Population By Race and Ethnicity in Orange County, NY in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 374,171 population of Orange County, New York comprised of 68,920 people who identified as Hispanic (18.42%), and 305,251 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.58%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Orange County, New York with a population of 309,859 (82.81%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 41,941 (11.21%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,579 (2.56%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Orange County, New York in 2011, with a population of 253,764 (67.82%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 56,095 (14.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 34,564 (9.24%).

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

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Population By Race in Orange , NY in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 41,941 11.21%
White Alone 309,859 82.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,888 0.77%
Asian Alone 9,579 2.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 340 0.09%
Two Or More Races 9,564 2.56%
Population By Ethnicity in Orange , NY in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7,377 1.97%
White Alone - Hispanic 56,095 14.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,980 0.53%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 525 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 234 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,709 0.72%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 34,564 9.24%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 253,764 67.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 908 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 9,054 2.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 106 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,855 1.83%