Orange County, New York

According to the 2000 Census, Orange County, New York has a population of 341,367 people. Of those, 285,721 (84%) are White, 27,601 (8%) are Black, and 39,738 (12%) are Latino[1]. However, 3,278 (or 1% of the 341,367 people) are not residents by choice but are people in prison.

Even though prisoners cannot participate in the local community, the Census Bureau nevertheless counts them as residents of the county where they are incarcerated.

A more accurate description would not include the prisoners. This would give Orange County a population of 338,089 with a demographic that is 84% White, 8% Black, and 11% Latino.

Reported in
Census 2000
Incarcerated
population
Actual
population
Total 341,367 3,278 338,089
White 285,721 1,402 284,319
Black 27,601 1,634 25,967
Latino 39,738 977 38,761


Notes:

[1]The numbers for Whites, Blacks and Latinos may not add up to the total number because we have not included racial groups other than Whites and Blacks and because the Census Bureau considers "Latino" to be an ethnicity, not a race. Most of the people reported as being Latino are also counted as being White or Black.



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