Population By Race and Ethnicity in Queens County, NY in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 2,275,286 population of Queens County, New York comprised of 632,353 people who identified as Hispanic (27.79%), and 1,642,933 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (72.21%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Queens County, New York with a population of 1,086,006 (47.73%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 615,473 (27.05%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 470,127 (20.66%).

Ethnicity: The Asian Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Queens County, New York in 2018, with a population of 606,214 (26.64%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 572,305 (25.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 513,701 (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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 470,127 20.66%
White Alone 1,086,006 47.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 31,143 1.37%
Asian Alone 615,473 27.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5,337 0.24%
Two Or More Races 67,200 2.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Queens , NY in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 63,580 2.79%
White Alone - Hispanic 513,701 22.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 22,853 1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9,259 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,624 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20,336 0.89%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 406,547 17.87%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 572,305 25.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,290 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 606,214 26.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2,713 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 46,864 2.06%