Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rensselaer County, NY in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 159,413 population of Rensselaer County, New York comprised of 7,355 people who identified as Hispanic (4.61%), and 152,058 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.39%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rensselaer County, New York with a population of 139,119 (87.27%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,706 (7.34%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,162 (2.61%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rensselaer County, New York in 2015, with a population of 134,085 (84.11%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,268 (6.44%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,034 (3.16%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,706 7.34%
White Alone 139,119 87.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 495 0.31%
Asian Alone 4,162 2.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 63 0.04%
Two Or More Races 3,868 2.43%
Population By Ethnicity in Rensselaer , NY in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,438 0.9%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,034 3.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 202 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 93 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 27 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 561 0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 10,268 6.44%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 134,085 84.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 293 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,069 2.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 36 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,307 2.07%