Population
| By race | White | Black | AIAN* | Asian | NHPI* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (total population) | 75.62% | 18.39% | 0.95% | 6.27% | 0.17% |
| 2000 (Hispanic only) | 12.30% | 2.65% | 0.31% | 0.14% | 0.07% |
| 2005 (total population) | 74.98% | 18.26% | 0.99% | 7.18% | 0.19% |
| 2005 (Hispanic only) | 13.31% | 2.66% | 0.32% | 0.15% | 0.07% |
| Growth 2000–05 (total population) | 0.62% | 0.74% | 5.06% | 16.18% | 15.92% |
| Growth 2000–05 (non-Hispanic only) | -1.17% | 0.57% | 5.47% | 16.35% | 16.88% |
| Growth 2000–05 (Hispanic only) | 9.81% | 1.72% | 4.23% | 8.64% | 14.40% |
| * AIAN is American Indian or Alaskan Native; NHPI is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | |||||
New York State has a primarily urban population. The largest city in the state is New York City, which is also one of the world's most ethnically diverse and cosmopolitan cities. Additional major urban centers include Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse. The state has 62 counties; the most populated one is Kings County (Brooklyn).
As of the 2010 census, New York state has a population of 19,378,102, including 12,740,974 (65.7%) white, 3,073,800 (15.9%) black, 1,420,244 (7.3%) Asian, 8,766 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, and 1,441,563 (7.4%) of other races. 585,849 (3.0%) has two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos of all races make up 3,416,922 (17.6%) of the state's population; non-Hispanic whites make up 58.3% of the state's population.
According to 2004 estimates, 20.4% of the population was foreign-born. Among cities in New York state, 36% of New York City's population is foreign-born; this figure of approximately 3 million is a higher total number of foreign-born residents than any other U.S. city. The top ancestry groups in New York state are Italian American (15.8%), African American (14.4%), Hispanic (14.2%), Irish (12.9%), German (11.1%), English (6%), and Polish (5.27%). 1.5% of the state population is multiracial.
New York contains the largest Puerto Rican population in the country, concentrated in parts of New York City such as the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. New York also has the largest Dominican population in the country, concentrated in New York City's Upper Manhattan and the Bronx. New York City is home to many African Americans, the majority with roots in the US but includes those with roots in Caribbean Islands like Jamaica and Haiti, as well as recent immigrants from Sub-Saharan African countries. The Bronx has a large population of blacks of Latin American origin, but so does northern Manhattan (Harlem) and Brooklyn which had American-born black majorities since the 1920s, as well the largest African American population of any state. New York City has 1 million of New York state's 1.4 million Asian Americans. At 480,000 of New York state's 570,000 Chinese Americans, New York City has a higher total number of Chinese Americans than Los Angeles County.
Among New York state's cities, as of 2010, New York City is 44% white (33% non-Hispanic white), 28% Latino, 25% African American, and 13% percent Asian American. The city of Buffalo, New York state's second-largest city, is 50% white (45% non-Hispanic white), 38% African American, 10% Latino, and 3% Asian American. The state capital of Albany is 57% white (54% non-Hispanic white), 30% African American, 8% Latino, and 5% Asian American.
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of New York
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