Buffalo and Rochester are predominantly made of African Americans, Hispanic, and various European and near-European ethnic groups. Southeast Asians, Eastern European and North/Central Asian, African and Caribbeans also have a noticeable presence. Among New York State's cities, as of 2010 according to the US Racial System, New York City is 44% white(33%non hispanic white),28% Latino, 25% African American, and 13% percent Asian American. The city of Buffalo, New York's second-largest city, is 50% white (45% non-Hispanic white), 38% African American, 10% Latino, and 3% Asian American. The state capital of Albany is 57% white (64% non-Hispanic white), 30% African American, 8% Latino, and 5% Asian American. Birth data Note: Births in table don't add up, because Hispanics are counted both by their ethnicity and by their race, giving a higher overall number. Since 2016, data for births of White Hispanic origin are not collected, but included in one Hispanic group; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Immigration Languages The most common American English accents spoken, besides General American English, were the New York City area dialect (including New York City Latino English and North Jersey English), Hudson Valley English, the Western New England accent around Albany and Plattsburgh, Canadian English in the North Country and Inland Northern American English from Buffalo across much of the remaining Upstate New York area. As of 2015, 70.72% (12,788,233) of New York residents age 5 and older spoke English at home as a primary language, while 14.44% (2,611,903) spoke Spanish, 2.61% (472,955) Chinese (which includes Cantonese and Mandarin), 1.20% (216,468) Russian, 1.18% (213,785) Italian, 0.79% (142,169) French Creole, 0.75% (135,789) French, 0.67% (121,917) Yiddish, 0.63% (114,574) Korean and 0.53% (95,413) Polish. In total, 29.28% (5,295,016) of New York's population aged 5 and older spoke a mother language other than English. Religion A 2014 survey found that the religious affiliations of the people of New York were: Christian – (combined 60%) Catholic – 31% Various Protestant denominations – 26% Other Christian denominations – 3% Non-Religious – 27% Jewish – 7% Muslim – 2% Buddhist – 1% Hindu – 1% Other Religions – 1% No response given/Unknown - 1% 1% of the people surveyed refused to answer. See also Demographics of New York City Hispanics and Latinos in New York References New York