Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all New York counties, Lewis County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (97.3%), followed by Yates County (97.04%), and Schuyler County (96.79%).
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
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
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| 1 | Lewis County | 97.3 |
| 2 | Yates County | 97.04 |
| 3 | Schuyler County | 96.79 |
| 4 | Chenango County | 96.7 |
| 5 | Hamilton County | 96.69 |
| 6 | Tioga County | 96.64 |
| 7 | Herkimer County | 96.46 |
| 8 | Oswego County | 96.25 |
| 9 | Warren County | 96.03 |
| 10 | Schoharie County | 95.99 |
| 11 | Allegany County | 95.69 |
| 12 | Fulton County | 95.42 |
| 13 | Delaware County | 95.41 |
| 14 | Steuben County | 95.12 |
| 15 | Madison County | 95.02 |
| 16 | Cortland County | 94.93 |
| 17 | Washington County | 94.55 |
| 18 | Essex County | 94.47 |
| 19 | Otsego County | 94.38 |
| 20 | St. Lawrence County | 93.92 |
| 21 | Ontario County | 93.87 |
| 22 | Chautauqua County | 93.86 |
| 23 | Wayne County | 93.72 |
| 24 | Livingston County | 93.64 |
| 25 | Montgomery County | 93.61 |
| 26 | Saratoga County | 93.33 |
| 27 | Genesee County | 93.14 |
| 28 | Cayuga County | 92.44 |
| 29 | Wyoming County | 92.34 |
| 30 | Clinton County | 92.31 |
| 31 | Putnam County | 92.3 |
| 32 | Cattaraugus County | 92.25 |
| 33 | Seneca County | 91.72 |
| 34 | Columbia County | 90.63 |
| 35 | Greene County | 90.2 |
| 36 | Orleans County | 90.05 |
| 37 | Chemung County | 88.52 |
| 38 | Niagara County | 88.02 |
| 39 | Ulster County | 87.85 |
| 40 | Jefferson County | 87.69 |
| 41 | Rensselaer County | 86.93 |
| 42 | Broome County | 86.66 |
| 43 | Oneida County | 86.59 |
| 44 | Sullivan County | 85.18 |
| 45 | Suffolk County | 84.92 |
| 46 | Franklin County | 83.65 |
| 47 | Dutchess County | 81.82 |
| 48 | Tompkins County | 81.48 |
| 49 | Orange County | 81.25 |
| 50 | Onondaga County | 80.42 |
| 51 | Erie County | 79.87 |
| 52 | Schenectady County | 79.15 |
| 53 | Rockland County | 78.02 |
| 54 | Monroe County | 77.13 |
| 55 | Albany County | 76.66 |
| 56 | Richmond County | 76.64 |
| 57 | Nassau County | 75.25 |
| 58 | Westchester County | 73.93 |
| 59 | New York County | 64.58 |
| 60 | Kings County | 49.49 |
| 61 | Queens County | 48.34 |
| 62 | Bronx County | 44.76 |