Population By Race and Ethnicity in Queens County, NY in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 2,306,249 population of Queens County, New York comprised of 639,615 people who identified as Hispanic (27.73%), and 1,666,634 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (72.27%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Queens County, New York with a population of 1,114,872 (48.34%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 611,411 (26.51%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 476,930 (20.68%).

Ethnicity: The Asian Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Queens County, New York in 2016, with a population of 602,189 (26.11%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 593,285 (25.73%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 521,587 (22.62%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 476,930 20.68%
White Alone 1,114,872 48.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 31,538 1.37%
Asian Alone 611,411 26.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5,167 0.22%
Two Or More Races 66,331 2.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Queens , NY in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 62,775 2.72%
White Alone - Hispanic 521,587 22.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 23,191 1.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9,222 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,536 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20,304 0.88%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 414,155 17.96%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 593,285 25.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,347 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 602,189 26.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2,631 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 46,027 2%