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Mapping NYC’s Largest Immigrant Communities by Neighborhood
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Key Takeaways
- China is the largest immigrant group in 56 NYC neighborhoods, the most of any country.
- The Dominican Republic leads in 52 neighborhoods and is the largest immigrant group citywide.
- Caribbean, Latin American, and South Asian communities dominate large swaths of Queens and Brooklyn.
New York City is the largest city in the U.S., and home to immigrants from nearly every corner of the globe. But which country has the largest presence in your neighborhood?
This map reveals the top country of origin for foreign-born residents in all 211 NYC neighborhoods, using data from the Population FactFinder hosted by the city’s Department of City Planning
While China leads the most neighborhoods overall, the Dominican Republic is the largest immigrant group citywide. The result is a clear contrast between geographic spread and total population dominance.
From One Chinatown to Many in NYC
China is the top overseas birthplace for immigrants in 56 neighborhoods across New York, making it the most widespread of the immigrant groups in the city today.
The data table below shows the largest immigrant group of every major neighborhood in New York:
| Neighborhood Name | Largest Immigrant Group |
|---|---|
| Elmhurst | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Jackson Heights | Colombia |
| Bensonhurst | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| South Ozone Park | Guyana |
| Flushing-Willets Point | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Forest Hills | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Corona | Ecuador |
| Canarsie | Jamaica |
| Washington Heights (South) | Dominican Republic |
| Jamaica | Bangladesh |
| Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach | Ukraine |
| Washington Heights (North) | Dominican Republic |
| Gravesend (West) | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Ridgewood | Ecuador |
| Flatbush | Haiti |
| Woodside | Mexico |
| Queens Village | Guyana |
| Bay Ridge | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Flatlands | Haiti |
| Coney Island-Sea Gate | Ukraine |
| North Corona | Ecuador |
| Concourse-Concourse Village | Dominican Republic |
| Sunset Park (Central) | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River | Dominican Republic |
| Crown Heights (North) | Jamaica |
| Gravesend (East)-Homecrest | Russia |
| University Heights (South)-Morris Heights | Dominican Republic |
| Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Bedford Park | Dominican Republic |
| St. Albans | Jamaica |
| Sunnyside | Ecuador |
| Far Rockaway-Bayswater | Jamaica |
| Mount Eden-Claremont (West) | Dominican Republic |
| Williamsbridge-Olinville | Jamaica |
| Jamaica Hills-Briarwood | Bangladesh |
| Mount Hope | Dominican Republic |
| Woodhaven | Dominican Republic |
| Brighton Beach | Ukraine |
| Wakefield-Woodlawn | Jamaica |
| East Flatbush-Erasmus | Haiti |
| Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill | Dominican Republic |
| Midwood | Ukraine |
| Upper West Side (Central) | Mexico |
| East Flushing | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Harlem (North) | Dominican Republic |
| Bushwick (East) | Dominican Republic |
| East Flatbush-Rugby | Jamaica |
| Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) | Dominican Republic |
| Madison | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester | Jamaica |
| University Heights (North)-Fordham | Dominican Republic |
| East New York-City Line | Bangladesh |
| Baisley Park | Guyana |
| Dyker Heights | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Chinatown-Two Bridges | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Cypress Hills | Dominican Republic |
| Upper West Side-Lincoln Square | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Sunset Park (West) | Mexico |
| South Jamaica | Guyana |
| Crown Heights (South) | Jamaica |
| Norwood | Dominican Republic |
| East Flatbush-Farragut | Haiti |
| Astoria (Central) | Mexico |
| Hell's Kitchen | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| East Flatbush-Remsen Village | Jamaica |
| Richmond Hill | Guyana |
| Maspeth | Poland |
| Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West) | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Upper East Side-Yorkville | India |
| East Village | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| East New York-New Lots | Jamaica |
| Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville | Bangladesh |
| College Point | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Brownsville | Jamaica |
| East Harlem (South) | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Williamsburg | Dominican Republic |
| Bedford-Stuyvesant (West) | Dominican Republic |
| Rego Park | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Chelsea-Hudson Yards | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Bath Beach | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Inwood | Dominican Republic |
| Auburndale | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway | Greece |
| Bushwick (West) | Dominican Republic |
| Borough Park | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate | Jamaica |
| Fordham Heights | Dominican Republic |
| South Richmond Hill | Guyana |
| Astoria (East)-Woodside (North) | Mexico |
| Mott Haven-Port Morris | Dominican Republic |
| Murray Hill-Kips Bay | India |
| Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Bayside | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| East Elmhurst | Ecuador |
| Gravesend (South) | Ukraine |
| East New York (North) | Dominican Republic |
| Kensington | Bangladesh |
| Ozone Park (North) | Bangladesh |
| Lower East Side | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| East Harlem (North) | Dominican Republic |
| Kew Gardens Hills | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village | Dominican Republic |
| Bellerose | India |
| Jamaica Estates-Holliswood | Bangladesh |
| Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Middle Village | Poland |
| Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach | Ukraine |
| Financial District-Battery Park City | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere | Guyana |
| East Williamsburg | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Harlem (South) | Dominican Republic |
| Allerton | Dominican Republic |
| Castle Hill-Unionport | Dominican Republic |
| Queensboro Hill | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Belmont | Dominican Republic |
| Glendale | Ecuador |
| Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village | Jamaica |
| Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Ocean Hill | Dominican Republic |
| Great Kills-Eltingville | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Hollis | Guyana |
| Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills | Bangladesh |
| Morningside Heights | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Parkchester | Bangladesh |
| Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill | Canada |
| Long Island City-Hunters Point | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Rosedale | Jamaica |
| Longwood | Dominican Republic |
| Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Tremont | Dominican Republic |
| Laurelton | Jamaica |
| East Midtown-Turtle Bay | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil | Dominican Republic |
| Mapleton-Midwood (West) | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Greenpoint | Poland |
| Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park | India |
| Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville | Jamaica |
| Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Melrose | Dominican Republic |
| Fresh Meadows-Utopia | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Whitestone-Beechhurst | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Park Slope | Taiwan |
| Highbridge | Dominican Republic |
| Crotona Park East | Dominican Republic |
| Pelham Gardens | Dominican Republic |
| Ozone Park | Bangladesh |
| Co-op City | Jamaica |
| Throgs Neck-Schuylerville | Dominican Republic |
| Morrisania | Dominican Republic |
| Douglaston-Little Neck | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| New Dorp-Midland Beach | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Kew Gardens | Russia |
| Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville | Mexico |
| Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Lighthouse Hill-Manor Heights | India |
| Soundview-Clason Point | Dominican Republic |
| Pelham Parkway-Van Nest | Dominican Republic |
| Rosebank-Shore Acres-Park Hill | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Kingsbridge-Marble Hill | Dominican Republic |
| Cambria Heights | Jamaica |
| Midtown-Times Square | India |
| West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill | Albania |
| Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Bay Terrace-Clearview | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow | Italy |
| Fort Greene | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Morris Park | Dominican Republic |
| Manhattanville-West Harlem | Dominican Republic |
| SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island | Dominican Republic |
| Westchester Square | Bangladesh |
| Arden Heights-Rossville | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Greenwich Village | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Port Richmond | Mexico |
| Howard Beach-Lindenwood | Italy |
| Westerleigh-Castleton Corners | Mexico |
| West Village | United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland |
| Clinton Hill | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills | Mexico |
| West Farms | Dominican Republic |
| Spring Creek-Starrett City | Ukraine |
| Old Astoria-Hallets Point | Dominican Republic |
| Tribeca-Civic Center | China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Windsor Terrace-South Slope | Mexico |
| Claremont Village-Claremont (East) | Dominican Republic |
| St. George-New Brighton | Mexico |
| Prospect Heights | Canada |
| South Williamsburg | Dominican Republic |
| Gramercy | India |
| Oakwood-Richmondtown | Ukraine |
| Hunts Point | Dominican Republic |
| Brooklyn Heights | United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland |
| Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel | Ireland |
| Tottenville-Charleston | Ukraine |
| Rikers Island | Dominican Republic |
| Randall's Island | Dominican Republic |
| Fort Hamilton | Korea |
| Fort Wadsworth | Mexico |
| Hutchinson Metro Center | Ecuador |
| Alley Pond Park | Israel |
| Holy Cross Cemetery | Barbados |
| Miller Field | Ecuador |
| Freshkills Park (South) | Poland |
| Barren Island-Floyd Bennett Field | Panama |
| Pelham Bay Park | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Sunnyside Yards (North) | Japan |
| Jacob Riis Park-Fort Tilden-Breezy Point Tip | Germany |
| Bronx Park | South Africa |
Chinese New Yorkers are found across all five boroughs and in many cases congregate inside Chinatown enclaves where storefronts and restaurants in Mandarin and Cantonese are familiar sights.
While Manhattan’s Chinatown is the most famous in the city, and perhaps the world, today Queens is home to the largest Chinatown outside of Asia, in the neighborhood of Flushing.
Little Santo Domingo
However, ahead even of Chinese New Yorkers are their Dominican counterparts, which make up over 12% of the city’s population.
Despite the Dominican Republic being miniscule in size compared to giants like China or India, Dominicans are the largest immigrant group in New York. They also tend to be far more concentrated, with a vast majority residing in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan neighborhoods like Inwood, East Harlem, and Washington Heights.
Interestingly, the first ever permanent, non-indigenous resident of what is today New York City was actually born in the Spanish colony which would become the Dominican Republic. Juan Rodriguez, a trader of mixed European and African descent, arrived on Manhattan Island in 1613.
A Brand New Start of It, in Old New York
Beyond Chinese and Dominican New Yorkers, the city is home to millions of others, often with some borough-wide differences.
Queens has become home to thousands of Caribbean immigrants from countries like Jamaica and Guyana, while some neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Staten Island retain their old-world connections through sizable Italian, Polish, and Ukrainian populations.
Beyond the Dominicans, nearly a third of New Yorkers claim some sort of Latin American ancestry, with sizable populations in particular of Mexicans, Ecuadorians, and Colombians. South Asians like Bengalis and Indians are also well represented across all five boroughs.
Over 800 languages are spoken in New York today, and the city is known for its sizable ethnic enclaves in which large immigrant populations congregate.
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