Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rockland County, NY in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 326,352 population of Rockland County, New York comprised of 59,309 people who identified as Hispanic (18.17%), and 267,043 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rockland County, New York with a population of 254,313 (77.93%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 42,225 (12.94%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 20,534 (6.29%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rockland County, New York in 2019, with a population of 205,905 (63.09%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 48,408 (14.83%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 36,009 (11.03%).

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

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Population By Race in Rockland , NY in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 42,225 12.94%
White Alone 254,313 77.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,920 0.59%
Asian Alone 20,534 6.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 456 0.14%
Two Or More Races 6,904 2.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Rockland , NY in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,216 1.91%
White Alone - Hispanic 48,408 14.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,482 0.45%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 544 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 377 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,282 0.7%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 36,009 11.03%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 205,905 63.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 438 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 19,990 6.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 79 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,622 1.42%