Race and ethnicity in New York City

Race and ethnicity in New York City (2018 ACS)
White			42.7%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)			29.1%
Black or African American			24.3%
Asian			13.9%
Native American			0.4%
Pacific Islander			0.1%
Other races			15.1%

As according to the New York City Department of City Planning, there were a total of 8,804,190 residents. There were almost equivalent populations of 2,719,856 White residents at 30.9% and 2,490,350 Hispanic residents at 28.3%, meanwhile there were 1,776,891 Black residents at 20.2% and 1,373,502 Asian residents at 15.6%. There were even much smaller numbers of 143,632 other race residents at 1.6% and 299,959 Two or More races residents at 3.4%. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} The White population declined mainly in Queens, The Bronx, and then Staten Island, though the White population increased marginally in Brooklyn and then Manhattan. The Black population experienced declines by Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan, increasing marginally in the Bronx and Staten Island. The Hispanic population increased in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island, but experienced decline in Manhattan. The Asian population increased in all five boroughs. ^[7]

According to the 2019-20 demographic data from Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, there were 3,030,397 foreign born residents in the city. Each the foreign born White and Black populations made up 19% of the foreign born residents, Hispanics made up 31% of the foreign born residents, and the Asians made 28% of the foreign born residents. For a long time since the mid to late 20th century, the Hispanic residents made up the vast majority of the foreign born population in the city, but since the 2010s, the growing foreign born Asian residents have been catching up and now starting to challenge the Hispanic residents as the largest foreign born population. ^[8]

The New York City metropolitan area is home to the largest Dominican population in the United States, and as of 2023 Dominicans are the largest Latino Group in New York City, and the largest ethnic group in Manhattan. New York City is also home to the largest Jewish community outside Israel. ^[9] It is also home to nearly a quarter of the nation's Indian Americans and 15% of all Korean Americans; ^{[10] [11]} the largest African American community of any city in the country; and including 6 Chinatowns in the city proper, ^[12] comprised as of 2008 a population of 659,596 overseas Chinese, ^[13] the largest outside of Asia. New York City alone, according to the 2010 Census, has now become home to more than one million Asian Americans, greater than the combined totals of San Francisco and Los Angeles. ^[14] New York contains the highest total Asian population of any U.S. city proper. ^[15] 6.0% of New York City is of Chinese ethnicity, with about forty percent of them living in the borough of Queens alone. Koreans make up 1.2% of the city's population, and Japanese at 0.3%. Filipinos are the largest southeast Asian ethnic group at 0.8%, followed by Vietnamese who make up only 0.2% of New York City's population. Indians are the largest South Asian group, comprising 2.4% of the city's population, with Pakistanis at 0.4% and Bangladeshis at 0.8%, respectively. ^[16]

The largest ethnic groups as of the 2021 American Community Survey estimates were African Americans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans and Chinese. ^[17] The Puerto Rican population of New York City is the largest outside Puerto Rico. ^[18] The New York City metropolitan area is also home to the largest Italian population in North America and the third largest Italian population outside of Italy. Italians emigrated to the city in large numbers in the early 20th century, establishing several "Little Italies". The Irish also have a notable presence, along with Germans.

Overview

Further information: Demographics of New York City and Demographic history of New York City

Historical demographics	2022 [19]	2020 [20]	2010 [21]	1990 [22]	1970 [22]	1940 [22]
White (non-Hispanic)	31.2%	30.9%	33.3%	43.4%	64.0%	92.1%
Hispanic or Latino	29.0%	28.3%	28.6%	23.7%	15.2%	1.6%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	23.1%	20.2%	22.8%	28.8%	21.1%	6.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	14.5%	15.6%	12.6%	7.0%	1.2%	0.2%
Native American (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%	N/A
Two or more races (non-Hispanic)	8.9%	3.4%	1.8%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Map of racial distribution in New York, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people: White, Black, Asian, Hispanic, or Other (yellow)

The city's population in 2020 was 30.9% White (non-Hispanic), 28.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Black or African American (non-Hispanic), 15.6% Asian, and 0.2% Native American (non-Hispanic). ^[23] A total of 3.4% of the non-Hispanic population identified with more than one race. Throughout its history, New York has been a major port of entry for immigrants into the United States. More than 12 million European immigrants were received at Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954. ^[24] The term "melting pot" was first coined to describe densely populated immigrant neighborhoods on the Lower East Side. By 1900, Germans were the largest immigrant group, followed by the Irish, Jews, and Italians. ^[25] In 1940, Whites represented 92% of the city's population at 6.6 million. ^{[22] [26]}

Approximately 37% of the city's population is foreign born, and more than half of all children are born to mothers who are immigrants as of 2013. ^{[27] [28]} In New York, no single country or region of origin dominates. ^[27] The ten largest sources of foreign-born individuals in the city as of 2011 ^[update] were the Dominican Republic, China, Mexico, Guyana, Jamaica, Ecuador, Haiti, India, Russia, and Trinidad and Tobago, ^[29] while the Bangladeshi-born immigrant population has become one of the fastest growing in the city, counting over 74,000 by 2011. ^{[30] [31]}

Asian Americans in New York City, according to the 2010 census, number more than one million, greater than the combined totals of San Francisco and Los Angeles. ^[32] New York contains the highest total Asian population of any U.S. city proper. ^[33] The New York City borough of Queens is home to the state's largest Asian American population and the largest Andean (Venezuelan, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Peruvian, and Bolivian) populations in the United States, and is also the most ethnically and linguistically diverse urban area in the world. ^[34] Over 100,000 Venezuelan asylum seekers have arrived in New York City since 2022. ^[35]

Chinatown, Manhattan

Little Italy, Manhattan

Koreatown, Manhattan

Little Manila, Queens

Little Russia, Brooklyn

Little India, Queens

New York has the largest Chinese population of any city outside Asia. ^[36] The Chinese population is the fastest-growing nationality in New York State. Multiple satellites of the original Manhattan's Chinatown—home to the highest concentration of Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere, ^[37] as well as in Brooklyn, and around Flushing, Queens, are thriving as traditionally urban enclaves—while also expanding rapidly eastward into suburban Nassau County ^[38] on Long Island, ^[39] as the New York metropolitan region and New York State have become the top destinations for new Chinese immigrants, respectively, and large-scale Chinese immigration continues into New York City and surrounding areas, ^{[40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45]} with the largest metropolitan Chinese diaspora outside Asia, ^{[30] [46]} including an estimated 812,410 individuals in 2015. ^[47] As of 2023, illegal Chinese immigration to New York City, especially to Queens and its Flushing Chinatown, has accelerated. ^[48]

In 2012, 6.3% of New York City was of Chinese ethnicity, with nearly three-fourths living in either Queens or Brooklyn. ^[49] A community numbering 20,000 Korean-Chinese (Chaoxianzu or Joseonjok) is centered in Flushing, Queens, while New York City is home to the largest Tibetan population outside China, India, and Nepal, also centered in Queens. ^[50] Koreans made up 1.2% of the city's population, and Japanese 0.3%. Filipinos were the largest Southeast Asian ethnic group at 0.8%, followed by Vietnamese, who made up 0.2% of New York City's population in 2010. Indians are the largest South Asian group, comprising 2.4% of the city's population, with Bangladeshis and Pakistanis at 0.7% and 0.5%, respectively. ^[51] Queens is the preferred borough of settlement for Asian Indians, Koreans, Filipinos, and Malaysians, ^{[52] [40]} and other Southeast Asians.

New York City has the largest European and non-Hispanic white population of any American city. At 2.7 million in 2012, New York's non-Hispanic White population is larger than the non-Hispanic White populations of Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston combined. ^[53] The non-Hispanic White population has begun to increase since 2010. ^{[54] [ needs update ]}

The European diaspora residing in the city is very diverse. According to 2012 census estimates, there were roughly 560,000 Italian Americans, 385,000 Irish Americans, 253,000 German Americans, 223,000 Russian Americans, 201,000 Polish Americans, and 137,000 English Americans. Additionally, Greek and French Americans numbered 65,000 each, with those of Hungarian descent estimated at 60,000 people. Ukrainian and Scottish Americans numbered 55,000 and 35,000, respectively. People identifying ancestry from Spain numbered 30,838 total in 2010, ^[55] and Belarusians numbered about 55,000 as of 2010. ^[56] Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, also known as Little Russia or Little Odesa , is the largest center of the Russian- and Ukrainian-American communities. ^[57]

People of Norwegian and Swedish descent both stood at about 20,000 each, while people of Czech, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Scotch-Irish, and Welsh descent all numbered between 12,000 and 14,000. ^[58] Arab Americans number over 160,000 in New York City, ^[59] with the highest concentration in Brooklyn. Central Asians, primarily Uzbek Americans, are a rapidly growing segment of the city's non-Hispanic White population, enumerating over 30,000, and including more than half of all Central Asian immigrants to the United States, ^[60] most settling in Queens or Brooklyn. Albanian Americans are most highly concentrated in the Bronx, ^[61] while Astoria, Queens is the epicenter of American Greek culture as well as the Cypriot community. ^{[62] [63]}

New York is home to the highest Jewish population of any city in the world, numbering 1.6 million in 2022, more than Tel Aviv and Jerusalem combined. ^[64] In the borough of Brooklyn, an estimated 1 in 4 residents is Jewish. ^[65] The city's Jewish communities are derived from many diverse sects, predominantly from around the Middle East and Eastern Europe, and including a rapidly growing Orthodox Jewish population, the largest outside Israel. ^[50]

The metropolitan area is home to 20% of the nation's Indian Americans and at least 20 Little India enclaves, and 15% of all Korean Americans and four Koreatowns; ^[66] the largest Asian Indian population in the Western Hemisphere; the largest Russian American, ^[41] Italian American, and African American populations; the largest Dominican American, Puerto Rican American, and South American ^[41] and second-largest overall Hispanic population in the United States, numbering 4.8 million; ^[55] and includes multiple established Chinatowns within New York City alone. ^[67]

Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, and Brazil, are the top source countries from South America for immigrants to the New York City region; the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti, and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean; Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, and South Africa from Africa; and El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala in Central America. ^[68] Amidst a resurgence of Puerto Rican migration to New York City, this population had increased to approximately 1.5 million in the metropolitan area as of 2016 ^[update] . ^[69]

Since 2010, Little Australia has emerged and is growing rapidly, representing the Australasian presence in Nolita, Manhattan. ^{[70] [71] [72]} In 2011, there were an estimated 20,000 Australian residents of New York City, nearly quadruple the 5,537 in 2005. ^{[73] [74]} Qantas Airways of Australia and Air New Zealand have been planning for long-haul flights from New York to Sydney and Auckland, which would both rank among the longest non-stop flights in the world. ^[75] A Little Sri Lanka has developed in the Tompkinsville neighborhood of Staten Island. ^[76] Le Petit Sénégal, or Little Senegal, is based in Harlem. Richmond Hill, Queens is often thought of as "Little Guyana" for its large Guyanese community, ^[77] as well as Punjab Avenue (ਪੰਜਾਬ ਐਵੇਨਿਊ), or Little Punjab, for its high concentration of Punjabi people. Little Poland is located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Many Romani people moved to New York City from other parts of the United States after relief programs were put into effect in the 1930s. Roma from Hungary went to New York after the revolution in 1956. ^[78]

Minority ancestries

Ethnic origins in New York City

Immigrant Africans, Caribbeans, and African Americans make up 25.1% of New York City's population. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 2,086,566 black people residing in New York City. Percentage wise, approximately two out of every five black residents of New York City resides in Brooklyn (primarily in the Central, Northern, and Eastern sections of the borough), one out of every five resides in Bronx (mainly in the borough's Northeastern, Southeastern and Southern sections) one out of every five resides in Queens (mainly in the borough's Southeastern area), with the remaining black residents residing in Manhattan (primarily in Harlem) and Staten Island (mainly the North Shore of the borough).

Native Americans make up 0.4% of New York City's population. According to the survey, there were 29,569 Native Americans residing in New York City. Of 29,569 Native Americans, 2,075 were of the Cherokee tribal grouping. In addition, 213 were of the Navajo tribal grouping. Also, 42 people identified themselves as Chippewa, and 47 people identified themselves as Sioux. There is a number of Mohawks indigenous to the New York city area and/or Upstate New York, and many Mohawks arrived in the 1930s to work in the skyscraper building construction industry. ^{[79] [ unreliable source? ]} And a few Lenape Indians indigenous to the New York city area still remain in the city, migrated from other rural parts to Manhattan. ^[80]

Asian Americans make up 11.8% of New York City's population. According to the survey, there were 976,807 Asian Americans residing in New York City. Of 976,807 Asian Americans, 445,145 were of Chinese descent, representing 5.4% of the city's population. In addition, there were 226,888 Indian Americans residing in the city, representing 2.7% of the population. Approximately 103,660 people identified themselves as "Other Asian", a category that includes people of Cambodian, Laotian, Hmong, and Pakistani descent. Individuals in this category represent 1.2% of the city's population. There were 88,162 Korean Americans residing in the city, representing 1.1% of the population. Other Asian American groups include those of Filipino (68,826, 0.8%), Japanese (26,096, 0.3%), and Vietnamese (18,030, 0.2%) descent.

Pacific Islander Americans make up 0.1% of New York City's population. According to the survey, there were 4,941 Pacific Islander Americans residing in New York City. Of 4,941 Pacific Islander Americans, 1,992 were Native Hawaiian. Approximately 904 were of Samoan descent, and 504 were of Guamanian descent. In addition, 1,541 were of other Pacific Islander ancestries.

Multiracial Americans make up 2.1% of New York City's population. According to the survey, there were 177,643 multiracial Americans residing in New York City. People of black and white ancestry numbered at 37,124, making up 0.4% of the population. People of white and Asian ancestry numbered at 22,242, making up 0.3% of the population. People of white/Native American ancestry (10,762) and black/Native American ancestry (10,221) each made up 0.1% of the city's population. The term "Multiracial American", however, can be very misleading. For example, many people of Latin American background may have various racial ancestries. Furthermore, there are many Americans who have multiple racial ancestries who are not aware of it. Therefore, the actual numbers are likely much higher.^{[ citation needed ]}

Hispanics and Latinos make up 27.5% of New York City's population. According to the American Community Survey, there were 2,287,905 Hispanic or Latino Americans residing in New York City. The Hispanic/Latino population is categorized with four groups, "Puerto Rican" (785,618 or 9.4%), "Mexican" (297,581 or 3.6%), "Cuban" (42,377 or 0.5%), and "Other Hispanic or Latino" (1,165,576 or 14.0%). ^[81] While most Hispanics in New York City do not select a race in addition to their ethnicity in the American Community Survey, among those foreign-born, 33% also self-identify as white, and 9% as black. ^[82]

According to the 2006-2007 Center for Latin American, Caribbean & Latino Studies: ^[83]

• Puerto Rican: (1,278,628)
• Dominican: (602,093)
• Mexican: (289,755)
• Ecuadorian: (201,708)
• Colombian: (113,469)
• Salvadoran:(100,396)
• Other Hispanic or Latino: (351,635)

Note: This source contains all of the numerical information in the data above.

White ancestries

White Americans make up 44.6% of New York City's population. According to the survey, there were 3,704,243 White Americans residing in New York City. White Americans of non-Hispanic origin make up 35.1% of the city's population. There are 2,918,976 non-Hispanic whites residing in the city. Much of New York City's European American population consists of individuals of Italian, Irish, German, Russian, Polish, English, and Greek ancestry. ^[84]

There is a considerable Bulgarian population in New York. Bulgarians migrated in New York in the 1900s. ^[85]

According to the 2006–2008 American Community Survey, the top ten White, European ancestries were the following: ^[86]

• Italian: 8.2% (684,230)
• Irish: 5.3% (443,364)
• German: 3.6% (296,901)
• Russian: 3.1% (260,821)
• Polish: 2.8% (237,919)
• English: 1.9% (160,472)
• Greek: 1.0% (83,575)
• French: 0.9% (73,587)
• Hungarian: 0.7% (59,225)
• Ukrainian: 0.6% (49,643)

Other smaller European ancestries include:

• Portuguese: 0.5% (46,384)
• Scottish: 0.5% (41,787)
• Scotch-Irish: 0.3% (28,770)
• Dutch: 0.3% (24,776)
• Norwegian: 0.3% (24,737)
• Swedish: 0.3% (22,206) ^[86]

Diversity of New York City's boroughs

According to a 2001 study by Claritas, four of the city's five boroughs ranked among the nation's twenty most diverse counties. Queens ranked 1st, Brooklyn 3rd, Manhattan 7th, and The Bronx 17th. In addition, Hudson County and Essex County, New Jersey, both of which are part of the New York Metropolitan Area, ranked 6th and 15th, respectively. ^[87]

The city has several demographically unique characteristics. Queens is the only large county in the United States where the median income among black households, about $52,000 a year, has surpassed that of whites. ^[88]

The New York City metropolitan area is home to the largest Jewish community outside Israel. ^[89] It is also home to nearly a quarter of the nation's Indian American population, ^[90] and the largest African American community of any city in the country. New York City, with about 800,000 Puerto Rican residents, has the largest Puerto Rican population outside of Puerto Rico. Another historically significant ethnic group are Italians, who emigrated to the city in large numbers during the late 19th century. New York City is home to the largest Italian American population in the United States. The Irish and Germans also have a notable presence.

% Foreign-born by borough 1970–2006

Source: NYC.gov ^[91]

Borough	1970	1980	1990	2000	2006
Brooklyn	17.5	23.8	29.2	37.8	37.8
Queens	21.0	28.6	36.2	46.1	48.5
Manhattan	20.0	24.4	25.8	29.4	28.7
Bronx	15.6	18.4	22.8	29.0	31.8
Staten Island	9.0	9.8	11.8	16.4	20.9
Total	18.2	23.6	28.4	35.9	37.0

Jurisdiction	Population 2000 census	% white	% black or African American	% Asian	% Other	% mixed race	% Hispanic/ Latino of any race		% Catholic	% not affiliated	% Jewish	% Protestant	Estimate of % not reporting
		Race					Ethnicity		Religious groups
Brooklyn	2,465,326	41.2	36.4	7.5	10.6	4.3	19.8		37	4	15	8	33
Queens	2,229,379	44.1	20.0	17.6	12.3	6.1	25.0		29	37	11	5	15
Manhattan	1,537,195	54.4	17.4	9.4	14.7	4.1	27.2		37	11	20	9	19
Bronx	1,332,650	29.9	35.6	3.0	25.7	5.8	48.4		44	14	6	5	29
Staten Island	443,728	77.6	9.7	5.7	4.3	2.7	12.1		60	11	8	5	14
NYC Total	8,008,278	44.7	26.6	9.8	14.0	4.9	27.0		37	17	13	6	24
NY State	18,976,457	67.9	15.9	5.5	7.5	3.1	15.1		42	20	9	10	16
USA	281,421,906	75.1	12.3	3.6	6.5	2.4	12.5		22	37	2	23	12
Source: 2000 Census [92] American Indian, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander make up 2.9% of the population of NYC, and have been included with "Other".
Source for religious groups: ARDA [93]

Historical population data

Changes in population by race and ethnicity

Racial composition	2010[ citation needed ]	1990 [22]	1970 [22]	1940 [22]
White	44.0%	52.3%	76.6%	93.6%
—Non-Hispanic	33.3%	43.2%	62.9% [94]	92.0%
Black or African American	25.5%	28.7%	21.1%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	28.6%	24.4%	16.2% [94]	1.6%
Asian	12.7%	7.0%	1.2%	–

Changes in population by borough

Historical Population of the present area of New York City and its boroughs * [95] [96] [97] [98] [99] Year Manhattan Brooklyn Queens Bronx Staten Is.' Total 1698 4,937 2,017 n/a n/a 727 7,681 1771 21,863 3,623 n/a n/a 2,847 28,423 1790 33,131 4,549 6,159 1,781 3,827 49,447 1800 60,515 5,740 6,642 1,755 4,563 79,215 1810 96,373 8,303 7,444 2,267 5,347 119,734 1820 123,706 11,187 8,246 2,782 6,135 152,056 1830 202,589 20,535 9,049 3,023 7,082 242,278 1840 312,710 47,613 14,480 5,346 10,965 391,114 1850 515,547 138,882 18,593 8,032 15,061 696,115 1860 813,669 279,122 32,903 23,593 25,492 1,174,779 1870 942,292 419,921 45,468 37,393 33,029 1,478,103 1880 1,164,673 599,495 56,559 51,980 38,991 1,911,698 1890 1,441,216 838,547 87,050 88,908 51,693 2,507,414 †1900 1,850,093 1,166,582 152,999 200,507 67,021 3,437,202 1910 2,331,542 1,634,351 284,041 430,980 85,969 4,766,883 1920 2,284,103 2,018,356 469,042 732,016 116,531 5,620,048 1930 1,867,312 2,560,401 1,079,129 1,265,258 158,346 6,930,446 1940 1,889,924 2,698,285 1,297,634 1,394,711 174,441 7,454,995 1950 1,960,101 2,738,175 1,550,849 1,451,277 191,555 7,891,957 1960 1,698,281 2,627,319 1,809,578 1,424,815 221,991 7,781,984 1970 1,539,233 2,602,012 1,986,473 1,471,701 295,443 7,894,862 1980 1,428,285 2,230,936 1,891,325 1,168,972 352,121 7,071,639 1990 1,487,536 2,300,664 1,951,598 1,203,789 378,977 7,322,564 2000 1,537,195 2,465,326 2,229,379 1,332,650 443,728 8,008,278 2010 1,585,873 2,504,700 2,230,722 1,385,108 468,730 8,175,133 2020 1,694,251 2,736,074 2,405,464 1,472,654 495,747 8,804,190 Year Manhattan Brooklyn Queens Bronx Staten Is. Total * All population figures are consistent with present-day boundaries. † First census after the consolidation of the five boroughs Click here [100] to view the density of New York City as an interactive map of the 1900 census, shortly after municipal consolidation of the five boroughs in 1898. Languages In 1940, a little over half of all White New Yorker's spoke English, with large percentages speaking Yiddish, Italian, and German. Languages spoken in NYC among White population (1940) [101]    English (53.77%)    Yiddish (13.05%)    Italian (12.83%)    German (6.14%)    Polish (2.34%)   Others (11.87%) Language Speakers [101] Percent (all) Percent (foreign-born) English 3,755,580 53.77% 17.98% Yiddish 911,280 13.05% 23.93% Italian 896,160 12.83% 19.13% German 429,060 6.14% 13.54% Polish 163,500 2.34% 4.2% Russian 149,840 2.15% 5.17% Swedish 38,240 0.55% 1.35% French 37,860 0.54% 1.25% Norwegian 35,620 0.51% 1.28% Czech 28,700 0.36% 0.6% Finnish 13,280 0.19% 0.43% Danish 9,140 0.13% 0.37% Dutch 6,440 0.09% 0.25% Slovenian 4,260 0.06% 0.12% Others 330,680 4.73% 26.39% Not reported 175,080 2.51% 1.99% Total 6,984,720 100% 100% Ethnicities and enclaves This section is an excerpt from New York City ethnic enclaves.[ edit ] Brooklyn's Jewish community is the largest in the United States, with approximately 600,000 individuals. 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