Population By Race and Ethnicity in Oswego County, NY in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 118,907 population of Oswego County, New York comprised of 2,973 people who identified as Hispanic (2.5%), and 115,934 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.5%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Oswego County, New York with a population of 114,450 (96.25%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,797 (1.51%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,238 (1.04%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Oswego County, New York in 2016, with a population of 112,029 (94.22%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,421 (2.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,617 (1.36%).

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

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Population By Race in Oswego , NY in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,238 1.04%
White Alone 114,450 96.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 581 0.49%
Asian Alone 809 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 32 0.03%
Two Or More Races 1,797 1.51%
Population By Ethnicity in Oswego , NY in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 234 0.2%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,421 2.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 104 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 30 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 180 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,004 0.84%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 112,029 94.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 477 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 779 0.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 28 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,617 1.36%