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Largest Sri Lankan population, New York cities · 2020

New York cities ranked by the number of residents who are Sri Lankan, 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 35 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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Largest Sri Lankan population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSRI LANKAN POPULATIONVS –

01New York, NYNY8,584,6294,701–

02Garden City Park, NYNY7,914335–

03New Rochelle, NYNY85,864137–

04Commack, NYNY36,558135–

05Brighton, NYNY36,834128–

06Spring Valley, NYNY34,48280–

07Greenville CDP (Westchester County), NYNY9,28072–

08Syracuse, NYNY144,89669–

09Schenectady, NYNY69,47162–

10North Bay Shore, NYNY20,28259–

11Johnson City, NYNY14,58051–

12Elmont, NYNY36,51843–

13Hauppauge, NYNY20,79339–

14Floral Park, NYNY16,10536–

15Oswego, NYNY17,02436–

16Medford, NYNY24,79634–

17Levittown, NYNY51,90431–

18Dix Hills, NYNY24,77327–

19New Hyde Park, NYNY10,22626–

20St. James, NYNY13,24426–

21Buffalo, NYNY274,61324–

22Stony Brook University, NYNY9,53023–

23Potsdam, NYNY8,01919–

24New Paltz, NYNY8,68918–

25Plattsburgh, NYNY19,74417–

26Yonkers, NYNY212,60317–

27Valley Stream, NYNY40,37916–

28White Plains, NYNY62,87112–

29Salisbury, NYNY12,41211–

30Norwich, NYNY6,53810–

31University at Buffalo, NYNY7,02010–

32Rochester, NYNY206,1088–

33Greece, NYNY13,9437–

34Oneonta, NYNY15,6657–

35North Hills, NYNY5,4813–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS