List of U.S. communities with Asian-American majority populations
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The following list of ethnic groups is a partial list of United States cities and towns in which a majority (over 50%) of the population is Asian American or Asian, according to the United States Census Bureau. This list does not include cities in which, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, merely a plurality (as opposed to a majority) of the residents are Asian American. The list below is organized by state or territory and, within each state or territory, by population size. The percentage of each city's population that is Asian American is listed in parentheses next to the city's name.
There are 51 communities in four states and two territories with Asian-American majority populations.
Cities with the highest percentage of Asian-Americans[]
City | Total Population (2010) |
Asian-American, alone or with other races | Asian-American, alone | Mixed-race Asian-American | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Percentage of total population | Rank | Percentage of total population |
Rank | Percentage of total population | ||
Honolulu, HI | 337,256 | 1 | 68.2 | 2 | 54.8 | 1 | 13.4 |
Daly City, CA | 101,123 | 2 | 58.4 | 1 | 55.6 | 21 | 2.8 |
Fremont, CA | 214,089 | 3 | 54.5 | 3 | 50.6 | 5 | 3.9 |
Sunnyvale, CA | 140,081 | 4 | 43.7 | 4 | 40.9 | 19 | 2.8 |
Irvine, CA | 212,375 | 5 | 43.3 | 5 | 39.2 | 4 | 4.1 |
Santa Clara, CA | 116,468 | 6 | 40.8 | 6 | 37.7 | 11 | 3.2 |
Garden Grove, CA | 170,883 | 7 | 38.6 | 7 | 37.1 | 75 | 1.4 |
Torrance, CA | 145,438 | 8 | 38.2 | 8 | 34.5 | 6 | 3.6 |
San Francisco, CA | 805,235 | 9 | 35.8 | 9 | 33.3 | 25 | 2.6 |
San Jose, CA | 945,942 | 10 | 34.5 | 10 | 32.0 | 27 | 2.5 |
City | Total population (2010) |
Asian-American, alone or mixed with other races | Asian-American, alone | Mixed-race Asian-American | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Percent of total population |
Rank | Percent of total population |
Rank | Percent of total population | ||
Honolulu, HI | 337,256 | 1 | 68.2 | 2 | 54.8 | 1 | 13.4 |
Elk Grove, CA | 153,015 | 11 | 30.6 | 12 | 26.3 | 2 | 4.3 |
Fairfield, CA | 105,321 | 26 | 19.0 | 32 | 14.9 | 3 | 4.1 |
Irvine, CA | 212,375 | 5 | 43.3 | 5 | 39.2 | 4 | 4.1 |
Fremont, CA | 214,089 | 3 | 54.5 | 3 | 50.6 | 5 | 3.9 |
Torrance, CA | 145,438 | 8 | 38.2 | 8 | 34.5 | 6 | 3.6 |
Berkeley, CA | 112,580 | 21 | 22.8 | 22 | 19.3 | 7 | 3.6 |
Vallejo, CA | 115,942 | 13 | 28.3 | 15 | 24.9 | 8 | 3.3 |
Enterprise, NV | 108,481 | 20 | 24.5 | 20 | 21.2 | 9 | 3.3 |
Hayward, CA | 144,186 | 17 | 25.2 | 18 | 22.0 | 10 | 3.2 |
Cities with the highest number of Asian-Americans[]
City | Total population (2010) |
Asian-American, alone or mixed with other races |
Asian-American, alone |
Mixed-race Asian-American | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Number | Rank | Number | Rank | Number | ||
New York, NY | 8,175,133 | 1 | 1,134,919 | 1 | 1,038,388 | 1 | 96,531 |
Los Angeles, CA | 3,792,621 | 2 | 483,585 | 2 | 426,959 | 2 | 56,626 |
San Jose, CA | 945,942 | 3 | 326,627 | 3 | 303,138 | 5 | 23,489 |
San Francisco, CA | 805,235 | 4 | 288,529 | 4 | 267,915 | 6 | 20,614 |
San Diego, CA | 1,307,402 | 5 | 241,293 | 5 | 207,944 | 4 | 33,349 |
Honolulu, HI | 337,256 | 6 | 230,071 | 6 | 184,950 | 3 | 45,121 |
Chicago, IL | 2,695,598 | 7 | 166,770 | 7 | 147,164 | 7 | 19,606 |
Houston, TX | 2,099,451 | 8 | 139,960 | 8 | 126,378 | 9 | 13,582 |
Fremont, CA | 214,089 | 9 | 116,755 | 9 | 108,332 | 22 | 8,423 |
Philadelphia, PA | 1,526,006 | 10 | 106,720 | 10 | 96,405 | 14 | 10,315 |
California[]
Places with more than 100,000 people[]
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people (2019)[]
- Cupertino (67.5%)
- Monterey Park (65.6%)
- Walnut (63.1%)
- Temple City (62.6%)
- Rowland Heights (62.4%)
- Milpitas (62.2%)
- Rosemead (61.7%)
- Arcadia (61.6%)
- San Gabriel (61.5%)
- Cerritos (59.1%)
- Diamond Bar (58.4%)
- Union City (53.4%)
- Sunset District (51.6%)
- Alhambra (51.2%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]
- San Marino (53.5%)
- Camino Tassajara (50.6%)
Guam[]
Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]
- Tamuning (including Tumon) (50.0%) [2]
Hawaii[]
Places with more than 100,000 people[]
- Honolulu (54.8%)
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]
- Pearl City (53.2%)
- Waipahu (67.1%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]
- `Aiea (57.7%)
- `Ele`ele (61.8%)
- `Ewa Gentry (51.4%)
- `Ewa Villages (70.4%)
- Hālawa (51.6%)
- Hamamaulu (61.5%)
- Kahului (53.6%)
- Kaumakani (77.3%)
- Kea`au (57.7%)
- Lāna`i City (58.1%)
- Pāhoa (52.4%)
- Pepe`ekeo (54.7%)
- Puhi (65.7%)
- Village Park (57.9%)
- Waialua (51.9%)
- Waipio (54.7%)
- Whitmore Village (65.9%)
New Jersey[]
Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]
- Palisades Park (57.8%)
Northern Mariana Islands[]
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]
- Saipan (50.9%) [3]
- Garapan, Saipan (81.2%) [3]
- Chalan Piao, Sapian (71.9%) [3]
- (77.2%) [3]
- Chalan Kanoa I, Saipan (66.9%) [3]
Pennsylvania[]
Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]
- Millbourne (54.3%)
National rankings (2000)[]
Places with over 100,000 people[]
- Honolulu, Hawaii (55.9%)
- Daly City, California (50.7%)
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]
- Waipahu, Hawaii (65.8%)
- Monterey Park, California (61.8%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]
- Kaumakani, Hawaii (77.3%)
- Ewa Villages, Hawaii (70.4%)
See also[]
- Lists of United States cities with large ethnic minority populations
- List of U.S. cities with large Cambodian-American populations
- List of U.S. cities with significant Chinese-American populations
- List of U.S. cities with large Filipino-American populations
- List of U.S. cities with large Japanese-American populations
- List of U.S. cities with significant Korean-American populations
- List of U.S. cities with large Vietnamese-American populations
References[]
- ^ a b c The Asian Population: 2010 (PDF) (Report). U.S. Census Bureau. Table 7.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder - 2010 summary file [Geography set to "Tamuning village, Guam"]. URL unavailable.
- ^ a b c d e U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. 2010 summary file [Geography set to "Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands"]. URL unavailable.
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