Cortland, New York Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 46.81K population of Cortland, NY residents comprised of 1.66K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (3.54%), and 45.15K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cortland, NY, with a population of 41.25K (88.12%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Cortland, NY, with a population of 2.67K (5.71%). The Asian Alone population was the third largest racial group in Cortland, NY, with a population of 1.03K (2.20%). The smallest racial group in Cortland, NY was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 15 (0.03%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Cortland, NY, with a population of 40.80K (87.17%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the second largest ethnic group in Cortland, NY, with a population of 2.18K (4.66%). The Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Cortland, NY, with a population of 1.02K (2.17%). The smallest ethnic group in Cortland, NY was Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 6 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Cortland, 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.

Cortland, NY Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Cortland, NY Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Cortland, NY Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Cortland, NY Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 895 1.91
White Alone 41250 88.12
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 124 0.27
Asian Alone 1028 2.20
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 825 1.76
Two Or More Races 2672 5.71
Cortland, NY Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 40801 87.17
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 2180 4.66
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 1018 2.17
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 829 1.77
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 621 1.33
Hispanic - Two or More Races 492 1.05
Hispanic - White Alone 449 0.96
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 204 0.44
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 113 0.24
Hispanic - Black Alone 66 0.14
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 11 0.02
Hispanic - Asian Alone 10 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 9 0.02
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 6 0.01