Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rensselaer County, NY in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 159,853 population of Rensselaer County, New York comprised of 9,090 people who identified as Hispanic (5.69%), and 150,763 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rensselaer County, New York with a population of 135,704 (84.89%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 14,115 (8.83%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,937 (3.09%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rensselaer County, New York in 2022, with a population of 129,602 (81.08%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,295 (7.69%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,102 (3.82%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 14,115 8.83%
White Alone 135,704 84.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 587 0.37%
Asian Alone 4,937 3.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 102 0.06%
Two Or More Races 4,408 2.76%
Population By Ethnicity in Rensselaer , NY in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,820 1.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,102 3.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 254 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 136 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 45 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 733 0.46%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,295 7.69%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 129,602 81.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 333 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,801 3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 57 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,675 2.3%