Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kings County, NY in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 2,719,044 population of Kings County, New York comprised of 512,933 people who identified as Hispanic (18.86%), and 2,206,111 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.14%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kings County, New York with a population of 1,350,247 (49.66%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 912,595 (33.56%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 351,774 (12.94%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kings County, New York in 2020, with a population of 999,966 (36.78%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 800,157 (29.43%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 350,281 (12.88%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 912,595 33.56%
White Alone 1,350,247 49.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 26,069 0.96%
Asian Alone 351,774 12.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3,036 0.11%
Two Or More Races 75,323 2.77%
Population By Ethnicity in Kings , NY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 112,438 4.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 350,281 12.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 20,913 0.77%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5,601 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,195 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21,505 0.79%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 800,157 29.43%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 999,966 36.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 5,156 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 346,173 12.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 841 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 53,818 1.98%