Looking at Bensonhurst now, it’s difficult to define it as predominantly Italian—because it no longer is. According to the 1980 census data regarding residents with Italian ancestry in Bensonhurst, approximately 60% of the population was listed as having Italian ancestry. This amounted to nearly 150,000 Italians in Bensonhurst. The most recent census data exemplifies the significant loss of the Italian population in the same region of Brooklyn. The census revealed that as of 2013, 31,315 residents were noted as having Italian ancestry. These residents of Bensonhurst totaled a mere (in comparison) 18.485% of the population. The census data defines the drop in the Italian population of Bensonhurst.
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