Population By Race and Ethnicity in Queens County, NY in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 2,253,942 population of Queens County, New York comprised of 627,920 people who identified as Hispanic (27.86%), and 1,626,022 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (72.14%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Queens County, New York with a population of 1,070,359 (47.49%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 614,097 (27.25%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 466,075 (20.68%).

Ethnicity: The Asian Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Queens County, New York in 2019, with a population of 604,810 (26.83%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 560,925 (24.89%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 509,434 (22.6%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 466,075 20.68%
White Alone 1,070,359 47.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 30,759 1.37%
Asian Alone 614,097 27.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5,302 0.24%
Two Or More Races 67,350 2.99%
Population By Ethnicity in Queens , NY in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 63,723 2.83%
White Alone - Hispanic 509,434 22.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 22,522 1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9,287 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,578 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20,376 0.9%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 402,352 17.85%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 560,925 24.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,237 0.37%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 604,810 26.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2,724 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 46,974 2.08%