Cattaraugus County Demographics

A map of Cattaraugus County's Population by Race

Cattaraugus County, New York had a population of 77,042 in 2020. It was 87.7% White, 1.3% Black, 0.7% Asian, 2.1% Hispanic, 3.7% Native American/Other, and 4.5% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Cattaraugus County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Cattaraugus County is the 35th most populous county of the 62 counties in New York.

Cattaraugus County's White Population

67,554 residents of Cattaraugus County identify as White, or 87.7%. This makes the White share of the population of Cattaraugus County considerably larger than the White share of the population of New York (52.5% White). Of the 62 counties in New York, Cattaraugus County is ranked #21 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Cattaraugus County is more White than neighboring Erie County (71.1% White), and Chautauqua County (83.1% White). Cattaraugus County is less White than neighboring McKean County (91.5% White), Wyoming County (87.8% White), and Allegany County (91.1% White).

Cattaraugus County's Black Population

996 residents of Cattaraugus County identify as Black, or 1.3%. This makes the Black share of the population of Cattaraugus County less than the Black share of the population of New York (13.7% Black). Of the 62 counties in New York, Cattaraugus County is ranked #52 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Cattaraugus County is less Black than neighboring McKean County (2.1% Black), Erie County (13.6% Black), Wyoming County (4.6% Black), Allegany County (1.7% Black), and Chautauqua County (2.3% Black).

Cattaraugus County's Asian Population

560 residents of Cattaraugus County identify as Asian, or 0.7%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Cattaraugus County slightly less than the Asian share of the population of New York (9.5% Asian). Of the 62 counties in New York, Cattaraugus County is ranked #45 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Cattaraugus County is more Asian than neighboring McKean County (0.5% Asian), Wyoming County (0.5% Asian), and Chautauqua County (0.6% Asian). Cattaraugus County is less Asian than neighboring Erie County (4.8% Asian), and Allegany County (0.8% Asian).

Cattaraugus County's Hispanic Population

1,615 residents of Cattaraugus County identify as Hispanic, or 2.1%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Cattaraugus County less than the Hispanic share of the population of New York (19.5% Hispanic). Of the 62 counties in New York, Cattaraugus County is ranked #57 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Cattaraugus County is more Hispanic than neighboring McKean County (1.6% Hispanic). Cattaraugus County is less Hispanic than neighboring Erie County (6.3% Hispanic), Wyoming County (3.7% Hispanic), and Chautauqua County (9.2% Hispanic).

Cattaraugus County's Native American/Other Population

2,882 residents of Cattaraugus County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 3.7%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Cattaraugus County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of New York (1.3% Native American/Other). Of the 62 counties in New York, Cattaraugus County is ranked #2 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Cattaraugus County is more Native American/Other than neighboring McKean County (0.5% Native American/Other), Erie County (0.9% Native American/Other), Wyoming County (0.4% Native American/Other), Allegany County (0.7% Native American/Other), and Chautauqua County (0.7% Native American/Other).

Cattaraugus County's Multiracial Population

3,435 residents of Cattaraugus County identify as Multiracial, or 4.5%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Cattaraugus County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of New York (3.6% Multiracial). Of the 62 counties in New York, Cattaraugus County is ranked #21 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Cattaraugus County is more Multiracial than neighboring McKean County (3.9% Multiracial), Erie County (3.4% Multiracial), Wyoming County (3% Multiracial), Allegany County (3.6% Multiracial), and Chautauqua County (4.1% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.