Immigrants in New York State, 2010-2014 iDod: Fact Sheets with Data on Immigrants, Customized For You, For Free. Proportion of Educated Immigrants in New York State
The map to the left depicts the proportion of immigrants who are educated across New York. Areas in orange are places where more than 50 percent of immigrants have a bachelor’s degree. The chart below also shows that across New York, immigrants are highly educated. The table to the bottom left shows the racial and ethnic background of immigrants in New York. The 10 counties represented in the chart account for 91 percent of immigrants in New York. Note that the category “All Other Races and Ethnicities” includes people of multiple races and ethnicities.
Race and Ethnicity for Immigrants in Select Counties in New York State Queens County, NY
Kings County, NY
Bronx County, NY
New York County, NY
Nassau County, NY
Westchester County, NY
Suffolk County, NY
Richmond County, NY
Rockland County, NY
Monroe County, NY
New York State Estimated Total Immigrants
37%
21%
7%
27%
25%
15%
16%
24%
19%
30%
25%
16%
27%
7%
25%
24%
27%
25%
44%
26%
41%
23%
Black nonHispanic
13%
31%
27%
7%
15%
14%
9%
10%
22%
15%
18%
White Hispanic
16%
7%
9%
12%
13%
18%
27%
12%
11%
6%
12%
Black Hispanic
1%
2%
4%
3%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
All Other Races and Ethnicities
17%
12%
46%
26%
23%
25%
22%
9%
21%
7%
21%
Estimated Total Immigrants
1,095,568
59,959
4,400,917
Asian NonHispanic White NonHispanic
Immigrant’s Educational Attainment in New York State Graduate or Professional Degree
12%
Bachelor's Degree
17%
Some College or Associate's Degree
19%
HS Diploma
69,585
100,367
224,997
244,059
292,433
464,882
486,541
974,359
Less than HS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2010-2014. ipums.org extracts. Tigerline shapefiles.
26%
27%
Immigrants in New York State, 2010-2014 Median Year of Immigration for Immigrants in New York State
The map to the left depicts the median year of immigration for immigrants across New York. Areas in orange represent the immigrant communities where at least half of the community has arrived in the Untied States since 2001. The table below is a demographic and economic breakdown for 10 counties in New York. There is a wide range of incomes, poverty, and diversity in these communities. However, most immigrants (72 to 89 percent) have health insurance coverage. The range in poverty in most immigrant populous counties is substantial, from 10 percent to as much as 31 percent of immigrants in poverty.
Economic and Demographic Characteristics for Immigrants in Select New York Counties
Queens County, NY Kings County, NY Bronx County, NY New York County, NY Onondaga County, NY Nassau County, NY Westchester County, NY Suffolk County, NY Richmond NY Rockland NY
Median Income of all Immigrants
Estimated Population: All Full Time Working
Proportion of Immigrant Population At or Below Poverty
Most Common Birthplace
Proportion of Immigrants Covered by Health Insurance
$36,843 $35,791 $28,872 $51,557 $45,370 $46,401
532,767 453,885 220,832 220,719 155,563 149,696
17% 22% 28% 22% 30% 10%
China China Dominican Republic Dominican Republic China El Salvador
74% 79% 74% 84% 87% 78%
$42,107
124,149
14%
Mexico
74%
$39,091 $49,494 $40,655
115,911 48,545 33,853
12% 15% 15%
El Salvador Mexico Haiti
72% 83% 78%
20%
Dominican Republic
78%
New York State Total $38,005 2,079,978 ABOUT THE INSTITUTE FOR IMMIGRATION RESEARCH
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