A map of New York’s immigrant neighborhoods
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Which areas of New York have the largest percentage of immigrants? New census data has given us a lot more detail about that. Our story in The Journal News yesterday highlighted the two municipalities in the state with 
the highest percentage: Port Chester and Spring Valley, both nearly half foreign-born.
It’s an interesting detail for those of us north of the city, though it should be duly noted that there are NYC neighborhoods with a higher concentration than that. Elmhurst, Queens, is about 70 percent foreign-born.
For more detail on immigrant concentrations in the New York metro area, click on the map, created by our data analyst Tim Henderson. You can roll over certain areas of the city and suburbs to see what percentage of people are foreign-born.
If you’d like to see further detail about the immigrant population based on citizenship and English-speaking ability, click here for a table that breaks down the data for each community. Let us know if you spot any noteworthy numbers.
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on Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 at 11:36 am by Leah Rae.
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