New York Non-Hispanic White Alone Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population for New York was 3,195,130 and represented 18.08% of the total New York citizen population.

Among all New York counties, Suffolk had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population (1.02M), followed by Kings (854.65K), and Nassau (833.08K).

In terms of percentages, Lewis had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic White Alone (96.74%), followed by Yates (96.52%), and Schuyler (96.01%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic White Alone.

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New York Non-Hispanic White Alone Citizen Population By County in 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Suffolk 1022305 73.79
Kings 854645 38.91
Nassau 833075 66.93
New York 702540 50.54
Erie 696145 78.10
Queens 551745 30.22
Monroe 527660 73.16
Westchester 511665 60.37
Onondaga 359975 79.82
Richmond 286755 65.41
Orange 246215 68.56
Albany 224765 76.22
Dutchess 213025 75.53
Saratoga 203470 92.73
Rockland 201590 68.83
Oneida 191015 85.25
Niagara 182580 86.88
Broome 165785 86.43
Ulster 143535 82.39
Rensselaer 134150 85.76
Bronx 128195 10.93
Schenectady 115590 77.40
Chautauqua 115575 88.69
Oswego 113490 94.91
St. Lawrence 101540 93.10
Ontario 98570 91.65
Jefferson 96645 83.30
Steuben 91905 94.74
Wayne 82800 90.79
Putnam 79250 83.68
Tompkins 79205 83.14
Chemung 75690 87.21
Clinton 72885 91.35
Cayuga 71275 91.43
Cattaraugus 71255 91.56
Madison 67190 94.24
Warren 60745 95.05
Herkimer 60125 95.36
Livingston 58525 91.90
Washington 57770 93.25
Otsego 55700 92.56
Sullivan 54570 75.49
Genesee 53540 91.29
Columbia 53250 88.89
Fulton 50500 93.73
Tioga 47330 95.75
Chenango 46740 95.62
Cortland 45195 93.45
Allegany 44935 95.45
Delaware 42595 93.26
Franklin 41575 82.96
Montgomery 41245 84.07
Greene 40870 87.03
Wyoming 36935 90.58
Orleans 36265 88.28
Essex 35260 93.03
Seneca 31230 89.85
Schoharie 29485 93.98
Lewis 25935 96.74
Yates 23815 96.52
Schuyler 17435 96.01
Hamilton 4425 95.47