Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic White in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all New York counties, Lewis County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (96.51%), followed by Hamilton County (96.25%), and Yates County (96.03%).

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 2011
Lewis
Hamilton
Yates
Tioga
Schuyler
Herkimer
Chenango
Allegany
Warren
Oswego
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic White in 2011
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Lewis County 96.51
2 Hamilton County 96.25
3 Yates County 96.03
4 Tioga County 95.98
5 Schuyler County 95.85
6 Herkimer County 95.54
7 Chenango County 95.52
8 Allegany County 95.26
9 Warren County 95.1
10 Oswego County 95
11 Steuben County 94.35
12 Fulton County 93.9
13 Madison County 93.89
13 Schoharie County 93.89
14 Cortland County 93.43
15 Washington County 93.3
16 Delaware County 93.2
17 St. Lawrence County 92.8
18 Essex County 92.76
19 Otsego County 92.52
20 Saratoga County 92.51
21 Livingston County 91.97
22 Cattaraugus County 91.8
23 Ontario County 91.61
24 Genesee County 91.35
25 Cayuga County 91.26
26 Clinton County 90.96
27 Wayne County 90.85
28 Seneca County 90.42
29 Wyoming County 90.17
30 Chautauqua County 89.01
31 Columbia County 88.07
32 Orleans County 87.68
33 Niagara County 87.14
34 Chemung County 87.09
35 Greene County 86.99
36 Broome County 86.06
37 Rensselaer County 85.44
38 Jefferson County 84.82
39 Montgomery County 84.77
40 Oneida County 84.44
41 Putnam County 82.67
42 Franklin County 82.51
43 Ulster County 81.47
44 Tompkins County 79.5
45 Onondaga County 78.94
46 Erie County 77.47
47 Schenectady County 77.39
48 Albany County 75.54
49 Sullivan County 74.44
50 Dutchess County 74.23
51 Monroe County 72.56
52 Suffolk County 71.1
53 Orange County 67.82
54 Rockland County 65.06
55 Nassau County 64.89
56 Richmond County 63.86
57 Westchester County 57.04
58 New York County 47.97
59 Kings County 35.89
60 Queens County 27.46
61 Bronx County 10.69