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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 37,973 population of Essex County, New York comprised of 1,116 people who identified as Hispanic (2.94%), and 36,857 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.06%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Essex County, New York with a population of 35,928 (94.62%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,075 (2.83%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 484 (1.27%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Essex County, New York in 2015, with a population of 35,116 (92.48%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 922 (2.43%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 812 (2.14%).

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

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Population By Race in Essex , NY in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,075 2.83%
White Alone 35,928 94.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 196 0.52%
Asian Alone 274 0.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.04%
Two Or More Races 484 1.27%
Population By Ethnicity in Essex , NY in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 153 0.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 812 2.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 90 0.24%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 51 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 922 2.43%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 35,116 92.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 106 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 267 0.7%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 433 1.14%