Population By Race and Ethnicity in Queens County, NY in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 2,234,574 population of Queens County, New York comprised of 615,539 people who identified as Hispanic (27.55%), and 1,619,035 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (72.45%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Queens County, New York with a population of 1,129,907 (50.57%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 542,014 (24.26%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 470,819 (21.07%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Queens County, New York in 2010, with a population of 623,609 (27.91%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 533,851 (23.89%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 506,298 (22.66%).

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

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Population By Race in Queens , NY in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 470,819 21.07%
White Alone 1,129,907 50.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 29,658 1.33%
Asian Alone 542,014 24.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4,702 0.21%
Two Or More Races 57,474 2.57%
Population By Ethnicity in Queens , NY in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 58,653 2.63%
White Alone - Hispanic 506,298 22.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 21,853 0.98%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8,163 0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,325 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 18,247 0.82%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 412,166 18.45%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 623,609 27.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 7,805 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 533,851 23.89%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2,377 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 39,227 1.76%