Dominicans can be seen in many different neighborhoods throughout New York. New York City, as of 2017, has nearly 800,000 Dominicans, over half of them in the Bronx and Manhattan. New York Dominicans usually share communities with other Latinos, particularly Puerto Ricans and other Latinos from Mexico and South/Central America, African Americans, West Indian/African immigrants, and caucasian. Dominicans recently became the city's largest Latino population, dethroning the older longstanding Puerto Rican population, they now make up 9% of New York City and nearly 35% of New York Latinos. Dominicans have strong and growing influential clout and political power in the New York City area. Geographic distribution The largest populations of Dominicans are in the following metropolitan areas, according to the 2010 census: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA - 835,402 Boston-Worcester-Providence CSA - 128,183 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA - 95,966 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA - 35,486 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA - 28,276 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA - 17,750 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA - 17,639 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA - 13,081 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA - 12,155 As of the 2010 census, the top 25 U.S. communities with the largest Dominican populations are the following: New York City, New York – 576,701 Lawrence, Massachusetts – 30,243 Paterson, New Jersey – 27,426 Boston, Massachusetts – 25,641 Providence, Rhode Island – 25,267 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 15,963 Yonkers, New York – 15,903 Perth Amboy, New Jersey – 14,773 Jersey City, New Jersey – 13,512 Newark, New Jersey – 12,527 Passaic, New Jersey – 12,340 Holyoke, Massachusetts – 10,020 Miami, Florida – 9,668 Allentown, Pennsylvania – 9,340 Reading, Pennsylvania – 8,716 Elizabeth, New Jersey – 7,073 Freeport, New York – 5,539 Hazleton, Pennsylvania – 5,327 West New York, New Jersey – 4,935 Pembroke Pines, Florida – 4,804 Clifton, New Jersey – 4,561 Miramar, Florida – 4,529 Orlando, Florida – 4,278 Worcester, Massachusetts – 4,221 Haverstraw, New York – 3,847 As of the 2010 census, the top 10 U.S. communities with the highest percentages of people claiming Dominican ancestry are the following: Lawrence, Massachusetts – 47.0% Hazleton, Pennsylvania – 35.0% Haverstraw, New York – 32.4% Perth Amboy, New Jersey – 29.1% Paterson, New Jersey – 18.9% Sleepy Hollow, New York – 18.7% Passaic, New Jersey – 17.8% The Bronx, New York – 17.4% Providence, Rhode Island – 17.1% Union City, New Jersey – 15.2% Race and identity Since 1980, the Census Bureau has asked U.S. residents to classify