Counties in New York by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Queens County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 62 counties in 2024, at 47.6%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 4.2% and the figure for New York was 22.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest47.6Queens County
Median4.262 counties
New York22.8History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Queens CountyQueens County: 47.6 %47.6Kings CountyKings County: 35.3 %35.3Bronx CountyBronx County: 34.6 %34.6New York CountyNew York County: 28.2 %28.2Westchester CountyWestchester County: 26.1 %26.1Richmond CountyRichmond County: 25.8 %25.8Nassau CountyNassau County: 23.3 %23.3Rockland CountyRockland County: 22.1 %22.1Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 16.8 %16.8Putnam CountyPutnam County: 13.9 %13.9Orange CountyOrange County: 13.7 %13.7Sullivan CountySullivan County: 13 %13Tompkins CountyTompkins County: 13 %13Albany CountyAlbany County: 12 %12Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 11.7 %11.7Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 10 %10Oneida CountyOneida County: 8.6 %8.6Ulster CountyUlster County: 8.1 %8.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 7.9 %7.9Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 7.9 %7.9Erie CountyErie County: 7.5 %7.5Columbia CountyColumbia County: 7.4 %7.4Broome CountyBroome County: 6.9 %6.9Rensselaer CountyRensselaer County: 5.6 %5.6Saratoga CountySaratoga County: 5.5 %5.5Greene CountyGreene County: 5.2 %5.2Clinton CountyClinton County: 4.8 %4.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.6 %4.6Niagara CountyNiagara County: 4.4 %4.4Delaware CountyDelaware County: 4.4 %4.4Ontario CountyOntario County: 4.4 %4.4Otsego CountyOtsego County: 4.1 %4.1Essex CountyEssex County: 4.1 %4.1St. Lawrence CountySt. Lawrence County: 3.7 %3.7Orleans CountyOrleans County: 3.5 %3.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.5 %3.5Chemung CountyChemung County: 3.5 %3.5Warren CountyWarren County: 3.3 %3.3Washington CountyWashington County: 3.2 %3.2Livingston CountyLivingston County: 3.1 %3.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Queens County47.6-0 pts
2Kings County35.30 pts
3Bronx County34.6+0.3 pts
4New York County28.2+0.1 pts
5Westchester County26.1+0.4 pts
6Richmond County25.8+0.6 pts
7Nassau County23.3+0.4 pts
8Rockland County22.1+0.3 pts
9Suffolk County16.8+0.2 pts
10Putnam County13.9+0.1 pts
11Orange County13.7+0.7 pts
12Sullivan County13+1.7 pts
13Tompkins County13-0.2 pts
14Albany County12+0.6 pts
15Dutchess County11.7-0.1 pts
16Schenectady County10-0.3 pts
17Oneida County8.6+0.1 pts
18Ulster County8.1-0.2 pts
19Monroe County7.9-0 pts
20Onondaga County7.9+0.3 pts
21Erie County7.5+0.3 pts
22Columbia County7.4+0.6 pts
23Broome County6.9-0 pts
24Rensselaer County5.6-0.4 pts
25Saratoga County5.5-0.2 pts
26Greene County5.2+0.3 pts
27Clinton County4.8+0.1 pts
28Jefferson County4.6-0.1 pts
29Niagara County4.4+0.5 pts
30Delaware County4.4+0.1 pts
31Ontario County4.4+0.4 pts
32Otsego County4.1-0.1 pts
33Essex County4.1-0 pts
34St. Lawrence County3.7+0.2 pts
35Orleans County3.5+0.5 pts
36Franklin County3.5+0.3 pts
37Chemung County3.5-0.1 pts
38Warren County3.30 pts
39Washington County3.2-0 pts
40Livingston County3.1-0.4 pts
41Steuben County3.1+0.1 pts
42Schoharie County3.1+0.1 pts
43Seneca County3+0.1 pts
44Herkimer County2.9+0.1 pts
45Wayne County2.9+0.2 pts
46Montgomery County2.9-0.3 pts
47Cortland County2.8+0.2 pts
48Genesee County2.7-0.3 pts
48Wyoming County2.7+0.2 pts
50Madison County2.6-0.1 pts
51Chautauqua County2.6+0.2 pts
52Cayuga County2.6+0.4 pts
53Chenango County2.5+0.3 pts
54Fulton County2.3+0.1 pts
55Tioga County2.1-0.1 pts
56Schuyler County2+0.1 pts
57Oswego County2-0 pts
58Allegany County1.80 pts
59Cattaraugus County1.7-0 pts
60Yates County1.7+0.1 pts
61Lewis County1.4+0.2 pts
62Hamilton County1.2-0 pts

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Queens County, with 47.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hamilton County, with 1.2% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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