
Newest New Yorkers Immigration Report: Important Social & Economic Role of Foreign-Born Residents
For the first time, City Planning has created an interactive map depicting the settlement patterns for City’s immigrant neighborhoods and where each of the City’s top 10 immigrant groups are living. Of the City’s neighborhoods, Elmhurst (77,100) and Jackson Heights (65,585) have some of the largest concentrations of immigrants.
Top 10 Immigrant Groups
Elmhurst
Total Population 108,556 100%
Foreign – born 77,110 71%
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Foreign-born* 77,100 100%
China 17, 247 22%
Ecuador 8, 489 11%
Mexico 8, 117 11%
Colombia 5, 947 8%
Philippines 5, 506 7%
Bangladesh 4, 537 6%
Korea 3, 191 4%
Dominican Republic 2, 865 4%
India 2, 683 3%
Peru 1, 764 2%
All Others 16, 764 22%
*Numbers <1,000 have high levels of imprecision.