Population By Race and Ethnicity in Essex County, NY in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 36,987 population of Essex County, New York comprised of 1,136 people who identified as Hispanic (3.07%), and 35,851 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.93%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Essex County, New York with a population of 34,964 (94.53%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,019 (2.76%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 507 (1.37%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Essex County, New York in 2019, with a population of 34,127 (92.27%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 870 (2.35%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 837 (2.26%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,019 2.76%
White Alone 34,964 94.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 197 0.53%
Asian Alone 278 0.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 22 0.06%
Two Or More Races 507 1.37%
Population By Ethnicity in Essex , NY in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 149 0.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 837 2.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 83 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 51 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 870 2.35%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 34,127 92.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 114 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 267 0.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 456 1.23%