New York Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity 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 New York citizen voting-age population was 13.61M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (8.75M) and constituted 64.33% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (1.94M) and constituted 14.22% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (1.88M), constituting 13.81% 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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New York Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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Percentage of New York Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

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 2016

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	8752595	64.33
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	1935110	14.22
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	1879045	13.81
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	840670	6.18
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	158540	1.17
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	34510	0.25
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	5385	0.04