Population By Race and Ethnicity in Erie County, NY in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 948,423 population of Erie County, New York comprised of 60,385 people who identified as Hispanic (6.37%), and 888,038 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.63%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Erie County, New York with a population of 741,075 (78.14%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 131,558 (13.87%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 45,363 (4.78%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Erie County, New York in 2022, with a population of 696,944 (73.49%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 121,804 (12.84%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 44,747 (4.72%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 131,558 13.87%
White Alone 741,075 78.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,526 0.79%
Asian Alone 45,363 4.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 556 0.06%
Two Or More Races 22,345 2.36%
Population By Ethnicity in Erie , NY in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9,754 1.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 44,131 4.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,218 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 616 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 290 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,376 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 121,804 12.84%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 696,944 73.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 5,308 0.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 44,747 4.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 266 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 18,969 2%