Wyoming County Demographics

A map of Wyoming County's Population by Race

Wyoming County, New York had a population of 40,531 in 2020. It was 87.8% White, 4.6% Black, 0.5% Asian, 3.7% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 3.0% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Wyoming County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Wyoming County is the 54th most populous county of the 62 counties in New York.

Wyoming County's White Population

35,579 residents of Wyoming County identify as White, or 87.8%. This makes the White share of the population of Wyoming County considerably larger than the White share of the population of New York (52.5% White). Of the 62 counties in New York, Wyoming County is ranked #20 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Wyoming County is more White than neighboring Genesee County (87.3% White), Erie County (71.1% White), and Cattaraugus County (87.7% White). Wyoming County is less White than neighboring Livingston County (88.3% White), and Allegany County (91.1% White).

Wyoming County's Black Population

1,852 residents of Wyoming County identify as Black, or 4.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of Wyoming County slightly less than the Black share of the population of New York (13.7% Black). Of the 62 counties in New York, Wyoming County is ranked #25 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Wyoming County is more Black than neighboring Genesee County (2.3% Black), Livingston County (1.7% Black), Allegany County (1.7% Black), and Cattaraugus County (1.3% Black). Wyoming County is less Black than neighboring Erie County (13.6% Black).

Wyoming County's Asian Population

217 residents of Wyoming County identify as Asian, or 0.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Wyoming County slightly less than the Asian share of the population of New York (9.5% Asian). Of the 62 counties in New York, Wyoming County is ranked #53 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Wyoming County is less Asian than neighboring Genesee County (0.7% Asian), Livingston County (1.1% Asian), Allegany County (0.8% Asian), Erie County (4.8% Asian), and Cattaraugus County (0.7% Asian).

Wyoming County's Hispanic Population

1,490 residents of Wyoming County identify as Hispanic, or 3.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Wyoming County less than the Hispanic share of the population of New York (19.5% Hispanic). Of the 62 counties in New York, Wyoming County is ranked #39 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Wyoming County is more Hispanic than neighboring Allegany County (2.1% Hispanic), and Cattaraugus County (2.1% Hispanic). Wyoming County is less Hispanic than neighboring Genesee County (4.7% Hispanic), Livingston County (4.4% Hispanic), and Erie County (6.3% Hispanic).

Wyoming County's Native American/Other Population

166 residents of Wyoming County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.4%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Wyoming 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, Wyoming County is ranked #60 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Wyoming County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Genesee County (0.9% Native American/Other), Livingston County (0.5% Native American/Other), Allegany County (0.7% Native American/Other), Erie County (0.9% Native American/Other), and Cattaraugus County (3.7% Native American/Other).

Wyoming County's Multiracial Population

1,227 residents of Wyoming County identify as Multiracial, or 3.0%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Wyoming County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of New York (3.6% Multiracial). Of the 62 counties in New York, Wyoming County is ranked #55 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Wyoming County is less Multiracial than neighboring Genesee County (4% Multiracial), Livingston County (4% Multiracial), Allegany County (3.6% Multiracial), Erie County (3.4% Multiracial), and Cattaraugus County (4.5% Multiracial).

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