New York Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity from Census 2020

Updated on August 29, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, New York's voting-age population of 16.09M residents comprised of 2.93M residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (18.19%), and 13.16M residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.81%).

Race: The White Alone voting-age population was the largest racial group in New York, with a voting-age population of 9.15M (56.90%). The Black or African American Alone voting-age population was the second largest racial group in New York, with a voting-age population of 2.33M (14.46%). The Some Other Race Alone voting-age population was the third largest racial group in New York, with a voting-age population of 1.66M (10.29%). The smallest racial group in New York was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a voting-age population of 8.31K (0.05%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone voting-age population was the largest ethnic group in New York, with a voting-age population of 8.76M (54.46%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone voting-age population was the second largest ethnic group in New York, with a voting-age population of 2.18M (13.53%). The Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone voting-age population was the third largest ethnic group in New York, with a voting-age population of 1.55M (9.65%). The smallest ethnic group in New York was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a voting-age population of 3.54K (0.02%).

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

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States.

You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar information for each New York county.

New York Voting-age Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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New York Voting-age Racial Groups in Census 2020
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New York Voting-age Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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New York Voting-age Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Voting-age Population % of State Voting-age Population
Black or African American Alone 2326865 14.46
White Alone 9153551 56.90
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 113432 0.71
Asian Alone 1562776 9.71
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8308 0.05
Some Other Race Alone 1654770 10.29
Two Or More Races 1268433 7.88
New York Voting-age Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Voting-age Population % of State Voting-age Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 8761517 54.46
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 2176551 13.53
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 1551634 9.65
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 1517257 9.43
Hispanic - Two or More Races 780789 4.85
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 487644 3.03
Hispanic - White Alone 392034 2.44
Hispanic - Black Alone 150314 0.93
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 137513 0.86
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 70808 0.44
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 42624 0.27
Hispanic - Asian Alone 11142 0.07
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 4766 0.03
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 3542 0.02