New York White Alone Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on February 11, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 11,143,349 people in New York who identified their race as White Alone, which is 55.16% of the total population of New York. Kings County had the highest number of people who identify as White Alone (1,028,774), followed by Suffolk County (1,022,846), and New York County (847,604). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as White Alone were: Hamilton County (4,785), Schuyler County (16,750), and Yates County (23,264).

In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Lewis County had the highest percentage, with 94.50% of its population identifying their race as White Alone, followed by Yates County (93.91%), and Hamilton County (93.70%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in New York.

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's population that identify as White Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

New York White Alone Population By County in Census 2020
New York White Alone Population By County in Census 2020
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Albany County 215496 68.44
Allegany County 42555 91.60
Bronx County 207573 14.10
Broome County 158674 79.86
Cattaraugus County 68128 88.43
Cayuga County 67017 87.89
Chautauqua County 109333 85.65
Chemung County 70463 83.74
Chenango County 43531 92.19
Clinton County 70142 87.85
Columbia County 51533 83.70
Cortland County 41250 88.12
Delaware County 39466 89.07
Dutchess County 207251 70.04
Erie County 693563 72.68
Essex County 34102 91.23
Franklin County 39036 82.09
Fulton County 47775 89.59
Genesee County 51541 88.27
Greene County 40490 84.48
Hamilton County 4785 93.70
Herkimer County 55246 91.86
Jefferson County 96244 82.46
Kings County 1028774 37.60
Lewis County 25121 94.50
Livingston County 55442 89.66
Madison County 61504 90.43
Monroe County 521127 68.62
Montgomery County 40209 81.18
Nassau County 817196 58.55
New York County 847604 50.03
Niagara County 175821 82.68
Oneida County 185042 79.72
Onondaga County 353232 74.13
Ontario County 98880 87.93
Orange County 248085 61.82
Orleans County 34643 85.87
Oswego County 107264 91.27
Otsego County 52403 89.54
Putnam County 75406 77.21
Queens County 621475 25.84
Rensselaer County 126828 78.71
Richmond County 295519 59.61
Rockland County 214890 63.52
St. Lawrence County 97530 89.89
Saratoga County 206278 87.59
Schenectady County 107493 68.01
Schoharie County 27112 91.24
Schuyler County 16750 93.59
Seneca County 29737 87.94
Steuben County 84953 90.78
Suffolk County 1022846 67.03
Sullivan County 56040 71.28
Tioga County 44557 91.96
Tompkins County 78657 74.39
Ulster County 141728 77.94
Warren County 59911 91.14
Washington County 55162 89.98
Wayne County 80476 88.16
Westchester County 533150 53.08
Wyoming County 36046 88.93
Yates County 23264 93.91