New York Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 8, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, New York's population of 20.20M residents comprised of 3.95M residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (19.54%), and 16.25M residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in New York, with a population of 11.14M (55.16%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in New York, with a population of 2.99M (14.78%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in New York, with a population of 2.21M (10.94%). The smallest racial group in New York was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 10.82K (0.05%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in New York, with a population of 10.60M (52.47%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in New York, with a population of 2.76M (13.66%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in New York, with a population of 2.01M (9.97%). The smallest ethnic group in New York was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 4.72K (0.02%).

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

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New York Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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New York Racial Groups in Census 2020
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New York Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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New York Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of State Population
Black or African American Alone 2986172 14.78
White Alone 11143349 55.16
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 149690 0.74
Asian Alone 1933127 9.57
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10815 0.05
Some Other Race Alone 2210633 10.94
Two Or More Races 1767463 8.75
New York Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of State Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 10598907 52.47
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 2759022 13.66
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 2013526 9.97
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 1916329 9.49
Hispanic - Two or More Races 1046616 5.18
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 720847 3.57
Hispanic - White Alone 544442 2.70
Hispanic - Black Alone 227150 1.12
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 197107 0.98
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 94782 0.47
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 54908 0.27
Hispanic - Asian Alone 16798 0.08
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 6097 0.03
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 4718 0.02