New York Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on July 16, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the New York voting-age population was 15,897,349. The White Alone racial group had the highest voting-age population (9.90M) and constituted 62.31% of the New York voting-age population. The Black or African American Alone racial group had the second highest voting-age population (2.38M) and constituted 14.95% of New York voting-age population. The Asian Alone racial group had the third highest voting-age population (1.40M), constituting 8.79% of New York voting-age population.

The voting-age population of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was 9.00M and constituted 56.64% of New York voting-age population. The voting-age population of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was 2.84M and constituted 17.84% of New York voting-age population.

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

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New York Voting-age Population By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two Or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
New York Voting-age Population By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
New York Voting-age Population By Race in 2021
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Race Voting-age Population % of Voting-age Pop.
White Alone 9905464 62.31
Black or African American Alone 2376554 14.95
Asian Alone 1397555 8.79
Some Other Race Alone 1342034 8.44
Two Or More Races 803852 5.06
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 64483 0.41
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7407 0.05
New York Voting-age Population By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Voting-age Population % of Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 9004166 56.64
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 2835688 17.84