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

Queens County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 62 counties in 2022, at 47.1%. Lewis County had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for New York was 22.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest47.1Queens County
Lowest1.1Lewis County
Median3.962 counties
New York22.6History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Queens CountyQueens County: 47.1 %47.1Kings CountyKings County: 35.3 %35.3Bronx CountyBronx County: 33.9 %33.9New York CountyNew York County: 28.1 %28.1Westchester CountyWestchester County: 25.6 %25.6Richmond CountyRichmond County: 24.8 %24.8Nassau CountyNassau County: 22.8 %22.8Rockland CountyRockland County: 20.7 %20.7Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 16 %16Putnam CountyPutnam County: 14.1 %14.1Tompkins CountyTompkins County: 13 %13Orange CountyOrange County: 12.2 %12.2Albany CountyAlbany County: 11.4 %11.4Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 11.1 %11.1Sullivan CountySullivan County: 10.5 %10.5Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 10.1 %10.1Oneida CountyOneida County: 8.7 %8.7Monroe CountyMonroe County: 8.3 %8.3Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 7.9 %7.9Ulster CountyUlster County: 7.8 %7.8Broome CountyBroome County: 7.6 %7.6Erie CountyErie County: 7.4 %7.4Columbia CountyColumbia County: 6.7 %6.7Rensselaer CountyRensselaer County: 5.7 %5.7Greene CountyGreene County: 5.6 %5.6Saratoga CountySaratoga County: 5.6 %5.6Clinton CountyClinton County: 4.9 %4.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.7 %4.7Delaware CountyDelaware County: 4.1 %4.1Essex CountyEssex County: 4.1 %4.1Niagara CountyNiagara County: 4 %4Ontario CountyOntario County: 3.9 %3.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.9 %3.9Otsego CountyOtsego County: 3.8 %3.8St. Lawrence CountySt. Lawrence County: 3.6 %3.6Chemung CountyChemung County: 3.5 %3.5Warren CountyWarren County: 3.5 %3.5Steuben CountySteuben County: 3.3 %3.3Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 3.1 %3.1Schoharie CountySchoharie County: 3.1 %3.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Queens County47.1+0.2 pts
2Kings County35.3-0 pts
3Bronx County33.9-0.3 pts
4New York County28.1+0.2 pts
5Westchester County25.6+0.3 pts
6Richmond County24.8+0.6 pts
7Nassau County22.8+0.4 pts
8Rockland County20.7-0.3 pts
9Suffolk County16+0.5 pts
10Putnam County14.1+0.3 pts
11Tompkins County13+0.6 pts
12Orange County12.2+0.5 pts
13Albany County11.4+0.1 pts
14Dutchess County11.1-0.1 pts
15Sullivan County10.5+0.7 pts
16Schenectady County10.1-0.2 pts
17Oneida County8.7+0.3 pts
18Monroe County8.3-0.2 pts
19Onondaga County7.9+0.1 pts
20Ulster County7.8+0.4 pts
21Broome County7.6+0.4 pts
22Erie County7.4+0.1 pts
23Columbia County6.7-0 pts
24Rensselaer County5.7+0.3 pts
25Greene County5.6-0.1 pts
26Saratoga County5.6-0.2 pts
27Clinton County4.9+0.5 pts
28Jefferson County4.7+0.2 pts
29Delaware County4.1-0.2 pts
30Essex County4.1+0.2 pts
31Niagara County4+0.3 pts
32Ontario County3.9+0.1 pts
33Franklin County3.9-0.1 pts
34Otsego County3.8+0.1 pts
35St. Lawrence County3.60 pts
36Chemung County3.5+0.5 pts
37Warren County3.5-0.1 pts
38Steuben County3.3-0.3 pts
39Montgomery County3.1-0.1 pts
40Schoharie County3.1-0.2 pts
41Livingston County3-0.7 pts
42Orleans County2.9+0.1 pts
43Madison County2.9+0.3 pts
44Washington County2.8+0.2 pts
45Wayne County2.6-0.1 pts
46Genesee County2.6+0.2 pts
47Herkimer County2.5-0.3 pts
48Cortland County2.4-0.2 pts
49Chautauqua County2.4+0.1 pts
50Seneca County2.40 pts
51Cayuga County2.3+0.2 pts
52Chenango County2.2+0.4 pts
53Wyoming County2.20 pts
54Oswego County2.10 pts
55Fulton County2+0.4 pts
56Tioga County2+0.1 pts
57Schuyler County1.8+0.1 pts
58Allegany County1.70 pts
59Hamilton County1.7+1 pts
60Yates County1.6-0.1 pts
61Cattaraugus County1.6+0.1 pts
62Lewis County1.1-0.1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Queens County, with 47.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lewis County, with 1.1% in 2022.

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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