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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 159,694 population of Schenectady County, New York comprised of 13,126 people who identified as Hispanic (8.22%), and 146,568 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.78%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Schenectady County, New York with a population of 120,293 (75.33%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 22,048 (13.81%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,024 (5.65%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Schenectady County, New York in 2022, with a population of 111,801 (70.01%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,129 (11.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,855 (5.55%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Schenectady County, NY in 2022
Total Population:159,694
91.78%8.22%
Non Hispanic (91.78%)
Hispanic (8.22%)
Race in Schenectady County, NY in 2022
Total Population:159,694
75.33%13.81%
White Alone (75.33%)
Black or African American Alone (13.81%)
Asian Alone (5.65%)
Two or more races (4.17%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.77%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.28%)
Ethnicity in Schenectady County, NY in 2022
Total Population:159,694
70.01%11.98%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (70.01%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (11.98%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (5.55%)
Hispanic White Alone (5.32%)
All Other Ethnicities (3.63%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (3.52%)
Population By Race in Schenectady , NY in 2022
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 120,293 75.33%
Black or African American Alone 22,048 13.81%
Asian Alone 9,024 5.65%
Two Or More Races 6,652 4.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,232 0.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 445 0.28%
Population By Ethnicity in Schenectady , NY in 2022
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 111,801 70.01%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,129 11.98%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,855 5.55%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,492 5.32%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,613 3.52%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,919 1.83%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,039 0.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 825 0.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 407 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 345 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 169 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 100 0.06%