Rensselaer County, New York Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on March 15, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Rensselaer County, NY population of 161,130 people, 78.71% (126,828) identified their race as White Alone, 7.99% (12,872) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, and 7.53% (12,126) identified their race as Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the population for each race. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other New York counties and also for the state of New York.

Rensselaer County, NY Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Two Or More Races
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Rensselaer County, NY Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Two Or More Races
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Rensselaer County, NY Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 12872 7.99
White Alone 126828 78.71
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 441 0.27
Asian Alone 5776 3.59
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 25 0.02
Some Other Race Alone 3062 1.90
Two Or More Races 12126 7.53