Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cortland County, NY in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 46,741 population of Cortland County, New York comprised of 1,607 people who identified as Hispanic (3.44%), and 45,134 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.56%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cortland County, New York with a population of 43,992 (94.12%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,020 (2.18%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 968 (2.07%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cortland County, New York in 2020, with a population of 42,755 (91.47%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,237 (2.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 851 (1.82%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Cortland County, NY in 2020
Total Population:46,741
96.56%
Non Hispanic (96.56%)
Hispanic (3.44%)
Race in Cortland County, NY in 2020
Total Population:46,741
94.12%
White Alone (94.12%)
Black or African American Alone (2.18%)
Two or more races (2.07%)
Asian Alone (1.16%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.43%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)
Ethnicity in Cortland County, NY in 2020
Total Population:46,741
91.47%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (91.47%)
Hispanic White Alone (2.65%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.82%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.81%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.13%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.12%)
Population By Race in Cortland , NY in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 43,992 94.12%
Black or African American Alone 1,020 2.18%
Two Or More Races 968 2.07%
Asian Alone 540 1.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 203 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.04%
Population By Ethnicity in Cortland , NY in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 42,755 91.47%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,237 2.65%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 851 1.82%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 846 1.81%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 529 1.13%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 169 0.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 140 0.3%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 122 0.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 63 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%