Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rensselaer County, NY in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 160,871 population of Rensselaer County, New York comprised of 9,437 people who identified as Hispanic (5.87%), and 151,434 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.13%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rensselaer County, New York with a population of 137,966 (85.76%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,253 (8.24%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,673 (2.91%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rensselaer County, New York in 2020, with a population of 131,485 (81.73%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,456 (7.12%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,481 (4.03%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 13,253 8.24%
White Alone 137,966 85.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 546 0.34%
Asian Alone 4,673 2.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 98 0.06%
Two Or More Races 4,335 2.7%
Population By Ethnicity in Rensselaer , NY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,797 1.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,481 4.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 237 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 136 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 49 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 737 0.46%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,456 7.12%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 131,485 81.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 309 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,537 2.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 49 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,598 2.24%