The 2020
American Community Survey estimated the racial and ethnic makeup of Brooklyn was 35.4%
non-Hispanic white, 26.7%
Black or African American, 0.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native, 13.6%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.1%
two or more races, and 18.9%
Hispanic or Latin American of any race. According to the
2010 United States census, Brooklyn's population was 42.8% White, including 35.7% non-Hispanic White; 34.3% Black, including 31.9% non-Hispanic black; 10.5% Asian; 0.5% Native American; 0.0% (rounded) Pacific Islander; 3.0% Multiracial American; and 8.8% from other races. Hispanics and Latinos made up 19.8% of Brooklyn's population. In 2010, Brooklyn had some neighborhoods segregated based on race, ethnicity, and religion. Overall, the southwest half of Brooklyn is racially mixed although it contains few black residents; the northeast section is mostly black and Hispanic/Latino.