Census 2000 – Queens

Ethnic Distribution And Demographic Change In Queens
Asian/American Center, Queens College
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In response to inquiries regarding the census, the A/AC created the following easy-to-read fact sheet that highlights each of the significant Asian ethnic groups in Queens, illustrating the demographic shifts from 1990 to 2000.

wdt_ID   Number 1990 Number 2000 Number Chnage 1990-2000 Percent Change 1990-2000 Year 2000% of the Entire Population in Queens
1 Total Population 1,951,598 2,229,379 277,781 14.2 100.0
2 White 937,557 732,895 -204,662 -21.8 32.9
3 Black 390,842 422,831 31,989 8.2 19.0
4 Hispanic 381,120 556,605 175,485 46.0 25.0
5 Puerto Rican 100,410 108,661 8,251 8.2 4.9
6 Other 280,710 447,944 167,234 59.6 20.1
7 Asian 237,556 391,500 153,944 64.8 17.6
8 Asian Indian 56,601 109,114 52,513 92.8 4.9
9 Bangladeshi 2,567 12,786 10,219 398.1 .6
10 Cambodian 114 97 -17 -14.9 .0
11 Chinese 86,885 139,820 52,935 60.9 6.3
12 Filipino 22,324 30,520 8,196 36.7 1.4
13 Indonesian 987 1,682 695 70.4 .1
15 Japanese 4,037 5,103 1,066 26.4 .2
16 Korean 49,088 62,130 13,042 26.6 2.8
17 Malaysian 393 660 267 67.9 .0
18 Pakistani 6,449 11,210 4,761 73.8 .5
19 Sri Lanka 310 811 501 161.6 .0
20 Thai 2,317 2,491 174 7.5 .1
21 Vietnamese 2,419 3,268 849 35.1 .1
22 Other 3,065 11,808 8,743 285.3 .5
23 American Indian and Alaska Native 5,606 6,275 669 11.9 .3
24 Other 6,643 28,098 21,455 323.0 1.3

Source: New York City Department of City Planning