Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lewis County, NY in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 26,606 population of Lewis County, New York comprised of 491 people who identified as Hispanic (1.85%), and 26,115 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lewis County, New York with a population of 25,863 (97.21%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 302 (1.14%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 221 (0.83%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lewis County, New York in 2017, with a population of 25,482 (95.78%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 381 (1.43%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 259 (0.97%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 221 0.83%
White Alone 25,863 97.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 87 0.33%
Asian Alone 103 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 30 0.11%
Two Or More Races 302 1.14%
Population By Ethnicity in Lewis , NY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 34 0.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 381 1.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 28 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 43 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 187 0.7%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 25,482 95.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 101 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 27 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 259 0.97%