Albanian Population in Richmond County, NY by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

Albanian residents in Richmond County, NY number 8,282, with both incorporated cities - New York (37,526) and Staten Island borough (8,282) - reporting a presence. While the county-level estimate appears slightly lower than the combined city counts, this occasionally happens due to independent census sampling methods. With no presence reported outside these two cities, the Albanian population is clearly concentrated within municipal boundaries. Below, we explore how this pattern of dual-city presence compares to demographic layouts across New York.

Top 5 cities with the largest Albanian population in Richmond County

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  • 1
    New York
    Albanian population in New York is 37,526
    0.44% of New York population is Albanian
  • 2
    Staten Island borough
    Albanian population in Staten Island borough is 8,282
    1.68% of Staten Island borough population is Albanian

Overview of Albanian population in Richmond County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data shows Richmond County contains 8,282 Albanian residents (1.7% of 492,734 total county population), ranking the jurisdiction at the 99th percentile nationally among counties and 95th percentile within New York for Albanian demographic concentrations across both absolute and proportional measures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS show Richmond County's Albanian population of 1.7% surpassing both New York's state average of 0.28% and the national average of 0.067%, positioning the county as a high-concentration jurisdiction exceeding demographic benchmarks across all geographic scales.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey indicate Richmond County's 8,282 Albanian residents constitute 14.7% of New York's total Albanian population of 56,226, placing the county among jurisdictions with the highest demographic concentrations, with 14.7% of all New York Albanian Americans residing within county boundaries.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey indicate Richmond County contains $dem_per_sqmi Albanian Americans per square mile—more than one hundred twenty times New York's average of 1.2 per square mile—placing the county as a demographic outlier with one of the most concentrated Albanian communities documented in United States demographic research.
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Richmond County Cities by Albanian Population

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ACS [1] population records show New York and Staten Island borough account for 37,526 and 8,282 Albanian residents. The following table shows comprehensive population data, demographic percentages, density measurements, and complete comparison metrics for both cities in Richmond County, NY.
cities in Richmond County, NY ranked by Albanian population count
Rank by Albanian Population
City
Albanian Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Richmond County Albanian Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 New York 37,526 0.44% 100.00%
2 Staten Island borough 8,282 1.68% 100.00%
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Richmond County, NY by their Albanian population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Albanian population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Albanian ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Albanian alone, while others identify as Albanian along with another race (such as Albanian and German).
  • We’ve used the “Albanian alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Albanian population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Albanian alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Albanian .
  2. % of Total Richmond County Albanian Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Albanian population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Albanian populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported Albanian population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Albanian populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.