Population By Race and Ethnicity in Herkimer County, NY in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 62,434 population of Herkimer County, New York comprised of 1,315 people who identified as Hispanic (2.11%), and 61,119 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Herkimer County, New York with a population of 60,221 (96.46%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 835 (1.34%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 827 (1.33%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Herkimer County, New York in 2016, with a population of 59,203 (94.83%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,018 (1.63%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 725 (1.16%).

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 2016

Total Population:62,434

Non Hispanic (97.89%)

Hispanic (2.11%)

Race in Herkimer County, NY in 2016

Total Population:62,434

White Alone (96.46%)

Two or more races (1.34%)

Black or African American Alone (1.33%)

Asian Alone (0.55%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.31%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Herkimer County, NY in 2016

Total Population:62,434

Non-Hispanic White Alone (94.83%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.63%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.16%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.11%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.75%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.53%)

Population By Race in Herkimer , NY in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	60,221	96.46%
Two Or More Races	835	1.34%
Black or African American Alone	827	1.33%
Asian Alone	342	0.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	191	0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	18	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Herkimer , NY in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	59,203	94.83%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,018	1.63%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	725	1.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	694	1.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	328	0.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	156	0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	133	0.21%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	110	0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	35	0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	14	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	13	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	5	0.01%