Population By Race and Ethnicity in Suffolk County, NY in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 1,486,699 population of Suffolk County, New York comprised of 278,399 people who identified as Hispanic (18.73%), and 1,208,300 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.27%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Suffolk County, New York with a population of 1,262,459 (84.92%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 125,737 (8.46%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 60,108 (4.04%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Suffolk County, New York in 2016, with a population of 1,019,824 (68.6%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 242,635 (16.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 106,992 (7.2%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Suffolk County, NY in 2016
Total Population:1,486,699
81.27%18.73%
Non Hispanic (81.27%)
Hispanic (18.73%)
Race in Suffolk County, NY in 2016
Total Population:1,486,699
84.92%8.46%
White Alone (84.92%)
Black or African American Alone (8.46%)
Asian Alone (4.04%)
Two or more races (1.88%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.61%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)
Ethnicity in Suffolk County, NY in 2016
Total Population:1,486,699
68.6%16.32%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (68.6%)
Hispanic White Alone (16.32%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (7.2%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (3.91%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.63%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.35%)
Population By Race in Suffolk , NY in 2016
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 1,262,459 84.92%
Black or African American Alone 125,737 8.46%
Asian Alone 60,108 4.04%
Two Or More Races 27,924 1.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 9,087 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,384 0.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Suffolk , NY in 2016
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,019,824 68.6%
White Alone - Hispanic 242,635 16.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 106,992 7.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 58,099 3.91%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 20,054 1.35%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 18,745 1.26%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7,870 0.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,113 0.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,974 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,009 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,027 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 357 0.02%