In New York City….

Data derived from analysis by the Asian American Federation Census Information Center:

Neighborhoods with large Korean populations:

Murray Hill, Flushing

Bayside

East Flushing

Douglaston- Little Neck

Sunnyside

 

– New York City was home to 67 percent of New York State’s Korean residents.

-From 2008 to 2011, the Korean immigrant population in NYC grew by 8 percent.

-The percent of Korean New Yorkers who were immigrants accounted for 71 percent.

-Of the city’s Korean immigrants, 47 percent were naturalized citizens.

 

In United States….

-After the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, the flow of South Koreans into America steadily increased

-Information from the United States Census shows that roughly 39,000 Koreans lived in the United States in 1970. This number swelled to 290,000 in 1980, then to 568,000 in 1990. The census from 2000 estimates the number of Koreans to be around 1.1 million.

-Today, Korean immigration has stagnated. The number of immigrants is estimated to have dropped by 100,000 between 2010 and 2015.

-South Koreans are enrolling in higher education in smaller numbers and also make up a smaller number of international students. The reason for this decline is mostly due to the increase in business opportunities and general increases in economic and political conditions in South Korea.

-America is home to the most Koreans, outside of Korea itself

Korean Americans into the United States (PewResearchCenter)