Population By Race and Ethnicity in Queens County, NY in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 2,295,226 population of Queens County, New York comprised of 636,552 people who identified as Hispanic (27.73%), and 1,658,674 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 1,101,600 (48%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 615,852 (26.83%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 474,407 (20.67%).

Ethnicity: The Asian Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Queens County, New York in 2017, with a population of 606,566 (26.43%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 583,456 (25.42%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 518,144 (22.58%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 474,407 20.67%
White Alone 1,101,600 48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 31,375 1.37%
Asian Alone 615,852 26.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5,266 0.23%
Two Or More Races 66,726 2.91%
Population By Ethnicity in Queens , NY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 63,227 2.76%
White Alone - Hispanic 518,144 22.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 23,056 1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9,286 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,549 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20,290 0.88%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 411,180 17.92%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 583,456 25.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,319 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 606,566 26.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2,717 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 46,436 2.02%