Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kings County, NY in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 2,562,329 population of Kings County, New York comprised of 481,281 people who identified as Hispanic (18.78%), and 2,081,048 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.22%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kings County, New York with a population of 1,274,925 (49.76%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 861,925 (33.64%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 328,643 (12.83%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kings County, New York in 2019, with a population of 945,914 (36.92%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 756,324 (29.52%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 329,011 (12.84%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Kings, New York.

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Population By Race in Kings , NY in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 861,925 33.64%
White Alone 1,274,925 49.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 24,541 0.96%
Asian Alone 328,643 12.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3,021 0.12%
Two Or More Races 69,274 2.7%
Population By Ethnicity in Kings , NY in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 105,601 4.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 329,011 12.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 19,577 0.76%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5,193 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,126 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 19,773 0.77%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 756,324 29.52%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 945,914 36.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 4,964 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 323,450 12.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 895 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 49,501 1.93%