Population By Race and Ethnicity in Suffolk County, NY in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 1,483,862 population of Suffolk County, New York comprised of 284,168 people who identified as Hispanic (19.15%), and 1,199,694 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.85%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Suffolk County, New York with a population of 1,256,667 (84.69%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 127,011 (8.56%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 61,246 (4.13%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Suffolk County, New York in 2017, with a population of 1,009,174 (68.01%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 247,493 (16.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 107,839 (7.27%).

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 2017
Total Population:1,483,862
80.85%19.15%
Non Hispanic (80.85%)
Hispanic (19.15%)
Race in Suffolk County, NY in 2017
Total Population:1,483,862
84.69%8.56%
White Alone (84.69%)
Black or African American Alone (8.56%)
Asian Alone (4.13%)
Two or more races (1.91%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.62%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.1%)
Ethnicity in Suffolk County, NY in 2017
Total Population:1,483,862
68.01%16.68%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (68.01%)
Hispanic White Alone (16.68%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (7.27%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (3.99%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.69%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.36%)
Population By Race in Suffolk , NY in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 1,256,667 84.69%
Black or African American Alone 127,011 8.56%
Asian Alone 61,246 4.13%
Two Or More Races 28,280 1.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 9,235 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,423 0.1%
Population By Ethnicity in Suffolk , NY in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,009,174 68.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 247,493 16.68%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 107,839 7.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 59,156 3.99%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 20,218 1.36%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 19,172 1.29%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8,062 0.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,284 0.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,951 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,090 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,067 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 356 0.02%