New York Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 20, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the New York population aged 25 years and above was 14,081,080.

Race: The White Alone racial group had the highest population aged 25 years and above (8.86M) and constituted 62.93% of the New York population aged 25yrs+. The Black or African American Alone racial group had the second highest population (2.08M) and constituted 14.74% of the population. The third highest racial group was Asian Alone (1.24M), constituting 8.81% of the population.

Ethnicity: The population of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was 8.09M and constituted 57.43% of the New York population aged 25yrs+. The population of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was 2.44M and constituted 17.31% of the population.

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

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New York Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black Alone
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two or More Races
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
New York Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
All Others
New York Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
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Race Population % of Total Pop.
White Alone 8861738 62.93
Black or African American Alone 2075880 14.74
Asian Alone 1240722 8.81
Some Other Race Alone 1157838 8.22
Two Or More Races 683611 4.86
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 55147 0.39
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6144 0.04
New York Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population % of Total Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 8087100 57.43
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 2437501 17.31
All Other Ethnicities 3556479 25.26