New York Population, Race
New York population broken out into the major race categories along with those that are combination races. Major race categories being, White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
All races
8,008,278
100.0%
White
3,806,508
47.5%
Alone
3,576,385
44.7%
In combination
230,123
2.9%
Not White
4,201,770
52.5%
Black or African American
2,274,049
28.4%
Alone
2,129,762
26.6%
In combination
144,287
1.8%
Not Black or African American
5,734,229
71.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native
87,241
1.1%
Alone
41,289
0.5%
In combination
45,952
0.6%
Not American Indian or Alaska Native
7,921,037
98.9%
Asian
872,777
10.9%
Alone
787,047
9.8%
In combination
85,730
1.1%
Not Asian
7,135,501
89.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
19,203
0.2%
Alone
5,430
0.1%
In combination
13,773
0.2%
Not Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
7,989,075
99.8%
Some other race
1,363,737
17.0%
Alone
1,074,406
13.4%
In combination
289,331
3.6%
Not some other race
6,644,541
83.0%
