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Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 1.38 million people living in Bronx County, NY. That makes Bronx County the 30th-most populous county in the US. It is also the sixth-largest in New York, accounting for 6.9% of the state’s population.

1.38M

population of Bronx County, NY (2024)

6.9%

County share of the New York population (2024)

About 1.38 million people lived in Bronx County, NY in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Bronx County, NY’s age demographics?

About 215,600 Bronx County, NY residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 15.6% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.9% of New York’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 332,600 Bronx County residents, or 24% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 20.1% of New York's population and 21.6% in the US overall.

A lower share of Bronx County, NY's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Bronx County, NY’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Hispanic residents make up 55.4% of the Bronx County, NY population, higher than the national share of 20%. Bronx County, NY also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (29.6%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Bronx County’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 8.9%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 4.6% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Bronx County, NY has a higher share of a Hispanic population than New York as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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