Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cortland County, NY in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 48,299 population of Cortland County, New York comprised of 1,238 people who identified as Hispanic (2.56%), and 47,061 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.44%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cortland County, New York with a population of 45,935 (95.11%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 866 (1.79%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 852 (1.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cortland County, New York in 2015, with a population of 44,951 (93.07%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 984 (2.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 754 (1.56%).

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

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Population By Race in Cortland , NY in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 866 1.79%
White Alone 45,935 95.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 154 0.32%
Asian Alone 481 1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.02%
Two Or More Races 852 1.76%
Population By Ethnicity in Cortland , NY in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 114 0.24%
White Alone - Hispanic 984 2.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 30 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 98 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 752 1.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 44,951 93.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 124 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 474 0.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 754 1.56%