Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all New York counties, Lewis County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (97.27%), followed by Yates County (96.91%), and Schuyler County (96.53%).

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 White Alone in 2018
Lewis
Yates
Schuyler
Chenango
Tioga
Herkimer
Oswego
Hamilton
Schoharie
Allegany
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2018
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Lewis County 97.27
2 Yates County 96.91
3 Schuyler County 96.53
4 Chenango County 96.46
5 Tioga County 96.43
6 Herkimer County 96.11
7 Oswego County 96.05
8 Hamilton County 96.03
9 Schoharie County 95.74
10 Allegany County 95.68
11 Warren County 95.65
12 Fulton County 95.17
13 Delaware County 95.14
14 Steuben County 94.94
15 Madison County 94.78
16 Essex County 94.56
17 Cortland County 94.55
18 Washington County 94.36
19 Otsego County 94.16
20 St. Lawrence County 93.78
21 Chautauqua County 93.67
22 Livingston County 93.59
23 Ontario County 93.57
24 Wayne County 93.51
25 Montgomery County 93.23
26 Genesee County 92.91
27 Saratoga County 92.85
28 Wyoming County 92.24
29 Cayuga County 92.13
30 Clinton County 92.09
31 Cattaraugus County 91.89
32 Putnam County 91.59
33 Seneca County 91.45
34 Columbia County 90.26
35 Orleans County 90.05
36 Greene County 89.96
37 Chemung County 88.26
38 Niagara County 87.65
39 Ulster County 87.36
40 Jefferson County 87.34
41 Rensselaer County 86.36
42 Oneida County 86.06
43 Broome County 85.98
44 Sullivan County 84.67
45 Suffolk County 84.39
46 Franklin County 84.1
47 Tompkins County 81.24
48 Dutchess County 81.23
49 Orange County 80.21
50 Onondaga County 80.04
51 Erie County 79.39
52 Schenectady County 78.04
53 Rockland County 77.98
54 Monroe County 76.8
55 Albany County 75.81
56 Richmond County 75.13
57 Nassau County 73.88
58 Westchester County 73.27
59 New York County 64.48
60 Kings County 49.7
61 Queens County 47.73
62 Bronx County 44.53