Population and race in new york

New york is the most populous city in the United States and a multi-ethnic city with immigrants from 97 countries and regions. By 20 12, the population of new york will be 8,336,697. Among them, 67.9% are white, 15.9% are African-American, and 5.5% are Asian.

In 20 10, the U.S. Census Bureau counted the population of new york as 8 175 133, but former mayor Michael Bloomberg immediately said that this figure was low. According to statistics, the population of new york City accounts for 40% of the whole state of New York. In 2006, demographers predicted that the population of new york would reach 9.2 million to 9.5 million in 2030. In 20 10, the population of new york was 44% white (33.3% non-Latino white), 25.5% black (23% non-Latino black), 0.7% Indian and 2.7% Asian. Hispanics account for 28.6% of the total population, while Asians are the fastest growing group from 2000 to 20 10; The non-Latino white population has decreased by 3%, which is also the smallest decline in decades; The black population has declined for the first time in ten years since the Civil War.

In 20 10, the population density of new york was 27,532 people per square mile (per square kilometer10,630 people), ranking first among the cities with a population of over 65,438 million in the United States. However, according to the data of 2000, the population density of some small cities (population less than 65438+ million) near Hudson County, New Jersey is higher. With a population density of 66,940 people per square mile (25,846 people per square kilometer), Manhattan (new york County) is the most densely populated county in the United States, with a higher density than any other city in the United States.

From 1892 to 1924, more than120,000 European immigrants entered the United States via Alice Island. The word "melting pot" was originally used to describe the neighborhood where many immigrants lived in the Lower East Side. By 1900, Germans have become the largest immigrant group in new york, followed by Irish, Jews and Italians. 1940, whites accounted for 92% of the city's population.

Nearly 37% of new york's population was born overseas. As of 20 1 1, the top ten sources of overseas-born population are Dominica, China, Mexico, Guyana, Jamaica, Ecuador, Haiti, India, Russia and Trinidad and Tobago, while the migration from Bangladesh is the fastest growing, reaching 74,000 in 20 13. In 20 12, the population of new york reached nearly 8,336,697, a record high, and exceeded the combined population of the second largest city (LA) and the third largest city (Chicago). New york is still the most important entry city for legal immigrants, far exceeding the sum of the two major entry cities-LA and Miami.