New York City’s Chinese population has surpassed the Dominican population in size, making it the largest immigrant group in the five boroughs for the first time, according to a new, once-in-a-decade report from the Department of City Planning.
The city’s Chinese population reached 397,000 in 2023, a 5% increase from 2013, while the Dominican population declined 6% to 390,000 over the same period, according to The Newest New Yorkers report. The two groups each make up 12.8% and 12.6% of the city’s 3.1 million immigrant population.
Dominicans had reigned as New York City’s largest foreign-born group since 1990. The city’s Chinese population includes New Yorkers who moved here from mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, according to the report…