2020

CENSUS PROFILES
NEW YORK
 TOTAL POPULATION: LATINO POPULATION:

20,201,249 3,948,032
L AT INO SHARE OF P OPUL AT ION : 19.5%
CONGRESSIONAL SEATS AFTER CHANGE IN NUMBER OF
2020 REAPPORTIONMENT: 26 CONGRESSIONAL SEATS: ‒1

POPULATION GROWTH BETWEEN 2010 AND 2020

Between 2010 and 2020, New York’s population grew from 19.4 million to 20.2 million, an increase of 4.2%.
During the same period, the state’s Latino population grew from 3.4 million to 3.9 million, an increase
of 15.5%. By comparison, the non-Latino population of the state increased by only 1.8%. The increase in
New York’s Latino population accounted for nearly two-thirds (64.5%) of the state’s population growth
during the past decade.

POPULATION IN 2010 POLULATION GROW TH

2010–2020

LATINO
64.5%
531,110

19,378,102 823,147

NON–LATINO
292,037 35.5%

See “Notes” at the end of this Profile for information about methodology and data sources.

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 GROWTH OF NEW YORK POPULATION GROUPS 2010-2020
The New York Latino population increase between 2010 and 2020 exceeded the growth of other
population groups.

600,000 531,110 510,912

394,813
400,000

200,000 115,487
1,000
0
-24,835
-200,000

-400,000

-600,000

-800,000 -705,340
Latino White Black or African American Asian/Paci fic Some Other Two or more
American Indian and Islander Race races
Latino White Black or African American Asian/Pacific Some Other Two or More
American Alaska Native
Indian and Islander Race Race
Alaska Native

ETHNIC COMPOSITION OF POPULATION

Between 2010 and 2020, the Latino share of the state’s population grew from 17.6% to 19.5%.

2010 2020
Some Other Race
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4% Two or More Races
Some Other Race
7.3% Two or More Races 1.0% 3.6%
1.7%
American Indian Asian/Pacific
and Alaska Native Islander
0.3% 9.5% Latino
Latino
19.5%
17.6%
American Indian
and Alaska
Native
Black or African 0.3%
American
14.4%

Black or African
American
13.7%

White White
58.3%
52.5%

See “Notes” at the end of this Profile for information about methodology and data sources.

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 AGE OF POPULATION: 2020
In 2020, one million Latinos were under 18, and 2.9 million were 18 and older.

UNDER 18 18 AND OLDER

LATINO 1,022,146 2,925,886

NON‒LATINO 3,090,968 13,162,249

Between 2010 and 2020, New York’s under 18 Latino population increased by 5.1%. By comparison, the
non-Latino under 18 population of the state decreased by 7.8%.

GROWTH OF NEW YORK UNDER 18 POPULATION 2010-2020

Growth of New York Under 18 Population
2010 - 2020
6.0% 5.1%
4.0%

2.0%
0.0%

-2.0%

-4.0%

-6.0%
-8.0%
-7.8%
-10.0%
Latino Non-Latino
LATINO NON‒LATINO

See “Notes” at the end of this Profile for information about methodology and data sources.

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 In 2020, the New York Latino population was somewhat younger than the non-Latino population.
More than one-quarter of Latino New Yorkers (25.9%) were under 18, compared to 19.0% of non-Latinos.

100%

90%

80%

70%
74.1%
60% 81.0%
50%

40%

30%

20%
25.9%
10% 19.0%
0%
Latino Non-Latino
LATINO NON-LATINO
UN DER 1 8 18 A ND O LD ER

COUNTY AND CITY POPULATIONS: 2020

Census 2020 data reveal that all of New York’s 10 largest counties have significant Latino populations.
The Latino share of these counties’ population ranges from 6.3% in Erie County to 54.8% in Bronx
County. Nearly nine in ten New York Latinos (88.2%) live in these counties, with 54.8% residing in
Bronx County. Additionally, nine of the 10 largest New York counties are also home to the state’s largest
Latino communities, including Kings County, Queens County, New York County, Suffolk County, Bronx
County, Nassau County, Westchester County, Monroe County, and Richmond County.

TOP 10 NEW YORK COUNTIES

COUNTY TOTAL POPULATION LATINO POPULATION LATINO SHARE OF POPULATION

Kings County 2,736,074 516,426 18.9%
Queens County 2,405,464 667,861 27.8%
New York County 1,694,251 402,640 23.8%
Suffolk County 1,525,920 332,959 21.8%
Bronx County 1,472,654 806,463 54.8%
Nassau County 1,395,774 256,425 18.4%
Westchester County 1,004,457 269,334 26.8%
Erie County 954,236 59,658 6.3%
Monroe County 759,443 72,745 9.6%
Richmond County 495,747 96,960 19.6%

See “Notes” at the end of this Profile for information about methodology and data sources.

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 Hispanic Population by County: 2020
NE W YORK: 3,948,032

Counties with the largest Latino population include Erie, Monroe, and several in downstate New York,
including some boroughs in New York City: New York, Queens, Kings, Nassau, Suffolk, Bronx, and
Westchester.

See “Notes” at the end of this Profile for information about methodology and data sources.

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 Hispanic Population as a Percent of Total
Population by County: 2020
NE W YORK: 19.5%

Counties with large shares of Latino population include several in downstate New York, including some
boroughs in New York City: Bronx, Queens, and Westchester.

See “Notes” at the end of this Profile for information about methodology and data sources.

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 Most of New York’s 10 largest cities also have significant Latino populations. The Latino share of these
cities’ population ranges from 4.1% in Cheektowaga to 42.1% in Yonkers. Additionally, five of New York
major cities are also home to the state’s largest Latino communities, including New York City, Buffalo,
Yonkers, Rochester, and New Rochelle. The state’s 10 largest cities are home to 69.3% of New York’s Latino
population.

TOP 10 NEW YORK CITIES

CITY TOTAL POPULATION LATINO POPULATION LATINO SHARE OF POPULATION

New York 8,804,190 2,490,350 28.3%
Buffalo 278,349 35,643 12.8%
Yonkers 211,569 89,065 42.1%
Rochester 211,328 41,869 19.8%
Syracuse 148,620 15,625 10.5%
Albany 99,224 11,541 11.6%
New Rochelle 79,726 26,257 32.9%
Cheektowaga 76,829 3,161 4.1%
Mount Vernon 73,893 14,003 19.0%
Schenectady 67,047 8,758 13.1%

Between 2010 and 2020, the growth of the Latino population in New York and in four of the five largest
cities outstripped the growth of the non-Latino population.

POPULATION INCREASE FOR STATE OF NEW YORK AND SELECTED

Population Increase for State of New York and Selected
CITIES 2010-2020
Cities 2010-2020
35.0%
31.1%
29.5% 29.8%
30.0%

25.0%
21.5%
20.0%
15.5%
15.0%
8.1%
10.0%
6.6%
5.0% 3.8%
1.8%
0.0%
-0.1%
-5.0%
-4.3% -3.8%

-10.0%
State of New New York Buffalo Yonkers Rochester Syracuse
State of New York New York Buffalo Yonkers Rochester Syracuse
York

Latino Population Non-Latino Population

L AT IN O P OP UL AT ION NO N‒L AT I NO P O P U L AT I O N

See “Notes” at the end of this Profile for information about methodology and data sources.

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 NOTES

This report uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 and 2020 (P.L. 94-171) Redistricting Data
Summary Files, P2 and P4 tables.

For all figures and charts, racial population group categories indicate the number of persons who
identified only with that racial category – or that category “alone.” Persons who identified with more
than one race are presented in the “two or more races” racial population category. Persons who did not
identify as White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander,
or two or more races are presented in the “some other race” racial population category. Persons who
identified as Hispanic or Latino are presented in the “Latino” category only, and are not included in any
of the racial population group categories.

For more information about this 2020 Census Profile or other NALEO Educational Fund policy
and research activities, please contact Dorian Caal, Director of Civic Engagement Research at
[email protected].

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