Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rensselaer County, NY in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 159,452 population of Rensselaer County, New York comprised of 8,344 people who identified as Hispanic (5.23%), and 151,108 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rensselaer County, New York with a population of 137,694 (86.36%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,554 (7.87%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,456 (2.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rensselaer County, New York in 2018, with a population of 132,027 (82.8%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,971 (6.88%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,667 (3.55%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,554 7.87%
White Alone 137,694 86.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 556 0.35%
Asian Alone 4,456 2.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 90 0.06%
Two Or More Races 4,102 2.57%
Population By Ethnicity in Rensselaer , NY in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,583 0.99%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,667 3.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 243 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 122 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 48 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 681 0.43%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 10,971 6.88%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 132,027 82.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 313 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,334 2.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,421 2.15%