The U.S. Census Bureau today released more detailed 2010 Census
population totals and demographic characteristics to the governor and
leadership of the state legislature in New York. These data provide the
first look at population counts for small areas and race, Hispanic origin,
voting age and housing unit data released from the 2010 Census.
Data for New York show that the five most populous incorporated places
and their 2010 Census counts are New York, 8,175,133 ; Buffalo, 261,310;
Rochester, 210,565; Yonkers, 195,976; and Syracuse, 145,170. New York grew
by 2.1 percent since the 2000 Census. Buffalo decreased by 10.7 percent,
Rochester decreased by 4.2 percent, Yonkers decreased by 0.1 percent, and
Syracuse decreased by 1.5 percent.
The largest county is Kings, with a population of 2,504,700. Its
population grew by 1.6 percent since 2000. The other counties in the top
five include, Queens with a population of 2,230,722 (increase of 0.1
percent); New York, 1,585,873 (increase of 3.2 percent); Suffolk, 1,493,350
(increase of 5.2 percent); and Bronx, 1,385,108 (increase of 3.9 percent).
Hispanic Population Growth
More than half of the growth in the total U.S. population between 2000
and 2010 was because of the increase in the Hispanic population. Between
2000 and 2010, the Hispanic population grew by 43 percent, rising from 35.3
million in 2000 to 50.5 million in 2010. The rise in the Hispanic
population accounted for more than half of the 27.3 million increase in the
total U.S. population. By 2010, Hispanics comprised 16 percent of the total
U.S. population of 308.7 million.
The non-Hispanic population grew relatively slower over the decade at
about 5 percent. Within the non-Hispanic population, the number of people
who reported their race as white alone grew even slower (1 percent). While
the non-Hispanic white alone population increased numerically from 194.6
million to 196.8 million over the 10-year period, its proportion of the
total population declined from 69 percent to 64 percent.
NATIONAL DATA
Data for the nation show that the five most populous incorporated
places and their 2010 Census counts are New York, 8,175,133; Los Angeles,
3,792,621; Chicago, 2,695,598; Houston, 2,099,451; and Philadelphia,
1,526,006. New York grew by 2.1 percent since the 2000 Census. Los Angeles
grew by 2.6 percent, Chicago decreased by 6.9 percent, Houston grew by 7.5
percent, and Philadelphia grew by 0.6 percent.
The largest county is Los Angeles with a population of 9,818,605. Its
population grew by 3.1 percent since 2000. The other counties in the top five include Cook,
Ill., with a population of 5,194,675 (decrease of 3.4 percent); Harris,
Texas, 4,092,459 (increase of 20.3 percent); Maricopa, Ariz., 3,817,117
(increase of 24.2 percent); and San Diego, 3,095,313 (increase of 10.0
percent).
Coming in April: National Summary File of Redistricting Data
