Where New Yorkers spoke Korean, South Asian and other Asian languages, 2010

Census by census, the share of New Yorkers who spoke Korean, South Asian and other Asian languages at home in every part of the city, with the neighborhoods that had the most speakers.

1990

Whole city: 3%

1. Flushing: 22,390 (14%)
2. Elmhurst: 14,830 (18%)
3. Woodside: 7,390 (16%)
4. Astoria: 5,460 (7%)
5. Jackson Heights: 4,690 (7%)

2010

Whole city: 5%

1. Flushing: 35,670 (19%)
2. Elmhurst: 21,620 (23%)
3. Woodside: 16,250 (31%)
4. Richmond Hill: 11,810 (13%)
5. Bayside: 11,060 (18%)

1970: mother tongue. From 1990: language spoken at home by people 5 and over. Source: US census, IPUMS NHGIS.

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