Table 1.

Study population characteristics, New York (2008–2014)

	Population data^a		Cancer decedents data (2008–2014)
	Total population^b	Foreign-born^c	Cancer deaths	Foreign-born^c	Black race^d	From New York City	Top country of birth
Non-Hispanic white	11,328,035	10%	182,696	13%	0%	22%	USA, 87%
All Non-Hispanic black	2,968,524	27%	33,499	26%	100%	69%	USA, 74%
U.S.-born black	2,154,932	0%	24,725	0%		65%	USA, 100%
Caribbean-born black	575,260	100%	6,346	100%		81%	Jamaica, 40%
Other foreign-born black	238,332	100%	2,428	100%		85%	Guyana, 30%
Asian^e	1,600,999	68%	8,516	96%	0%	80%	China, 50%
All Hispanic	3,505,408	50%	19,527	85%	5%	79%	Puerto Rico, 38%
Puerto Rican	1,122,741	28%	9,774	79%	2%	80%	Puerto Rico, 78%
Central American	405,819	64%	1,626	97%	26%	70%	Panama, 24%
South American	608,785	68%	2,746	98%	1%	74%	Ecuador, 29%
Dominican	775,273	61%	3,585	97%	8%	90%	Dominican Republic, 96%
Other Hispanics^f	592,790	52%	1,796	69%	4%	68%	Cuba, 34%

↵^aSingle-year American Community Surveys, 2008—2014.
↵^bAnnualized.
↵^cOutside 50 U.S. states.
↵^dIncludes single race as well as black in combination with one other race.
↵^eIncludes 2% Pacific Islanders.
↵^fIncludes Cubans, Mexicans, and Spaniards.