Population By Race and Ethnicity in New York County, NY in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 1,632,326 population of New York County, New York comprised of 416,125 people who identified as Hispanic (25.49%), and 1,216,201 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (74.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in New York County, New York with a population of 1,052,039 (64.45%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 290,443 (17.79%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 210,971 (12.93%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in New York County, New York in 2019, with a population of 772,012 (47.3%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 280,027 (17.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 205,698 (12.6%).

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

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Population By Race in New York , NY in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 290,443 17.79%
White Alone 1,052,039 64.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 19,742 1.21%
Asian Alone 210,971 12.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3,018 0.19%
Two Or More Races 56,113 3.44%
Population By Ethnicity in New York , NY in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 89,292 5.47%
White Alone - Hispanic 280,027 17.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 17,388 1.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5,273 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,347 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21,798 1.34%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 201,151 12.32%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 772,012 47.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,354 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 205,698 12.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 671 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 34,315 2.1%