More recently, a
Little India community has emerged in
Hicksville, Nassau County, spreading eastward from the more established Little India enclaves in Queens. Rapidly growing
Chinatowns have developed in
Brooklyn and
Queens, as did earlier European immigrants, such as the Irish and Italians. As of 2019, the Asian population in Nassau County had grown by 39% since 2010 to an estimated 145,191 individuals, including approximately 50,000
Indian Americans and 40,000
Chinese Americans, as Nassau County has become the leading
suburban destination in the U.S. for
Chinese immigrants. Likewise, the
Long Island Koreatown originated in Flushing, Queens, and is expanding eastward along
Northern Boulevard and into Nassau County.