Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nassau County, NY in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 1,341,642 population of Nassau County, New York comprised of 196,708 people who identified as Hispanic (14.66%), and 1,144,934 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (85.34%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nassau County, New York with a population of 1,048,971 (78.19%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 158,655 (11.83%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 107,072 (7.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nassau County, New York in 2010, with a population of 879,623 (65.56%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 169,348 (12.62%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 143,979 (10.73%).

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

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Population By Race in Nassau , NY in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 158,655 11.83%
White Alone 1,048,971 78.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,032 0.45%
Asian Alone 107,072 7.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,086 0.08%
Two Or More Races 19,826 1.48%
Population By Ethnicity in Nassau , NY in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14,676 1.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 169,348 12.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,577 0.34%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,916 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 742 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,449 0.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 143,979 10.73%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 879,623 65.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,455 0.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 105,156 7.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 344 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 14,377 1.07%