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The demographics of Brooklyn reveal a very diverse borough of New York City and a melting pot for many cultures, like the city itself. Since 2010, the population of Brooklyn was estimated by the Census Bureau to have increased 3.5% to 2,592,149 as of 2013, representing 30.8% of New York City's population, 33.5% of Long Island's population, and 13.2% of New York State's population.
The New York City borough of Queens is home to the state's largest Asian American population and the largest Andean (Venezuelan, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Peruvian, and Bolivian) populations in the United States, and is also the most ethnically and linguistically diverse urban area in the world. [34]
In age demographics: 6.5% of New York's population were under 5 years of age, 24.7% under 18, and 12.9% were 65 or older. Females made up 51.8% of the population. New York state has a fluctuating population growth rate, it has experienced some shrinkage in the 1970s and 1980s, but milder growth in the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century.
The racial inequality between zip codes is further highlighted when examining COVID-19 testing rates, where zip codes of predominantly Black New Yorkers are at a significantly higher risk of testing positive for COVID-19. [46] Of the ten zip codes in New York City with the highest COVID-19 death rates, eight of them are Black or Hispanic. [47]
This is a list of the 50 U.S. states, the 5 populated U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia by race/ethnicity. It includes a sortable table of population by race /ethnicity. The table excludes Hispanics from the racial categories, assigning them to their own category.
Map of racial distribution in New York, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people: White, Black, Asian, Hispanic, or Other (yellow) Chinatown, Manhattan, is the highest concentration of Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere. [47] Brooklyn's Jewish community is the largest in the United States, with approximately 561,000 individuals. [48]
As of the United States Census, 2020, District 17 has a population of 133,144, down from 165,753 in 2000 and 161,261 in 1990. Of them (as of 2020), 84.0% are African-American, 3.0% are White non Hispanic, 1.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.5% of some other race, 3% of two or more races,(7.0%) of Hispanic origins.
The Brooklyn Tower, the tallest building in Brooklyn and the tallest in New York State outside Manhattan. Brooklyn's job market is driven by three main factors: the performance of the national and city economy, population flows and the borough's position as a convenient back office for New York's businesses. [117]