Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Sunnyside, Queens, NY

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

Sunnyside, Queens, NY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Sunnyside overall is white, making up 37.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 33.1%. There are more white people in the north areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the south 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 Sunnyside

 
Self-Identified Race
Sunnyside, Queens, NY Population
White
37.7%
Hispanic
33.1%
Black
2.6%
Asian
22.6%
Native American
0.0%
Other
4.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Sunnyside, Queens, NY

The map below shows diversity in Sunnyside. 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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Sunnyside Diversity Score

69.5

More diverse than 89% of US neighborhoods

Sunnyside has a diversity score of 69.5: 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. Sunnyside is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 89% of them. Within Sunnyside's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Sunnyside, and the least diverse areas are in south Sunnyside.

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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