Population By Race and Ethnicity in Westchester County, NY in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 968,467 population of Westchester County, New York comprised of 245,450 people who identified as Hispanic (25.34%), and 723,017 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (74.66%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Westchester County, New York with a population of 706,839 (72.99%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 162,308 (16.76%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 63,386 (6.55%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Westchester County, New York in 2019, with a population of 510,637 (52.73%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 196,202 (20.26%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 133,886 (13.83%).

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

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Population By Race in Westchester , NY in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 162,308 16.76%
White Alone 706,839 72.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 9,745 1.01%
Asian Alone 63,386 6.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,393 0.14%
Two Or More Races 24,796 2.56%
Population By Ethnicity in Westchester , NY in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 28,422 2.94%
White Alone - Hispanic 196,202 20.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 8,439 0.87%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,063 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,042 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 9,282 0.96%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 133,886 13.83%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 510,637 52.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,306 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 61,323 6.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 351 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 15,514 1.6%