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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 159,342 population of Rensselaer County, New York comprised of 6,099 people who identified as Hispanic (3.83%), and 153,243 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.17%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rensselaer County, New York with a population of 140,890 (88.42%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,788 (6.77%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,606 (2.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rensselaer County, New York in 2010, with a population of 136,647 (85.76%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,672 (6.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,243 (2.66%).

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

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Population By Race in Rensselaer , NY in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 10,788 6.77%
White Alone 140,890 88.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 451 0.28%
Asian Alone 3,606 2.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 49 0.03%
Two Or More Races 3,558 2.23%
Population By Ethnicity in Rensselaer , NY in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,116 0.7%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,243 2.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 164 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 72 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 21 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 483 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,672 6.07%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 136,647 85.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 287 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,534 2.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 28 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,075 1.93%