Population By Race and Ethnicity in Queens County, NY in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 2,278,029 population of Queens County, New York comprised of 642,196 people who identified as Hispanic (28.19%), and 1,635,833 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (71.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Queens County, New York with a population of 1,059,701 (46.52%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 635,906 (27.92%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 473,653 (20.79%).

Ethnicity: The Asian Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Queens County, New York in 2022, with a population of 626,240 (27.49%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 543,961 (23.88%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 515,740 (22.64%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 473,653 20.79%
White Alone 1,059,701 46.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 32,374 1.42%
Asian Alone 635,906 27.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5,376 0.24%
Two Or More Races 71,019 3.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Queens , NY in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 67,981 2.98%
White Alone - Hispanic 515,740 22.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 23,900 1.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9,666 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,597 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22,312 0.98%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 405,672 17.81%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 543,961 23.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,474 0.37%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 626,240 27.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2,779 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 48,707 2.14%