New York Non-Hispanic White Alone Citizen Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population for New York was 3,188,605 and represented 17.92% of the total New York citizen population.

Among all New York counties, Suffolk had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population (1.01M), followed by Kings (867.69K), and Nassau (826.37K).

In terms of percentages, Lewis had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic White Alone (96.67%), followed by Yates (95.99%), and Schuyler (95.69%).

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 2017
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Suffolk 1014075 73.02
Kings 867685 38.81
Nassau 826365 66.02
New York 707995 50.23
Erie 693655 77.74
Queens 553465 29.80
Monroe 524390 72.76
Westchester 509630 59.63
Onondaga 357830 79.37
Richmond 285250 64.90
Orange 245430 67.93
Albany 223235 75.69
Dutchess 211525 74.97
Saratoga 204220 92.51
Rockland 201610 68.34
Oneida 189570 84.66
Niagara 181340 86.60
Broome 163755 86.11
Ulster 142560 82.07
Rensselaer 133440 85.46
Bronx 127785 10.73
Schenectady 115170 76.96
Chautauqua 114500 88.51
Oswego 112675 94.79
St. Lawrence 100770 93.01
Ontario 98365 91.49
Jefferson 94875 82.82
Steuben 90995 94.70
Wayne 82285 90.69
Tompkins 78870 82.75
Putnam 78235 82.90
Chemung 74870 87.15
Clinton 72520 91.25
Cattaraugus 70815 91.30
Cayuga 70790 91.30
Madison 66790 94.02
Warren 60330 94.78
Herkimer 59525 95.18
Livingston 57985 91.77
Washington 57455 93.07
Otsego 55385 92.33
Sullivan 54160 74.67
Genesee 53015 91.25
Columbia 52795 88.74
Fulton 50115 93.52
Tioga 46925 95.66
Chenango 46135 95.32
Cortland 44730 93.24
Allegany 44610 95.36
Delaware 42060 93.42
Franklin 41550 82.90
Montgomery 40700 83.27
Greene 40585 87.00
Wyoming 36605 90.56
Orleans 35890 88.03
Essex 34880 92.67
Seneca 31055 89.75
Schoharie 29435 93.95
Lewis 25680 96.67
Yates 23800 95.99
Schuyler 17220 95.69
Hamilton 4430 95.58