Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kings, NY in 2020

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 2,718,447 population of Kings County, New York comprised of 512,761 people who identified as Hispanic (18.86%), and 2,205,686 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 1,356,115 (49.89%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 907,934 (33.4%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 349,464 (12.86%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kings County, New York in 2020, with a population of 1,006,511 (37.03%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 795,209 (29.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 349,604 (12.86%).

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 907,934 33.4%
White Alone 1,356,115 49.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 26,232 0.97%
Asian Alone 349,464 12.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3,036 0.11%
Two Or More Races 75,666 2.78%
Population By Ethnicity in Kings , NY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 112,725 4.15%
White Alone - Hispanic 349,604 12.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 21,045 0.77%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5,654 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,195 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21,538 0.79%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 795,209 29.25%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,006,511 37.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 5,187 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 343,810 12.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 841 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 54,128 1.99%