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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 1,357,260 population of Nassau County, New York comprised of 227,436 people who identified as Hispanic (16.76%), and 1,129,824 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.24%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nassau County, New York with a population of 1,012,098 (74.57%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 174,126 (12.83%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 136,811 (10.08%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nassau County, New York in 2017, with a population of 819,050 (60.35%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 193,048 (14.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 155,906 (11.49%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 174,126 12.83%
White Alone 1,012,098 74.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,336 0.54%
Asian Alone 136,811 10.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,336 0.1%
Two Or More Races 25,553 1.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Nassau , NY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 18,220 1.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 193,048 14.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,658 0.42%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,382 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 855 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7,273 0.54%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 155,906 11.49%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 819,050 60.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,678 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 134,429 9.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 481 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 18,280 1.35%