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Cities in New York by foreign-born share of the population

Port Chester, NY had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 90 cities in 2021, at 45.5%. Oneida, NY had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 12.2% and the figure for New York was 22.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45.5Port Chester, NY
Lowest1.9Oneida, NY
Median12.290 cities
New York22.5History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Port Chester, NY: 45.5 %Port Chester, NY45.5Sleepy Hollow, NY: 40.3 %Sleepy Hollow, NY40.3Spring Valley, NY: 38.8 %Spring Valley, NY38.8Hempstead, NY: 38.7 %Hempstead, NY38.7Haverstraw, NY: 38.3 %Haverstraw, NY38.3New York, NY: 36.3 %New York, NY36.3Valley Stream, NY: 36.3 %Valley Stream, NY36.3Westbury, NY: 36 %Westbury, NY36Ossining, NY: 34.1 %Ossining, NY34.1New Hyde Park, NY: 32.6 %New Hyde Park, NY32.6Mount Kisco, NY: 32.6 %Mount Kisco, NY32.6Freeport, NY: 32.4 %Freeport, NY32.4Mount Vernon, NY: 31.3 %Mount Vernon, NY31.3Glen Cove, NY: 31.2 %Glen Cove, NY31.2Yonkers, NY: 31 %Yonkers, NY31White Plains, NY: 29.9 %White Plains, NY29.9New Rochelle, NY: 29.4 %New Rochelle, NY29.4Mamaroneck, NY: 28.4 %Mamaroneck, NY28.4Great Neck, NY: 28.2 %Great Neck, NY28.2West Haverstraw, NY: 27.8 %West Haverstraw, NY27.8Peekskill, NY: 27.7 %Peekskill, NY27.7Mineola, NY: 27.4 %Mineola, NY27.4Tarrytown, NY: 25.8 %Tarrytown, NY25.8Suffern, NY: 25 %Suffern, NY25Scarsdale, NY: 24.1 %Scarsdale, NY24.1Newburgh, NY: 23.1 %Newburgh, NY23.1Harrison, NY: 22.3 %Harrison, NY22.3Utica, NY: 21.2 %Utica, NY21.2Dobbs Ferry, NY: 21.1 %Dobbs Ferry, NY21.1Rye, NY: 20.2 %Rye, NY20.2Floral Park, NY: 19.1 %Floral Park, NY19.1Lynbrook, NY: 17.6 %Lynbrook, NY17.6Ithaca, NY: 16.8 %Ithaca, NY16.8Poughkeepsie, NY: 16.8 %Poughkeepsie, NY16.8Middletown, NY: 16.7 %Middletown, NY16.7Chestnut Ridge, NY: 16.5 %Chestnut Ridge, NY16.5Schenectady, NY: 15.8 %Schenectady, NY15.8Albany, NY: 15.5 %Albany, NY15.5Lindenhurst, NY: 14.7 %Lindenhurst, NY14.7Long Beach, NY: 14.6 %Long Beach, NY14.6Port Chester, NY: 45.5 %Port Chester, NY45.5Sleepy Hollow, NY: 40.3 %Sleepy Hollow, NY40.3Spring Valley, NY: 38.8 %Spring Valley, NY38.8Hempstead, NY: 38.7 %Hempstead, NY38.7Haverstraw, NY: 38.3 %Haverstraw, NY38.3New York, NY: 36.3 %New York, NY36.3Valley Stream, NY: 36.3 %Valley Stream, NY36.3Westbury, NY: 36 %Westbury, NY36Ossining, NY: 34.1 %Ossining, NY34.1New Hyde Park, NY: 32.6 %New Hyde Park, NY32.6Mount Kisco, NY: 32.6 %Mount Kisco, NY32.6Freeport, NY: 32.4 %Freeport, NY32.4Mount Vernon, NY: 31.3 %Mount Vernon, NY31.3Glen Cove, NY: 31.2 %Glen Cove, NY31.2Yonkers, NY: 31 %Yonkers, NY31White Plains, NY: 29.9 %White Plains, NY29.9New Rochelle, NY: 29.4 %New Rochelle, NY29.4Mamaroneck, NY: 28.4 %Mamaroneck, NY28.4Great Neck, NY: 28.2 %Great Neck, NY28.2West Haverstraw, NY: 27.8 %West Haverstraw, NY27.8Peekskill, NY: 27.7 %Peekskill, NY27.7Mineola, NY: 27.4 %Mineola, NY27.4Tarrytown, NY: 25.8 %Tarrytown, NY25.8Suffern, NY: 25 %Suffern, NY25Scarsdale, NY: 24.1 %Scarsdale, NY24.1Newburgh, NY: 23.1 %Newburgh, NY23.1Harrison, NY: 22.3 %Harrison, NY22.3Utica, NY: 21.2 %Utica, NY21.2Dobbs Ferry, NY: 21.1 %Dobbs Ferry, NY21.1Rye, NY: 20.2 %Rye, NY20.2Floral Park, NY: 19.1 %Floral Park, NY19.1Lynbrook, NY: 17.6 %Lynbrook, NY17.6Ithaca, NY: 16.8 %Ithaca, NY16.8Poughkeepsie, NY: 16.8 %Poughkeepsie, NY16.8Middletown, NY: 16.7 %Middletown, NY16.7Chestnut Ridge, NY: 16.5 %Chestnut Ridge, NY16.5Schenectady, NY: 15.8 %Schenectady, NY15.8Albany, NY: 15.5 %Albany, NY15.5Lindenhurst, NY: 14.7 %Lindenhurst, NY14.7Long Beach, NY: 14.6 %Long Beach, NY14.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Port Chester, NY45.5
2Sleepy Hollow, NY40.3
3Spring Valley, NY38.8
4Hempstead, NY38.7
5Haverstraw, NY38.3
6New York, NY36.3
7Valley Stream, NY36.3
8Westbury, NY36
9Ossining, NY34.1
10New Hyde Park, NY32.6
11Mount Kisco, NY32.6
12Freeport, NY32.4
13Mount Vernon, NY31.3
14Glen Cove, NY31.2
15Yonkers, NY31
16White Plains, NY29.9
17New Rochelle, NY29.4
18Mamaroneck, NY28.4
19Great Neck, NY28.2
20West Haverstraw, NY27.8
21Peekskill, NY27.7
22Mineola, NY27.4
23Tarrytown, NY25.8
24Suffern, NY25
25Scarsdale, NY24.1
26Newburgh, NY23.1
27Harrison, NY22.3
28Utica, NY21.2
29Dobbs Ferry, NY21.1
30Rye, NY20.2
31Floral Park, NY19.1
32Lynbrook, NY17.6
33Ithaca, NY16.8
34Poughkeepsie, NY16.8
35Middletown, NY16.7
36Chestnut Ridge, NY16.5
37Schenectady, NY15.8
38Albany, NY15.5
39Lindenhurst, NY14.7
40Long Beach, NY14.6
41Airmont, NY14.5
42Woodbury, NY14.3
43Syracuse, NY13.3
44Patchogue, NY13.1
45Lake Grove, NY12.3
46East Rockaway, NY12
47Rockville Centre, NY11.2
48Binghamton, NY11
49Kingston, NY10.7
50Beacon, NY10.7
51Buffalo, NY10.6
52Watervliet, NY10.3
53Rochester, NY9.7
54Garden City, NY9.7
55Johnson City, NY9.7
56Lackawanna, NY8.8
57Troy, NY8.5
58Tonawanda, NY8.3
59Saratoga Springs, NY8.3
60Kiryas Joel, NY7.4
61Babylon, NY6.8
62Cohoes, NY5.8
63Amsterdam, NY5.8
64Corning, NY5.7
65Plattsburgh, NY5.5
66Massapequa Park, NY5.2
67Watertown, NY5.2
68Geneva, NY5.2
69Endicott, NY4.7
70Oneonta, NY4.4
71Canandaigua, NY4
72Batavia, NY4
73Niagara Falls, NY4
74Fulton, NY3.6
75Rome, NY3.5
76North Tonawanda, NY3.4
77Glens Falls, NY3.4
78Auburn, NY3.3
78Dunkirk, NY3.3
80Lockport, NY3.3
81Kenmore, NY3.2
82Cortland, NY2.8
83New Square, NY2.7
84Oswego, NY2.7
85Olean, NY2.5
86Jamestown, NY2.3
87Depew, NY2.3
88Elmira, NY2.1
89Gloversville, NY1.9
89Oneida, NY1.9

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About this ranking

People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population.

More on how it is measured
  • United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
  • EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat).
  • England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New York by foreign-born share of the population, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New York by foreign-born share of the population, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/new-york-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New York by foreign-born share of the population, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/new-york-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New York by foreign-born share of the population, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/new-york-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/new-york-cities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Port Chester, NY, with 45.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Oneida, NY, with 1.9% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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