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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Population By Race in Herkimer , NY in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 827 1.33%
White Alone 60,221 96.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 191 0.31%
Asian Alone 342 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.03%
Two Or More Races 835 1.34%
Population By Ethnicity in Herkimer , NY in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 133 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,018 1.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 35 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 14 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 110 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 694 1.11%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 59,203 94.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 156 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 328 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 725 1.16%