Albany County, New York Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 9, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 314.85K population of Albany County, NY residents comprised of 21.60K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (6.86%), and 293.25K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.14%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Albany County, NY, with a population of 215.50K (68.44%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Albany County, NY, with a population of 43.21K (13.72%). The Asian Alone population was the third largest racial group in Albany County, NY, with a population of 24.47K (7.77%). The smallest racial group in Albany County, NY was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 183 (0.06%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Albany County, NY, with a population of 210.90K (66.98%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Albany County, NY, with a population of 40.67K (12.92%). The Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Albany County, NY, with a population of 24.36K (7.74%). The smallest ethnic group in Albany County, NY was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 17 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Albany County, New York from the 2020 decennial census.

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

Albany County, NY Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Albany County, NY Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Albany County, NY Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Albany County, NY Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 43206 13.72
White Alone 215496 68.44
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 845 0.27
Asian Alone 24473 7.77
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 183 0.06
Some Other Race Alone 8873 2.82
Two Or More Races 21772 6.92
Albany County, NY Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 210895 66.98
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 40667 12.92
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 24363 7.74
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 14847 4.72
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 7052 2.24
Hispanic - Two or More Races 6925 2.20
Hispanic - White Alone 4601 1.46
Hispanic - Black Alone 2539 0.81
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 1821 0.58
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 494 0.16
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 351 0.11
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 166 0.05
Hispanic - Asian Alone 110 0.04
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 17 0.01