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.

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Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2012
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Yates
Chenango
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Hamilton
Herkimer
Schuyler
Oswego
Warren
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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
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