New York Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity 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 New York citizen voting-age population was 13.74M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (8.75M) and constituted 63.66% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (1.97M) and constituted 14.33% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (1.94M), constituting 14.12% 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 2017

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 2017

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 2017

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	8748075	63.66
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	1968765	14.33
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	1940425	14.12
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	879300	6.40
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	164710	1.20
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	35070	0.26
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	5570	0.04