New York Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2022 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 25, 2025.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2022, the New York citizen population was 18.17M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen population (10.61M) and constituted 58.36% of the total.

The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the second highest citizen population (3.16M) and constituted 17.37% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the third highest (2.62M), constituting 14.44% of the total citizen population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Percentage of New York Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2022
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Non-Hispanic Black Alone
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 Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2022
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Ethnicity Population % of Citizen Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 10605775 58.36
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 3155860 17.37
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone 2624140 14.44
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone 1315440 7.24
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races 425240 2.34
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 39325 0.22
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7305 0.04