Rensselaer County, New York Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity from Census 2020
According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 130.08K voting-age population of Rensselaer County, NY residents comprised of 6.26K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (4.81%), and 123.82K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.19%).
Race: The White Alone voting-age population was the largest racial group in Rensselaer County, NY, with a voting-age population of 105.71K (81.26%). The Black or African American Alone voting-age population was the second largest racial group in Rensselaer County, NY, with a voting-age population of 9.04K (6.95%). The Two Or More Races voting-age population was the third largest racial group in Rensselaer County, NY, with a voting-age population of 7.88K (6.06%). The smallest racial group in Rensselaer County, NY was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a voting-age population of 23 (0.02%).
Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone voting-age population was the largest ethnic group in Rensselaer County, NY, with a voting-age population of 104.24K (80.13%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone voting-age population was the second largest ethnic group in Rensselaer County, NY, with a voting-age population of 8.49K (6.53%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races voting-age population was the third largest ethnic group in Rensselaer County, NY, with a voting-age population of 5.52K (4.24%). The smallest ethnic group in Rensselaer County, NY was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a voting-age population of 6 (0.01%).
The charts and tables below shows the voting-age population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Rensselaer 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.
| Race | Voting-age Population | % of County Voting-age Population |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American Alone | 9041 | 6.95 |
| White Alone | 105705 | 81.26 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 356 | 0.27 |
| Asian Alone | 4843 | 3.72 |
| Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone | 23 | 0.02 |
| Some Other Race Alone | 2231 | 1.72 |
| Two Or More Races | 7882 | 6.06 |
| Ethnicity | Voting-age Population | % of County Voting-age Population |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic - White Alone | 104239 | 80.13 |
| Non-Hispanic - Black Alone | 8493 | 6.53 |
| Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races | 5519 | 4.24 |
| Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone | 4802 | 3.69 |
| Hispanic - Two or More Races | 2363 | 1.82 |
| Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone | 1728 | 1.33 |
| Hispanic - White Alone | 1466 | 1.13 |
| Hispanic - Black Alone | 548 | 0.42 |
| Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone | 503 | 0.39 |
| Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native | 246 | 0.19 |
| Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native | 110 | 0.09 |
| Hispanic - Asian Alone | 41 | 0.03 |
| Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander | 17 | 0.01 |
| Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander | 6 | 0.01 |