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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 919,378 population of Erie County, New York comprised of 51,147 people who identified as Hispanic (5.56%), and 868,231 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.44%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Erie County, New York with a population of 732,025 (79.62%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 128,207 (13.95%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 32,974 (3.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Erie County, New York in 2017, with a population of 693,919 (75.48%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 120,317 (13.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 38,106 (4.14%).

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

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Population By Race in Erie , NY in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 128,207 13.95%
White Alone 732,025 79.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,032 0.77%
Asian Alone 32,974 3.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 443 0.05%
Two Or More Races 18,697 2.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Erie , NY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7,890 0.86%
White Alone - Hispanic 38,106 4.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,808 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 478 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 192 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,673 0.29%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 120,317 13.09%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 693,919 75.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 5,224 0.57%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 32,496 3.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 251 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 16,024 1.74%