Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bronx County, NY in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 1,439,956 population of Bronx County, New York comprised of 803,964 people who identified as Hispanic (55.83%), and 635,992 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (44.17%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bronx County, New York with a population of 642,926 (44.65%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 631,789 (43.88%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 64,721 (4.5%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bronx County, New York in 2017, with a population of 506,930 (35.21%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 423,963 (29.44%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Hispanic with a population of 207,826 (14.43%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Bronx, New York.

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Population By Race in Bronx , NY in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 631,789 43.88%
White Alone 642,926 44.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 43,184 3%
Asian Alone 64,721 4.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6,143 0.43%
Two Or More Races 51,193 3.56%
Population By Ethnicity in Bronx , NY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 207,826 14.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 506,930 35.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 39,149 2.72%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7,290 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5,407 0.38%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 37,362 2.6%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 423,963 29.44%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 135,996 9.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 4,035 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 57,431 3.99%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 736 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 13,831 0.96%