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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 26,656 population of Lewis County, New York comprised of 446 people who identified as Hispanic (1.67%), and 26,210 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.33%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lewis County, New York with a population of 25,935 (97.3%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 285 (1.07%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 228 (0.86%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lewis County, New York in 2016, with a population of 25,589 (96%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 346 (1.3%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 245 (0.92%).

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

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Population By Race in Lewis , NY in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 228 0.86%
White Alone 25,935 97.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 81 0.3%
Asian Alone 97 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 30 0.11%
Two Or More Races 285 1.07%
Population By Ethnicity in Lewis , NY in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 30 0.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 346 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 24 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 40 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 198 0.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 25,589 96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 57 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 95 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 26 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 245 0.92%