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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:
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.
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The 10 Whitest Cities In New York For 2022
1. New Square
/10
Population: 8,589
% White: 98.38%
More on New Square: Real Estate | Data | Photos
2. Malone
/10
Population: 5,644
% White: 97.93%
More on Malone: Real Estate | Data | Photos
3. Lawrence
/10
Population: 6,517
% White: 97.71%
More on Lawrence: Real Estate | Data | Photos
4. Kiryas Joel
/10
Population: 25,910
% White: 97.61%
More on Kiryas Joel: Real Estate | Data | Photos
5. Hamburg
/10
Population: 9,672
% White: 97.01%
More on Hamburg: Real Estate | Data | Photos
6. East Aurora
/10
Population: 6,172
% White: 96.21%
More on East Aurora: Real Estate | Data
7. Lancaster
/10
Population: 10,087
% White: 95.1%
More on Lancaster: Real Estate | Data | Photos
8. Fairport
/10
Population: 5,336
% White: 94.81%
More on Fairport: Real Estate | Data | Photos
9. Wesley Hills
/10
Population: 5,891
% White: 94.33%
More on Wesley Hills: Real Estate | Data
10. North Tonawanda
/10
Population: 30,338
% White: 94.16%
More on North Tonawanda: Real Estate | Data | Photos
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*
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:
- Hempstead
- Mount Vernon
- Haverstraw
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| Rank | City | % White |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Square | 98.38% |
| 2 | Malone | 97.93% |
| 3 | Lawrence | 97.71% |
| 4 | Kiryas Joel | 97.61% |
| 5 | Hamburg | 97.01% |
| 6 | East Aurora | 96.21% |
| 7 | Lancaster | 95.1% |
| 8 | Fairport | 94.81% |
| 9 | Wesley Hills | 94.33% |
| 10 | North Tonawanda | 94.16% |
| 11 | Massena | 93.42% |
| 12 | Baldwinsville | 93.42% |
| 13 | Bayville | 92.8% |
| 14 | Tonawanda | 92.77% |
| 15 | Hudson Falls | 92.67% |
| 16 | Corning | 92.6% |
| 17 | Fulton | 92.46% |
| 18 | Oneida | 92.45% |
| 19 | Ballston Spa | 92.37% |
| 20 | Mechanicville | 92.12% |
| 21 | Depew | 91.04% |
| 22 | Hilton | 90.69% |
| 23 | Northport | 90.5% |
| 24 | Oswego | 90.44% |
| 25 | Penn Yan | 90.44% |
| 26 | Hornell | 90.31% |
| 27 | Norwich | 90.29% |
| 28 | Ilion | 89.94% |
| 29 | Johnstown | 89.85% |
| 30 | Bath | 89.6% |
| 31 | Massapequa Park | 89.58% |
| 32 | Glens Falls | 89.56% |
| 33 | Olean | 89.32% |
| 34 | Cortland | 89.14% |
| 35 | Canandaigua | 88.94% |
| 36 | Herkimer | 88.92% |
| 37 | Saranac Lake | 88.84% |
| 38 | Warwick | 88.68% |
| 39 | Babylon | 87.99% |
| 40 | Gloversville | 87.33% |
| 41 | North Syracuse | 86.83% |
| 42 | Plattsburgh | 86.77% |
| 43 | Williamsville | 86.56% |
| 44 | East Hills | 86.41% |
| 45 | Medina | 86.12% |
| 46 | Scotia | 85.8% |
| 47 | Saratoga Springs | 85.71% |
| 48 | Garden City | 85.56% |
| 49 | Geneseo | 85.48% |
| 50 | Webster | 85.16% |
| 51 | East Rochester | 85.13% |
| 52 | Kenmore | 84.93% |
| 53 | Hastings-On-Hudson | 84.69% |
| 54 | Albion | 84.49% |
| 55 | Canton | 84.14% |
| 56 | Brockport | 83.98% |
| 57 | Horseheads | 83.7% |
| 58 | Colonie | 83.42% |
| 59 | Ogdensburg | 83.11% |
| 60 | Jamestown | 82.94% |
| 61 | Oneonta | 82.93% |
| 62 | Port Jefferson | 82.76% |
| 63 | Batavia | 82.04% |
| 64 | Rome | 81.98% |
| 65 | Larchmont | 81.65% |
| 66 | Cedarhurst | 81.45% |
| 67 | Cohoes | 81.22% |
| 68 | Auburn | 80.98% |
| 69 | Fredonia | 80.92% |
| 70 | Briarcliff Manor | 80.78% |
| 71 | Bronxville | 80.7% |
| 72 | Potsdam | 80.67% |
| 73 | Rockville Centre | 80.22% |
| 74 | Watertown | 79.84% |
| 75 | Irvington | 79.44% |
| 76 | Endicott | 79.34% |
| 77 | Malverne | 79.16% |
| 78 | Lockport | 78.87% |
| 79 | Rye | 78.39% |
| 80 | Croton-On-Hudson | 78.34% |
| 81 | Rye Brook | 77.98% |
| 82 | Newark | 77.55% |
| 83 | Johnson City | 76.58% |
| 84 | Lake Grove | 76.46% |
| 85 | Solvay | 76.2% |
| 86 | Elmira | 75.99% |
| 87 | Airmont | 75.44% |
| 88 | Pelham Manor | 75.19% |
| 89 | Rensselaer | 75.16% |
| 90 | Lindenhurst | 75.02% |
| 91 | Lackawanna | 74.96% |
| 92 | New Paltz | 74.18% |
| 93 | Long Beach | 74.11% |
| 94 | Farmingdale | 73.98% |
| 95 | Floral Park | 73.91% |
| 96 | Great Neck | 73.11% |
| 97 | Chestnut Ridge | 73.09% |
| 98 | Watervliet | 72.98% |
| 99 | Harrison | 72.96% |
| 100 | East Rockaway | 72.12% |
