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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 1,525,465 population of Suffolk County, New York comprised of 326,910 people who identified as Hispanic (21.43%), and 1,198,555 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (78.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Suffolk County, New York with a population of 1,262,814 (82.78%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 144,422 (9.47%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 73,094 (4.79%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Suffolk County, New York in 2022, with a population of 981,757 (64.36%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 281,057 (18.42%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 120,351 (7.89%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 144,422 9.47%
White Alone 1,262,814 82.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 10,997 0.72%
Asian Alone 73,094 4.79%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,770 0.12%
Two Or More Races 32,368 2.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Suffolk , NY in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 24,071 1.58%
White Alone - Hispanic 281,057 18.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7,908 0.52%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,732 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,367 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 9,775 0.64%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 120,351 7.89%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 981,757 64.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,089 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 70,362 4.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 403 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 22,593 1.48%