# Cities in New York by black or African American population share, 2024

All 90 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `black_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/new-york-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Mount Vernon, NY | 56.9 |
| 2 | Hempstead, NY | 43.2 |
| 3 | Rochester, NY | 34.7 |
| 4 | Freeport, NY | 32.6 |
| 5 | Buffalo, NY | 31.3 |
| 6 | Poughkeepsie, NY | 30 |
| 7 | Spring Valley, NY | 28.6 |
| 8 | Valley Stream, NY | 25.8 |
| 9 | Syracuse, NY | 25.7 |
| 10 | Albany, NY | 24.6 |
| 11 | Newburgh, NY | 24.5 |
| 12 | Middletown, NY | 21.6 |
| 13 | New York, NY | 20.4 |
| 14 | Schenectady, NY | 18.7 |
| 15 | New Rochelle, NY | 18.2 |
| 16 | Niagara Falls, NY | 17.9 |
| 17 | Westbury, NY | 16.2 |
| 18 | Suffern, NY | 16 |
| 19 | West Haverstraw, NY | 16 |
| 20 | Troy, NY | 15.5 |
| 21 | Utica, NY | 15.4 |
| 22 | Lackawanna, NY | 15.2 |
| 23 | Elmira, NY | 14.8 |
| 24 | Yonkers, NY | 14.6 |
| 25 | Haverstraw, NY | 13.8 |
| 26 | Peekskill, NY | 13.4 |
| 27 | Binghamton, NY | 13 |
| 28 | Kingston, NY | 12.7 |
| 29 | White Plains, NY | 12.4 |
| 30 | Woodbury, NY | 12.3 |
| 31 | Ossining, NY | 10.7 |
| 32 | Lockport, NY | 10.4 |
| 33 | Endicott, NY | 10.1 |
| 34 | Watervliet, NY | 9.4 |
| 35 | Beacon, NY | 8.8 |
| 36 | Geneva, NY | 8.7 |
| 37 | Chestnut Ridge, NY | 8.1 |
| 38 | Port Chester, NY | 7.9 |
| 39 | Lynbrook, NY | 7.7 |
| 40 | Cohoes, NY | 7.5 |
| 41 | Johnson City, NY | 7.5 |
| 42 | Mount Kisco, NY | 7.1 |
| 43 | Auburn, NY | 6.6 |
| 44 | Patchogue, NY | 6.5 |
| 45 | Oneonta, NY | 5.7 |
| 46 | Ithaca, NY | 5.4 |
| 47 | Amsterdam, NY | 5.3 |
| 48 | Batavia, NY | 5.2 |
| 49 | Kenmore, NY | 5.1 |
| 50 | Tarrytown, NY | 5.1 |
| 51 | Rockville Centre, NY | 4.9 |
| 52 | Mamaroneck, NY | 4.8 |
| 53 | Lindenhurst, NY | 4.7 |
| 54 | Watertown, NY | 4.5 |
| 55 | Rome, NY | 4.4 |
| 56 | Glen Cove, NY | 4.3 |
| 57 | Jamestown, NY | 3.9 |
| 58 | Dunkirk, NY | 3.8 |
| 58 | Harrison, NY | 3.8 |
| 60 | East Rockaway, NY | 3.8 |
| 61 | Glens Falls, NY | 3.4 |
| 62 | Sleepy Hollow, NY | 3.3 |
| 63 | Plattsburgh, NY | 3.2 |
| 64 | Airmont, NY | 3.2 |
| 65 | Olean, NY | 3 |
| 66 | Great Neck, NY | 3 |
| 67 | Cortland, NY | 2.9 |
| 68 | Long Beach, NY | 2.6 |
| 69 | Saratoga Springs, NY | 2.5 |
| 70 | Dobbs Ferry, NY | 2.4 |
| 71 | Corning, NY | 2.2 |
| 72 | Rye, NY | 2.1 |
| 73 | Mineola, NY | 2 |
| 74 | Depew, NY | 2 |
| 75 | New Hyde Park, NY | 1.9 |
| 76 | Babylon, NY | 1.8 |
| 76 | Scarsdale, NY | 1.8 |
| 78 | North Tonawanda, NY | 1.6 |
| 79 | Garden City, NY | 1.5 |
| 80 | Gloversville, NY | 1.4 |
| 80 | Oneida, NY | 1.4 |
| 82 | Lake Grove, NY | 1.4 |
| 83 | Floral Park, NY | 1.4 |
| 84 | Fulton, NY | 1.2 |
| 85 | Canandaigua, NY | 0.9 |
| 86 | Oswego, NY | 0.7 |
| 87 | Tonawanda, NY | 0.6 |
| 88 | Massapequa Park, NY | 0.3 |
| 89 | Kiryas Joel, NY | 0.3 |
| 90 | New Square, NY | 0 |