Suffolk 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 1.53M population of Suffolk County, NY residents comprised of 332.96K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (21.82%), and 1.19M residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (78.18%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Suffolk County, NY, with a population of 1.02M (67.03%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest racial group in Suffolk County, NY, with a population of 166.17K (10.89%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Suffolk County, NY, with a population of 147.21K (9.65%). The smallest racial group in Suffolk County, NY was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 427 (0.03%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Suffolk County, NY, with a population of 967.33K (63.39%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Suffolk County, NY, with a population of 156.70K (10.27%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Suffolk County, NY, with a population of 107.27K (7.03%). The smallest ethnic group in Suffolk County, NY was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 186 (0.01%).

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

Suffolk County, NY Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Suffolk County, NY Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Suffolk County, NY Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Suffolk County, NY Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 114294 7.49
White Alone 1022846 67.03
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 9188 0.60
Asian Alone 65779 4.31
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 427 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 166174 10.89
Two Or More Races 147212 9.65
Suffolk County, NY Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 967330 63.39
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 156695 10.27
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 107268 7.03
Hispanic - Two or More Races 106690 6.99
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 65019 4.26
Hispanic - White Alone 55516 3.64
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 40522 2.66
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 9479 0.62
Hispanic - Black Alone 7026 0.46
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 6086 0.40
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 3102 0.20
Hispanic - Asian Alone 760 0.05
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 241 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 186 0.01