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Madison County Demographics

A map of Madison County's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
60,96589.6%
Multiracial
3,0104.4%
Hispanic
1,6732.5%
Black
1,0711.6%
Asian
6641.0%
Native American/Other
6330.9%

Madison County, New York had a population of 68,016 in 2020. It was 89.6% White, 1.6% Black, 1.0% Asian, 2.5% Hispanic, 0.9% Native American/Other, and 4.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Madison County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Madison County is the 37th most populous county of the 62 counties in New York.

Madison County's White Population

60,965 residents of Madison County identify as White, or 89.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Madison County considerably larger than the White share of the population of New York (52.5% White). Of the 62 counties in New York, Madison County is ranked #14 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Madison County is more White than neighboring Oneida County (78% White), Cortland County (87.2% White), Onondaga County (72.9% White), and Otsego County (88% White). Madison County is less White than neighboring Chenango County (91.4% White).

Madison County's Black Population

1,071 residents of Madison County identify as Black, or 1.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of Madison County less than the Black share of the population of New York (13.7% Black). Of the 62 counties in New York, Madison County is ranked #50 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Madison County is more Black than neighboring Chenango County (0.7% Black). Madison County is less Black than neighboring Oneida County (6.5% Black), Cortland County (1.8% Black), Onondaga County (11.4% Black), and Otsego County (2% Black).

Madison County's Asian Population

664 residents of Madison County identify as Asian, or 1.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Madison County slightly less than the Asian share of the population of New York (9.5% Asian). Of the 62 counties in New York, Madison County is ranked #39 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Madison County is more Asian than neighboring Chenango County (0.5% Asian). Madison County is less Asian than neighboring Oneida County (4.5% Asian), Cortland County (2.2% Asian), Onondaga County (4.2% Asian), and Otsego County (1.4% Asian).

Madison County's Hispanic Population

1,673 residents of Madison County identify as Hispanic, or 2.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Madison County less than the Hispanic share of the population of New York (19.5% Hispanic). Of the 62 counties in New York, Madison County is ranked #54 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Madison County is more Hispanic than neighboring Chenango County (2.4% Hispanic). Madison County is less Hispanic than neighboring Oneida County (6.5% Hispanic), Cortland County (3.5% Hispanic), Onondaga County (5.6% Hispanic), and Otsego County (4.1% Hispanic).

Madison County's Native American/Other Population

633 residents of Madison County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.9%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Madison 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, Madison County is ranked #18 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Madison County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Oneida County (0.6% Native American/Other), Chenango County (0.5% Native American/Other), Cortland County (0.7% Native American/Other), and Otsego County (0.5% Native American/Other). Madison County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Onondaga County (1% Native American/Other).

Madison County's Multiracial Population

3,010 residents of Madison County identify as Multiracial, or 4.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Madison County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of New York (3.6% Multiracial). Of the 62 counties in New York, Madison County is ranked #24 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Madison County is more Multiracial than neighboring Oneida County (3.9% Multiracial), and Otsego County (4% Multiracial). Madison County is less Multiracial than neighboring Chenango County (4.6% Multiracial), Cortland County (4.7% Multiracial), and Onondaga County (4.9% Multiracial).

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