New York Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2015 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2015, the New York citizen voting-age population was 13.53M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (8.77M) and constituted 64.84% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (1.92M) and constituted 14.16% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (1.83M), constituting 13.54% of the total citizen voting-age population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen voting-age population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Percentage of New York Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2015
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Non-Hispanic Black Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races
Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
New York Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2015
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Ethnicity Voting-age Population % of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 8773680 64.84
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone 1916035 14.16
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1831605 13.54
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone 818225 6.05
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races 153125 1.13
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 34490 0.26
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4245 0.03