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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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Bronx County, NY in 2017
Total Population:1,439,956
55.83%44.17%
Hispanic (55.83%)
Non Hispanic (44.17%)
Race in Bronx County, NY in 2017
Total Population:1,439,956
44.65%43.88%
White Alone (44.65%)
Black or African American Alone (43.88%)
Asian Alone (4.5%)
Two or more races (3.56%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (3%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.43%)
Ethnicity in Bronx County, NY in 2017
Total Population:1,439,956
35.21%29.44%14.43%9.44%
Hispanic White Alone (35.21%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (29.44%)
Hispanic Black or African American Alone (14.43%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone (9.44%)
All Other Ethnicities (7.49%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (3.99%)
Population By Race in Bronx , NY in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 642,926 44.65%
Black or African American Alone 631,789 43.88%
Asian Alone 64,721 4.5%
Two Or More Races 51,193 3.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 43,184 3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6,143 0.43%
Population By Ethnicity in Bronx , NY in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic 506,930 35.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 423,963 29.44%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 207,826 14.43%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 135,996 9.44%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 57,431 3.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 39,149 2.72%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 37,362 2.6%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 13,831 0.96%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7,290 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5,407 0.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 4,035 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 736 0.05%