Herkimer 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 60.14K population of Herkimer County, NY residents comprised of 1.53K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (2.54%), and 58.61K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Herkimer County, NY, with a population of 55.25K (91.86%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Herkimer County, NY, with a population of 3.24K (5.39%). The Black or African American Alone population was the third largest racial group in Herkimer County, NY, with a population of 759 (1.26%). The smallest racial group in Herkimer County, NY was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 35 (0.06%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Herkimer County, NY, with a population of 54.65K (90.88%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the second largest ethnic group in Herkimer County, NY, with a population of 2.65K (4.41%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Herkimer County, NY, with a population of 682 (1.13%). The smallest ethnic group in Herkimer County, NY was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 3 (0.01%).

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

Herkimer County, NY Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Herkimer County, NY Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Herkimer County, NY Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Herkimer County, NY Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 759 1.26
White Alone 55246 91.86
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 108 0.18
Asian Alone 370 0.62
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 35 0.06
Some Other Race Alone 382 0.64
Two Or More Races 3239 5.39
Herkimer County, NY Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 54653 90.88
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 2654 4.41
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 682 1.13
Hispanic - White Alone 593 0.99
Hispanic - Two or More Races 585 0.97
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 359 0.60
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 229 0.38
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 153 0.25
Hispanic - Black Alone 77 0.13
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 76 0.13
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 32 0.05
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 32 0.05
Hispanic - Asian Alone 11 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 3 0.01