206,108315+55%

05Walden, NYNY6,935299–

06East Meadow, NYNY36,821284–

07Buffalo, NYNY274,613283+170%

08Elmont, NYNY36,518272+196%

09Amityville, NYNY9,799264–

10Bay Shore, NYNY31,683250–

11Valley Stream, NYNY40,379249+983%

12North Amityville, NYNY21,138223+1615%

13Elwood, NYNY11,762218–

14Albany, NYNY101,698217+27%

15Baldwin, NYNY34,994209+646%

16Watertown, NYNY23,517202–

17Coram, NYNY39,539195+49%

18Mount Ivy, NYNY8,121190–

19Deer Park, NYNY27,990177–

20Middletown, NYNY30,098173+63%

21New Rochelle, NYNY85,864169+35%

22Mount Vernon, NYNY72,304159+7%

23New City, NYNY34,458149–

24Dix Hills, NYNY24,773132+725%

25North Bay Shore, NYNY20,282129+760%

26Eggertsville, NYNY14,894126+80%

27Central Islip, NYNY38,373116+84%

28Huntington Station, NYNY32,601109–

29Freeport, NYNY44,17498–

30Binghamton, NYNY46,41894+2250%

31Lakeview, NYNY5,82591+60%

32Lake Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,22188–

33Lake Mohegan, NYNY5,46886–

34Poughkeepsie, NYNY32,49981−67%

35Troy, NYNY50,91280+900%

36Scarsdale, NYNY18,19478–

37Stony Brook University, NYNY9,53074+85%

38Chestnut Ridge, NYNY10,98767+148%

39Rensselaer, NYNY9,42164–

40Hempstead, NYNY59,81963−85%

41Holtsville, NYNY19,34460–

42North Merrick, NYNY12,36659–

43Plattsburgh, NYNY19,74459–

44Woodbury, NYNY11,57157–

45Scotchtown, NYNY10,25253–

46White Plains, NYNY62,87150−48%

47North Lindenhurst, NYNY10,95248–

48Rochester Institute of Technology, NYNY6,95944–

49Beacon, NYNY14,93140+400%

50Oneonta, NYNY15,66539–

51Peekskill, NYNY25,89138−45%

52South Valley Stream, NYNY6,51238−22%

53Uniondale, NYNY33,14835−80%

54Lake Carmel, NYNY7,85434–

55Endicott, NYNY13,06832–

56Fort Drum, NYNY16,06532–

57Levittown, NYNY51,90432–

58North Valley Stream, NYNY17,82532−85%

59Brockport, NYNY7,73632–

60Eastchester, NYNY20,49130–

61Spring Valley, NYNY34,48229–

62East Greenbush, NYNY6,58128–

63Fredonia, NYNY9,28328–

64Rotterdam, NYNY22,69527–

65Middle Island, NYNY11,02726–

66Schenectady, NYNY69,47124−87%

67Mineola, NYNY21,37622–

68Binghamton University, NYNY7,44922–

69Tonawanda, NYNY56,80621–

70West Point, NYNY6,34920−66%

71Lynbrook, NYNY20,85519+90%

72Cheektowaga, NYNY76,05618–

73South Huntington, NYNY9,77918+80%

74Irondequoit, NYNY50,65716−81%

75Kingston, NYNY23,94216−72%

76Roessleville, NYNY10,96815–

77Westbury, NYNY15,98115–

78Commack, NYNY36,55814−82%

79Port Chester, NYNY32,30313–

80Farmingdale, NYNY8,58412−8%

81Merrick, NYNY21,74412–

82Auburn, NYNY25,94712–

83Huntington, NYNY19,94811–

84Salisbury, NYNY12,41211–

85Ithaca, NYNY33,63210−17%

86Newburgh, NYNY28,05910–

87Old Westbury, NYNY5,07110−76%

88East Farmingdale, NYNY5,6669−59%

89Hillcrest, NYNY9,0719–

90Saratoga Springs, NYNY28,7689–

91Horseheads, NYNY6,2758–

92Rye Brook, NYNY9,9558–

93University at Buffalo, NYNY7,0208−43%

94West Hempstead, NYNY20,6488–

95Harrison, NYNY32,2737−85%

96Mamaroneck, NYNY19,8967–

97Utica, NYNY62,9787–

98East Aurora, NYNY5,9496–

99Niagara Falls, NYNY47,2556–

100Alfred, NYNY5,1475–

101Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,1475–

102Hewlett, NYNY7,5703–

103Oceanside, NYNY31,6393–

104Suffern, NYNY11,7963–

105Lake Grove, NYNY11,1682–

106Ossining, NYNY27,5792−95%

107West Islip, NYNY26,8652–

108Massapequa, NYNY21,3891–

109New Hyde Park, NYNY10,2261−97%

110Brighton, NYNY36,8341–

111Canandaigua, NYNY10,3471–

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