Friday, August 22, 2014

New York's Largest Ethnic Groups


New York has always been a magnet for immigrants. Throughout the 1800's and early 1900's ships brought millions of immigrants to New York's ports. Many stayed in the New York and New Jersey areas. Many continued their journey to the Midwest. Often overlooked is the immigrant heritage in upstate New York, especially seen in the large Italian and Polish communities there. 

Italian is New York's largest ethnicity, at over 13% of the population. New York was also a popular destination for Puerto Ricans in the 20th century. Puerto Ricans are New York's 6th largest ethnicity and the state's largest Hispanic ethnic group.

Rank
Ethnicity
2010
New York Population
As a Percent of
Total New York Population

Total Population
19,392,283
100.00%
1
Italian
2,633,293
13.58%
2
Irish
2,509,092
12.94%
3
German
2,140,879
11.04%
4
African-American*
1,758,316
9.07%
5
English
1,096,163
5.65%
6
Puerto Rican
1,085,307
5.60%
7
Polish
977,847
5.04%
8
American
731,709
3.77%
9
Dominican (Dominican Republic)
725,123
3.74%
10
Chinese, except Taiwanese
583,989
3.01%
11
Mexican
475,987
2.45%
12
French, except Basque
475,969
2.45%
13
Russian
457,047
2.36%
14
Asian Indian
321,513
1.66%
15
Jamaican
305,285
1.57%
16
Dutch
261,829
1.35%
17
Ecuadorian
258,579
1.33%
18
Scottish
215,898
1.11%
19
Haitian
190,718
0.98%
20
European
174,364
0.90%
21
Greek
158,467
0.82%
22
Hungarian
157,863
0.81%
23
Salvadoran
155,834
0.80%
24
Colombian
145,195
0.75%
25
Korean
139,357
0.72%
26
African
132,490
0.68%
27
Ukrainian
132,438
0.68%
28
Guyanese
131,544
0.68%
29
West Indian
131,414
0.68%
30
Swedish
131,183
0.68%
31
French Canadian
121,691
0.63%
32
Filipino
110,000
0.57%
33
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
95,319
0.49%
34
Eastern European
93,425
0.48%
35
Welsh
85,773
0.44%
36
Austrian
84,174
0.43%
37
Honduran
83,130
0.43%
38
Norwegian
79,815
0.41%
39
Peruvian
78,066
0.40%
40
Scotch-Irish
75,137
0.39%
41
Pakistani
71,173
0.37%
42
Cuban
69,134
0.36%
43
Guatemalan
68,811
0.35%
44
British
57,978
0.30%
45
Albanian
56,649
0.29%
46
Romanian
56,217
0.29%
47
Canadian
53,402
0.28%
48
Czech
51,242
0.26%
49
Portuguese
51,027
0.26%
50
British West Indian
50,376
0.26%

Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
1 year estimates, tables: B02001, C02005, B02006, C02007, B03001, B03002, B04006

* African-American is derived as respondents selecting Black as racial group after removing African, West Indian, and Hispanic ethnicities.

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