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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 178,650 population of Ulster County, New York comprised of 18,381 people who identified as Hispanic (10.29%), and 160,269 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.71%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ulster County, New York with a population of 156,360 (87.52%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,756 (7.14%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,000 (2.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ulster County, New York in 2017, with a population of 141,660 (79.3%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,700 (8.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,591 (5.93%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Ulster County, NY in 2017
Total Population:178,650
89.71%10.29%
Non Hispanic (89.71%)
Hispanic (10.29%)
Race in Ulster County, NY in 2017
Total Population:178,650
87.52%
White Alone (87.52%)
Black or African American Alone (7.14%)
Two or more races (2.8%)
Asian Alone (2.06%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.44%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)
Ethnicity in Ulster County, NY in 2017
Total Population:178,650
79.3%8.23%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (79.3%)
Hispanic White Alone (8.23%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.93%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.31%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.25%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.98%)
Population By Race in Ulster , NY in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 156,360 87.52%
Black or African American Alone 12,756 7.14%
Two Or More Races 5,000 2.8%
Asian Alone 3,672 2.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 787 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 75 0.04%
Population By Ethnicity in Ulster , NY in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 141,660 79.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,700 8.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 10,591 5.93%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,027 2.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,541 1.98%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,165 1.21%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 973 0.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 411 0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 376 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 131 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 39 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 36 0.02%