Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Rego Park, Queens, NY

The map below shows majority race by area in Rego Park, 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 Rego Park racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Rego Park, Queens, NY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Rego Park overall is white, making up 36.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 30.2%. There are more white people in the northeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the southwest 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 Rego Park

 
Self-Identified Race
Rego Park, Queens, NY Population
White
36.7%
Hispanic
19.8%
Black
4.7%
Asian
30.2%
Native American
0.2%
Other
8.5%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Rego Park, Queens, NY

The map below shows diversity in Rego Park. 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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Rego Park Diversity Score

72.6

More diverse than 95% of US neighborhoods

Rego Park has a diversity score of 72.6: 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. Rego Park is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 95% of them. Within Rego Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Rego Park, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Rego Park.

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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