Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson County, NY in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 116,902 population of Jefferson County, New York comprised of 8,278 people who identified as Hispanic (7.08%), and 108,624 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.92%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, New York with a population of 102,318 (87.53%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,418 (6.35%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,758 (3.22%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, New York in 2021, with a population of 95,850 (81.99%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,592 (5.64%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,468 (5.53%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Jefferson County, NY in 2021
Total Population:116,902
92.92%
Non Hispanic (92.92%)
Hispanic (7.08%)
Race in Jefferson County, NY in 2021
Total Population:116,902
87.53%
White Alone (87.53%)
Black or African American Alone (6.35%)
Two or more races (3.22%)
Asian Alone (1.88%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.69%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.35%)
Ethnicity in Jefferson County, NY in 2021
Total Population:116,902
81.99%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (81.99%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.64%)
Hispanic White Alone (5.53%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.81%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.31%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.72%)
Population By Race in Jefferson , NY in 2021
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 102,318 87.53%
Black or African American Alone 7,418 6.35%
Two Or More Races 3,758 3.22%
Asian Alone 2,194 1.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 805 0.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 409 0.35%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , NY in 2021
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 95,850 81.99%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,592 5.64%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,468 5.53%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,287 2.81%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,009 1.72%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 826 0.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 578 0.49%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 471 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 308 0.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 227 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 185 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 101 0.09%