The 10 Whitest Cities In New York For 2022


We used science and data to determine which cities in New York are whiter than wonder bread.

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You're at your local Whole Foods shopping for kale chips and asparagus water, trying to work out if you'll have time to stop at the Pottery Barn before you head to your yoga class taught by a girl named Sage. It hits you: you're leading the whitest life imaginable.

But does that mean the city you live in is one of the whitest places in New York?

Don't worry, we've figured it out for you. Using actual census data combined with our favorite white people stereotypes (as confirmed by the internet), we can determine which cities are the whitest of the white in Empire State.

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in New York for 2022.

Here are the 10 whites places in New York for 2022:

  1. New Square
  2. Malone
  3. Lawrence
  4. Kiryas Joel
  5. Hamburg
  6. East Aurora
  7. Lancaster
  8. Fairport
  9. Wesley Hills
  10. North Tonawanda

What is the whitest city in New York for 2022? According to the most recent census data New Square ranks as the whitest. If you're wondering, Hempstead is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

For more New York reading, check out:

The 10 Whitest Cities In New York For 2022

1. New Square

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 8,589
% White: 98.38%
More on New Square: Real Estate | Data | Photos

New Square, NY

Source: Public domain

2. Malone

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,644
% White: 97.93%
More on Malone: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Malone, NY

3. Lawrence

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 6,517
% White: 97.71%
More on Lawrence: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Lawrence, NY

4. Kiryas Joel

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 25,910
% White: 97.61%
More on Kiryas Joel: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Kiryas Joel, NY

5. Hamburg

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 9,672
% White: 97.01%
More on Hamburg: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Hamburg, NY

Source: Public domain

6. East Aurora

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 6,172
% White: 96.21%
More on East Aurora: Real Estate | Data

7. Lancaster

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 10,087
% White: 95.1%
More on Lancaster: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Lancaster, NY

Source: Public domain

8. Fairport

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,336
% White: 94.81%
More on Fairport: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Fairport, NY

9. Wesley Hills

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 5,891
% White: 94.33%
More on Wesley Hills: Real Estate | Data

10. North Tonawanda

Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 30,338
% White: 94.16%
More on North Tonawanda: Real Estate | Data | Photos

North Tonawanda, NY

Source: Public domain

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in New York for 2022

In order to rank the whitest places in New York, we had to determine what measurable criteria defines whiteness.

Obviously we had to count how many white people living there, specifically the percentage of white people living in each city in New York.

Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • White alone*
  • Black or African American alone*
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
  • Asian alone*
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
  • Some other race alone*
  • Two or more races*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 164 cities.

We then calculated the percent of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 98.4% to 5.6%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of White population with a higher score being more White than a lower score. New Square took the distinction of being the most White, while Hempstead was the least White city. You can download the data here.

Read on for more information on how the cities in New York ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

Summary: White Populations Across New York

Measuring the locations with the highest percentage of white people, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in New York according to the most recent data.

If you're curious enough, here are the least White places in New York:

  1. Hempstead
  2. Mount Vernon
  3. Haverstraw

For more New York reading, check out:

White Population By City In { state|title }}

Rank City % White Population
1 New Square 98.38% 8,589
2 Malone 97.93% 5,644
3 Lawrence 97.71% 6,517
4 Kiryas Joel 97.61% 25,910
5 Hamburg 97.01% 9,672
6 East Aurora 96.21% 6,172
7 Lancaster 95.1% 10,087
8 Fairport 94.81% 5,336
9 Wesley Hills 94.33% 5,891
10 North Tonawanda 94.16% 30,338
11 Massena 93.42% 9,617
12 Baldwinsville 93.42% 7,732
13 Bayville 92.8% 6,720
14 Tonawanda 92.77% 14,790
15 Hudson Falls 92.67% 7,067
16 Corning 92.6% 10,642
17 Fulton 92.46% 11,209
18 Oneida 92.45% 10,918
19 Ballston Spa 92.37% 5,675
20 Mechanicville 92.12% 5,077
21 Depew 91.04% 15,069
22 Hilton 90.69% 5,811
23 Northport 90.5% 7,297
24 Oswego 90.44% 17,371
25 Penn Yan 90.44% 5,072
26 Hornell 90.31% 8,274
27 Norwich 90.29% 6,629
28 Ilion 89.94% 7,766
29 Johnstown 89.85% 8,236
30 Bath 89.6% 5,493
31 Massapequa Park 89.58% 17,152
32 Glens Falls 89.56% 14,322
33 Olean 89.32% 13,580
34 Cortland 89.14% 18,633
35 Canandaigua 88.94% 10,241
36 Herkimer 88.92% 6,912
37 Saranac Lake 88.84% 5,548
38 Warwick 88.68% 6,769
39 Babylon 87.99% 12,011
40 Gloversville 87.33% 14,771
41 North Syracuse 86.83% 6,737
42 Plattsburgh 86.77% 19,343
43 Williamsville 86.56% 5,194
44 East Hills 86.41% 7,189
45 Medina 86.12% 5,829
46 Scotia 85.8% 7,648
47 Saratoga Springs 85.71% 28,056
48 Garden City 85.56% 22,384
49 Geneseo 85.48% 8,218
50 Webster 85.16% 5,666
51 East Rochester 85.13% 6,530
52 Kenmore 84.93% 15,081
53 Hastings-On-Hudson 84.69% 7,969
54 Albion 84.49% 5,615
55 Canton 84.14% 6,486
56 Brockport 83.98% 8,142
57 Horseheads 83.7% 6,388
58 Colonie 83.42% 7,686
59 Ogdensburg 83.11% 10,559
60 Jamestown 82.94% 29,290
61 Oneonta 82.93% 13,855
62 Port Jefferson 82.76% 8,016
63 Batavia 82.04% 14,490
64 Rome 81.98% 32,217
65 Larchmont 81.65% 6,159
66 Cedarhurst 81.45% 6,642
67 Cohoes 81.22% 16,708
68 Auburn 80.98% 26,383
69 Fredonia 80.92% 10,311
70 Briarcliff Manor 80.78% 7,695
71 Bronxville 80.7% 6,450
72 Potsdam 80.67% 9,003
73 Rockville Centre 80.22% 24,552
74 Watertown 79.84% 25,224
75 Irvington 79.44% 6,494
76 Endicott 79.34% 12,684
77 Malverne 79.16% 8,516
78 Lockport 78.87% 20,420
79 Rye 78.39% 15,769
80 Croton-On-Hudson 78.34% 8,121
81 Rye Brook 77.98% 9,554
82 Newark 77.55% 8,868
83 Johnson City 76.58% 14,329
84 Lake Grove 76.46% 11,083
85 Solvay 76.2% 6,299
86 Elmira 75.99% 27,236
87 Airmont 75.44% 8,771
88 Pelham Manor 75.19% 5,535
89 Rensselaer 75.16% 9,223
90 Lindenhurst 75.02% 26,885
91 Lackawanna 74.96% 17,751
92 New Paltz 74.18% 7,169
93 Long Beach 74.11% 33,475
94 Farmingdale 73.98% 8,869
95 Floral Park 73.91% 15,979
96 Great Neck 73.11% 10,172
97 Chestnut Ridge 73.09% 8,041
98 Watervliet 72.98% 9,976
99 Harrison 72.96% 28,363
100 East Rockaway 72.12% 9,810

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Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2022. This is our ninth time ranking the whitest cities in New York.

About Chris Kolmar

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