Population By Race and Ethnicity in Suffolk County, NY in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 1,497,017 population of Suffolk County, New York comprised of 258,245 people who identified as Hispanic (17.25%), and 1,238,772 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.75%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Suffolk County, New York with a population of 1,285,053 (85.84%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 121,530 (8.12%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 55,307 (3.69%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Suffolk County, New York in 2012, with a population of 1,058,672 (70.72%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 226,381 (15.12%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 104,798 (7%).

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

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Population By Race in Suffolk , NY in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 121,530 8.12%
White Alone 1,285,053 85.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,535 0.57%
Asian Alone 55,307 3.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,238 0.08%
Two Or More Races 25,354 1.69%
Population By Ethnicity in Suffolk , NY in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 16,732 1.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 226,381 15.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,555 0.37%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,841 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 904 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,832 0.46%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 104,798 7%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,058,672 70.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,980 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 53,466 3.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 334 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 18,522 1.24%