Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cortland County, NY in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 47,950 population of Cortland County, New York comprised of 1,288 people who identified as Hispanic (2.69%), and 46,662 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cortland County, New York with a population of 45,521 (94.93%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 892 (1.86%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 874 (1.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cortland County, New York in 2016, with a population of 44,522 (92.85%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 999 (2.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 771 (1.61%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 892 1.86%
White Alone 45,521 94.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 165 0.34%
Asian Alone 486 1.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12 0.03%
Two Or More Races 874 1.82%
Population By Ethnicity in Cortland , NY in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 136 0.28%
White Alone - Hispanic 999 2.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 38 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 103 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 756 1.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 44,522 92.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 127 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 479 1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 771 1.61%