Population By Race and Ethnicity in Queens County, NY in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 2,388,586 population of Queens County, New York comprised of 669,740 people who identified as Hispanic (28.04%), and 1,718,846 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (71.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Queens County, New York with a population of 1,125,053 (47.1%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 655,419 (27.44%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 497,434 (20.83%).

Ethnicity: The Asian Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Queens County, New York in 2020, with a population of 645,565 (27.03%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 583,478 (24.43%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 541,575 (22.67%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 497,434 20.83%
White Alone 1,125,053 47.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 32,854 1.38%
Asian Alone 655,419 27.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5,632 0.24%
Two Or More Races 72,194 3.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Queens , NY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 69,421 2.91%
White Alone - Hispanic 541,575 22.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 24,200 1.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9,854 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,744 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21,946 0.92%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 428,013 17.92%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 583,478 24.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,654 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 645,565 27.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2,888 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 50,248 2.1%