Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Kew Ggardens, Queens, NY

The map below shows majority race by area in Kew Ggardens, as self-identified on the US census. Darker shades indicate a larger racial majority in that neighborhood. This page also contains data and maps on Kew Ggardens racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Kew Ggardens, Queens, NY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Kew Ggardens overall is white, making up 39.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 23.6%. There are more white people in the central areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the northwest places. The data below shows how many people identify themselves as each of the following races, which most Americans base on their family's national origin:

Race in Kew Ggardens

 
Self-Identified Race
Kew Ggardens, Queens, NY Population
White
39.0%
Hispanic
23.3%
Black
7.1%
Asian
23.6%
Native American
0.8%
Other
6.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Kew Ggardens, Queens, NY

The map below shows diversity in Kew Ggardens. Areas in green are more diverse, while areas in red are much less diverse. Diversity, in this case, means a mixture of people with different race and ethnicity living close to one another. For example, all-black and all-white areas in the neighborhood would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Kew Ggardens Diversity Score

72.9

More diverse than 96% of US neighborhoods

Kew Ggardens has a diversity score of 72.9: the chance, in percent, that two residents picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups, from ACS race counts. A place where everyone shares one group scores 0, and an even mix of the six groups in the chart above scores the maximum, 83.3. Kew Ggardens is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 96% of them. Within Kew Ggardens's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast Kew Ggardens, and the least diverse areas are in central Kew Ggardens.

Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates (race and Hispanic origin); proprietary data mapping and analysis. Special thanks to the University of Virginia.

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