New York Population By Race in Census 2020
Updated on March 12, 2023.
According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among New York population of 20,201,249 people, 55.16% (11,143,349) identified their race as White Alone, 14.78% (2,986,172) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, and 10.94% (2,210,633) identified their race as Some Other Race Alone.
The first chart below shows the population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the New York population for each race. You can also find the information in a table below.
You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States.
You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each New York county.
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Related Topics: New York Census 2020 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
New York Population By Race in Census 2020
Race | Population | % of State Population |
|---|---|---|
| White Alone | 11,143,349 | 55.16 |
| Black or African American Alone | 2,986,172 | 14.78 |
| Some Other Race Alone | 2,210,633 | 10.94 |
| Asian Alone | 1,933,127 | 9.57 |
| Two Or More Races | 1,767,463 | 8.75 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 149,690 | 0.74 |
| Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone | 10,815 | 0.05 |
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US Census 2020 Population By Race for New York Counties
Use the following links to see the population by race from the US 2020 decennial Census for each county in the state of New York.