Albany, New York Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Albany, NY population of 314,848 people, 68.44% (215,496) identified their race as White Alone, 13.72% (43,206) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, and 7.77% (24,473) identified their race as Asian Alone.

The first chart below shows the population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the population for each race. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other New York counties and also for the state of New York.

Albany, NY Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Asian Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Albany, NY Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Asian Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Albany, NY Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 43206 13.72
White Alone 215496 68.44
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 845 0.27
Asian Alone 24473 7.77
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 183 0.06
Some Other Race Alone 8873 2.82
Two Or More Races 21772 6.92