Census 2000 – New York City

Ethnic Distribution And Demographic Change In New York City
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 New York City, illustrating the demographic shifts from 1990 to 2000.

wdt_ID   Number 1990 Number 2000 Number Change 1990-2000 Percent Change 1990-2000 Yar 2000% of the Entire Population in New York City
1 Total Population 7,322,564 8,008,278 685,714 9.4 100.0
2 White 3,163,125 2,801,267 -361,858 -11.4 35.0
3 Black 1,847,049 1,962,154 115,105 6.2 24.5
4 Hispanic 1,783,511 2,160,554 377,043 21.1 27.0
5 Puerto Rican 896,763 789,172 -107,591 -12.0 9.9
6 Other 886,748 1,371,382 484,634 54.7 17.1
7 Asian 509,955 787,047 277,092 54.3 9.8
8 Asian Indian 94,590 170,899 76,309 80.7 2.1
9 Bangladeshi 4,955 19,148 14,193 286.4 .2
10 Cambodian 2,565 1,771 -794 -31.0 .0
11 Chinese 238,919 361,531 122,612 51.3 4.5
12 Filipino 43,229 54,993 11,764 27.2 .7
13 Indonesian 1,443 2,263 820 56.8 .0
14 Japanese 16,828 22,636 5,808 34.5 .3
15 Korean 69,718 86,473 16,755 24.0 1.1
16 Malaysian 845 1,368 523 61.9 .0
17 Pakistani 13,501 24,099 10,598 78.5 .3
18 Sri Lanka 811 2,033 1,222 150.7 .0
19 Thai 3,944 4,169 225 5.7 .1
20 Vietnamese 8,400 11,334 2,934 34.9 .1
21 Other 10,207 24,330 14,123 138.4 .3
22 American Indian and Alaska Native 17,871 17,321 -550 -3.1 .2
23 Other 21,157 58,775 37,618 177.8 .7

Source: New York City Department of City Planning