Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic White in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all New York counties, Lewis County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (96.27%), followed by Hamilton County (96%), and Tioga County (95.83%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New York counties.

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Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic White in 2012
Lewis
Hamilton
Tioga
Yates
Schuyler
Herkimer
Chenango
Allegany
Warren
Oswego
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic White in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Lewis County 96.27
2 Hamilton County 96
3 Tioga County 95.83
3 Yates County 95.83
4 Schuyler County 95.48
5 Herkimer County 95.45
6 Chenango County 95.33
7 Allegany County 95.11
8 Warren County 94.88
9 Oswego County 94.83
10 Steuben County 94.25
11 Schoharie County 94.01
12 Madison County 93.84
13 Fulton County 93.54
14 Cortland County 93.38
15 Washington County 93.16
16 Delaware County 93.09
17 Essex County 92.55
17 St. Lawrence County 92.55
18 Otsego County 92.33
19 Saratoga County 92.11
20 Livingston County 91.61
21 Cattaraugus County 91.53
22 Ontario County 91.36
23 Genesee County 91.26
24 Cayuga County 91.22
25 Wayne County 90.73
26 Clinton County 90.69
27 Wyoming County 90.2
28 Seneca County 90.06
29 Chautauqua County 88.75
30 Columbia County 87.8
31 Orleans County 87.35
32 Chemung County 86.92
32 Niagara County 86.92
33 Greene County 86.6
34 Broome County 85.68
35 Rensselaer County 85.22
36 Montgomery County 84.44
37 Oneida County 84.04
38 Jefferson County 83.41
39 Putnam County 82.44
40 Franklin County 82.07
41 Ulster County 81.1
42 Tompkins County 79.04
43 Onondaga County 78.59
44 Erie County 77.19
45 Schenectady County 76.87
46 Albany County 75.05
47 Sullivan County 73.98
48 Dutchess County 73.85
49 Monroe County 72.22
50 Suffolk County 70.72
51 Orange County 67.46
52 Rockland County 64.73
53 Nassau County 64.21
54 Richmond County 63.76
55 Westchester County 56.52
56 New York County 47.73
57 Kings County 36.02
58 Queens County 27.1
59 Bronx County 10.42