Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all New York counties, Lewis County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (97.53%), followed by Yates County (97.44%), and Chenango County (97.08%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New York counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
White Alone in 2012
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
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| 1 | Lewis County | 97.53 |
| 2 | Yates County | 97.44 |
| 3 | Chenango County | 97.08 |
| 4 | Tioga County | 97.06 |
| 5 | Hamilton County | 97.04 |
| 6 | Herkimer County | 96.88 |
| 7 | Schuyler County | 96.87 |
| 8 | Oswego County | 96.69 |
| 9 | Warren County | 96.57 |
| 10 | Schoharie County | 96.42 |
| 11 | Allegany County | 96.24 |
| 12 | Delaware County | 95.85 |
| 13 | Fulton County | 95.76 |
| 14 | Steuben County | 95.44 |
| 15 | Madison County | 95.35 |
| 16 | Cortland County | 95.33 |
| 17 | Washington County | 94.97 |
| 18 | Otsego County | 94.96 |
| 19 | Essex County | 94.58 |
| 20 | Montgomery County | 94.51 |
| 21 | Ontario County | 94.47 |
| 22 | Saratoga County | 94.36 |
| 23 | Chautauqua County | 94.23 |
| 24 | Livingston County | 94.11 |
| 24 | St. Lawrence County | 94.11 |
| 25 | Wayne County | 94.04 |
| 26 | Genesee County | 93.51 |
| 27 | Putnam County | 93.28 |
| 28 | Cayuga County | 93 |
| 29 | Cattaraugus County | 92.91 |
| 30 | Clinton County | 92.65 |
| 31 | Seneca County | 92.42 |
| 32 | Wyoming County | 92.37 |
| 33 | Columbia County | 91.09 |
| 34 | Greene County | 90.86 |
| 35 | Orleans County | 90.73 |
| 36 | Chemung County | 88.89 |
| 37 | Jefferson County | 88.82 |
| 38 | Niagara County | 88.75 |
| 39 | Ulster County | 88.63 |
| 40 | Broome County | 88.21 |
| 41 | Rensselaer County | 88.12 |
| 42 | Oneida County | 87.76 |
| 43 | Suffolk County | 85.84 |
| 44 | Sullivan County | 85.56 |
| 45 | Franklin County | 84.25 |
| 46 | Dutchess County | 82.71 |
| 47 | Orange County | 82.61 |
| 48 | Tompkins County | 82.43 |
| 49 | Onondaga County | 81.5 |
| 50 | Schenectady County | 80.92 |
| 51 | Erie County | 80.85 |
| 52 | Albany County | 78.51 |
| 53 | Rockland County | 78.3 |
| 54 | Richmond County | 77.93 |
| 55 | Monroe County | 77.81 |
| 56 | Nassau County | 77.31 |
| 57 | Westchester County | 75.15 |
| 58 | New York County | 65.17 |
| 59 | Queens County | 49.86 |
| 60 | Kings County | 49.45 |
| 61 | Bronx County | 45.45 |