Japanese Population in Oneida County, NY by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Japanese population in Oneida County, NY is recorded at 210 residents, based on the latest U.S. Census estimates. Most cities in Oneida County - including Forestport town, Rome, Utica, and others - report non-zero figures, reflecting a broad and distributed Japanese presence. However, the combined population across these cities exceeds the official county total - a likely result of rounding differences or sampling variations in small-population census data. The analysis below explores how Japanese communities are spread across Oneida County, NY and comparable counties throughout New York.

Top 5 cities with the largest Japanese population in Oneida County

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  • 1
    Forestport town
    Japanese population in Forestport town is 53
    3.20% of Forestport town population is Japanese
  • 2
    Rome
    Japanese population in Rome is 51
    0.16% of Rome population is Japanese
  • 3
    Utica
    Japanese population in Utica is 41
    0.06% of Utica population is Japanese
  • 4
    Boonville
    Japanese population in Boonville is 21
    1.07% of Boonville population is Japanese
  • 5
    Boonville town
    Japanese population in Boonville town is 21
    0.47% of Boonville town population is Japanese

Overview of Japanese population in Oneida County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data document Oneida County with 210 Japanese residents (0.091% of 229,645 total county population), positioning the jurisdiction at the 81st percentile nationally among counties and 59th percentile within New York for Japanese population concentrations, despite absolute population figures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS data indicate Oneida County's Japanese population of 0.091% remains below New York's state average of 0.3% and the national average of 0.49%, placing the county below demographic benchmarks across multiple geographic scales.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates Oneida County contains 210 Japanese residents, representing less than 1% of New York's total Japanese population of 60,028.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey documents Oneida County with 0.17 Japanese Americans per square mile, below New York's average of 1.3 per square mile, placing the county among the least concentrated jurisdictions within the state.
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43 Cities in Oneida County Ranked by Japanese Population

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ACS data [1] show Japanese populations distributed across multiple cities in the county, led by Forestport town, Rome, Utica, and Boonville. The table below provides additional context, including total population, population density, and demographic distributions, based on current ACS data for 43 incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Oneida County, NY ranked by Japanese population count
Rank by Japanese Population
City
Japanese Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Oneida County Japanese Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Forestport town 53 3.20% 25.24%
2 Rome 51 0.16% 24.29%
3 Utica 41 0.06% 19.52%
4 Boonville 21 1.07% 10.00%
4 Boonville town 21 0.47% 10.00%
5 Kirkland town 17 0.17% 8.10%
6 Oriskany 16 1.30% 7.62%
6 16 0.09% 7.62%
7 5 0.25% 2.38%
8 4 0.19% 1.90%
8 4 0.02% 1.90%
8 4 0.13% 1.90%
8 4 0.05% 1.90%
9 3 0.44% 1.43%
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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 Oneida County, NY by their Japanese population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Japanese 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 Japanese 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 Japanese alone, while others identify as Japanese along with another race (such as Japanese and German).
  • We’ve used the “Japanese alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Japanese population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Japanese 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 Japanese .
  2. % of Total Oneida County Japanese Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Japanese 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 Japanese 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 Japanese 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 Japanese populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

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