Brooklyn Facts

• Brooklyn is the 3rd Largest "City" in America—Larger than Boston, Atlanta, Washington DC & Minneapolis Combined
  With nearly 2,736,074 residents living across 70 neighborhoods, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous and fastest growing borough. Brooklyn had the largest population gain of all NYC boroughs from Census 2010 to 2020 (9.2%), and is just short of its record population reached in 1950.

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• Brooklyn is Home to the 2nd Largest Black Population of Any City in North America
  Nearly 730,000 Black people live in Brooklyn—second only to Chicago—and larger than Atlanta and Detroit’s Black population combined. However, Brooklyn’s Black population decreased by 8.7% from 2010 to 2020.

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• Over 1/3 of Residents were Born in Another Country
  Approximately 112,636 Brooklyn residents are undocumented.

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• Brooklyn is Home to Speakers of over 200 Languages.
  Nearly 50% of all households speak a language other than English at home.

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• Nearly 1 in 5 Brooklyn Residents Lives in Poverty
  Brooklyn ranks first in New York City in total number of children living in poverty.

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• Brooklyn Has the Most Units of Public Housing in New York City
  There are 85 NYCHA developments with 54,355 apartments in Brooklyn. Brownsville has the highest concentration of public housing in the nation.

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• Nearly 30% of Renters Spend More than Half of Their Income on Rent
  Brooklyn is home to the highest number of New Yorkers experiencing food insecurity.

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• 1 in 5 Residents over 25 Does Not Have a High School Diploma
  37.5% of residents over 25 have a Bachelor's degree or higher.

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• Nearly 30% of individuals in the NYC shelter system come from Brooklyn.
  Brooklynites make up the 2nd highest percentage of individuals in the shelter system, second to individuals from The Bronx.