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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 62,659 population of Herkimer County, New York comprised of 1,267 people who identified as Hispanic (2.02%), and 61,392 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Herkimer County, New York with a population of 60,519 (96.59%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 805 (1.29%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 800 (1.28%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Herkimer County, New York in 2015, with a population of 59,539 (95.02%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 980 (1.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 691 (1.1%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Herkimer County, NY in 2015

Total Population:62,659

Non Hispanic (97.98%)

Hispanic (2.02%)

Race in Herkimer County, NY in 2015

Total Population:62,659

White Alone (96.59%)

Two or more races (1.29%)

Black or African American Alone (1.28%)

Asian Alone (0.53%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.29%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Herkimer County, NY in 2015

Total Population:62,659

Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.02%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.56%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.1%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.08%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.72%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.51%)

Population By Race in Herkimer , NY in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	60,519	96.59%
Two Or More Races	805	1.29%
Black or African American Alone	800	1.28%
Asian Alone	334	0.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	183	0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	18	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Herkimer , NY in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	59,539	95.02%
White Alone - Hispanic	980	1.56%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	691	1.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	679	1.08%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	320	0.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	151	0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	121	0.19%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	114	0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	32	0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	14	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	12	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	6	0.01%