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Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 2.32 million people living in Queens County, NY. That makes Queens County the 13th-most populous county in the US. It is also the second-largest in New York, accounting for 11.6% of the state’s population.

2.32M

population of Queens County, NY (2024)

11.6%

County share of the New York population (2024)

About 2.32 million people lived in Queens County, NY in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Queens County, NY’s age demographics?

About 441,800 Queens County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 19.1% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.9% of New York’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 439,100 Queens County residents, or 19% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 20.1% of New York’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.

A lower share of Queens County, NY's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Queens County, NY’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Hispanic residents make up 28.5% of the Queens County, NY population, higher than the national share of 20%. Queens County, NY also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Asian (27.7%) than the US overall (6.5%).
In contrast, Queens County’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 23.5%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native population makes up 0.37% of the county, compared with 0.72% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Queens County, NY has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Asian population than New York as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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