Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY

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

Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Sunset Park overall is hispanic, making up 44.6% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 40.2%. There are more hispanic people in the northwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the southeast 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 Sunset Park

 
Self-Identified Race
Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY Population
White
10.8%
Hispanic
44.6%
Black
2.4%
Asian
40.2%
Native American
0.3%
Other
1.7%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY

The map below shows diversity in Sunset 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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Sunset Park Diversity Score

62.7

More diverse than 70% of US neighborhoods

Sunset Park has a diversity score of 62.7: 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. Sunset Park is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 70% of them. Within Sunset Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Sunset Park, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Sunset 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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