Demographics of Asian Americans - wikipedia Demographics of Asian Americans The demographics of Asian Americans describe a heterogeneous group of people in the United States who trace their ancestry to one or more Asian countries. Because Asian Americans total about 5.6 % of the entire US population, diversity within the group is often overlooked in media treatment. Asian American population percentage by state in 2010. Percentage Asian American by county, 2010 Census Contents 1 Background 2 Population 3 Distribution 4 Trends 4.1 Education 4.2 Income 4.3 Population growth 4.3. 1 Asian American alone 4.3. 2 With multiracial identifiers 5 Language 6 Religion 7 Sexuality 8 U.S. states 9 See also 10 References 11 External links Background Main articles : History of Asian Americans and History of Asian American immigration The first recorded Asian Americans in the continental United States were a group of Filipino men who established the small settlement of Saint Malo, Louisiana, after fleeing mistreatment aboard Spanish ships. Since there were no women with them, the Manilamen, as they were known, married Cajun and Native American women. In 1778, Chinese and European explorers first arrived in Hawaii. Numerous Chinese and Japanese began immigrating to the US in the mid-19th century ; numerous Chinese immigrants worked as laborers on the First Transcontinental Railroad, many who immigrated due to overpopulation and poverty experienced in Canton Province. In the mid-20th century, refugees from Southeast Asia fled wars in the homelands to come to the United States. Most Asian Americans who immigrated to the United States arrived after 1965, due to immigration reform that ended an earlier era of exclusion of Asian immigrants. Population Asian population density Historical population Year Pop. ± % 1860 34,933 -- 1870 63,254 + 81.1 % 1880 105,613 + 67.0 % 1890 109,527 + 3.7 % 1900 114,189 + 4.3 % 1910 146,863 + 28.6 % 1920 182,137 + 24.0 % 1930 264,766 + 45.4 % 1940 254,918 − 3.7 % 1950 321,033 + 25.9 % 1960 980,337 + 205.4 % 1970 1,538,721 + 57.0 % 1980 3,500,439 + 127.5 % 6,908,638 + 97.4 % 2000 11,896,828 + 72.2 % 17,320,856 + 45.6 % 2013 19,437,463 + 12.2 % 2016 20,901,780 + 7.5 % Sources 2000 & 2010 figures include Multiracial Asian American Americans 1910, 1920, 1930, 1960, 1970, and 1980 include Pacific Islands American population numbers According to the United States Census Bureau, the Asian American population, including those of multiracial and Hispanic and Latino ancestry, had increased to 20,908,701 by 2016. During the 2010 United States Census, there were a total of 17,320,856 Asian Americans, including Multiracial Americans identifying as part Asian. This made Asian Americans 5.6 percent of the total American population. The largest ethnic groups represented in the census were Chinese ( 3.79 million ), Filipino ( 3.41 million ), Indian ( 3.18 million ), Vietnamese ( 1.73 million ), Korean ( 1.7 million ), and Japanese ( 1.3 million ). Other sizable ethnic groups include Pakistani ( 409,000 ), Cambodian ( 276,000 ), Hmong ( 260,000 ), Thai ( 237,000 ), Laotian ( 232,000 ), Bangladeshi ( 147,000 ), and Burmese ( 100,000 ). The total population of Asian Americans grew by 46 percent from 2000 to 2010 according to the Census Bureau, which constituted the largest increase of any major racial group during that period. In 2010, there were an estimated 11,284,000 foreign born individuals who were born in Asia, of whom 57.7 % had become naturalized citizens. Additionally, 209,128 were Hispanic and Latino, of whom the largest population ( 101,654 ) claim Mexico as their nation of origin. The 2000 census recorded 11.9 million people ( 4.2 percent of the total population ) who reported themselves as having either full or partial Asian heritage. The largest ethnic subgroups were Chinese ( 2.7 million ), Filipino ( 2.4 million ), Indian ( 1.9 million ), Vietnamese ( 1.2 million ), Korean ( 1.2 million ), and Japanese ( 1.1 million ). Other sizable groups included Cambodians ( 206,000 ), Pakistanis ( 204,000 ), Lao ( 198,000 ), Hmong ( 186,000 ), and Thais ( 150,000 ). About one - half of the Asian American population lived in the West, with California having the most total Asian Americans of any state, at 4.2 million. As a proportion of the total population, Hawaii is the only state with an Asian American majority population, at 58 percent ; Honolulu County had the highest percentage of Asian Americans of any county in the nation, with 62 percent. In 2000, 69 percent of all Asian Americans were foreign born, although Japanese Americans, 60 percent of whom were born in the United States, bucked this trend. The Twenty - first United States Census, conducted in 1990, recorded 6.9 million people who were called American Asians. The largest ethnic groups were Chinese ( 23.8 percent ), Filipino ( 20.4 percent ), Japanese ( 12.3 percent ), Indian ( 11.8 percent ), Korean ( 11.6 percent ), Vietnamese ( 8.9 percent ), and Laotian ( 2.2 percent ). Smaller populations, of less than two percent, were documented of the following ethnicities : Cambodian, Thai, Hmong, Pakistani, Indonesian, Malay, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, and Burmese. Two thirds of `` American Asians '' lived in the five states of California, New York, Hawaii, Texas, and Illinois ; additionally their highest population concentrations were in California, New York, and Hawaii. In 1990, 66 percent of American Asians were foreign born, with Vietnamese, Laotians, and Cambodians having this highest foreign born populations. Distribution The Asian American population is greatly urbanized, with nearly three - quarters of them living in metropolitan areas with population greater than 2.5 million. The three metropolitan areas with the highest Asian American populations are the Greater Los Angeles Area ( 1.868 million in 2007 ), the New York metropolitan area ( 1.782 million in 2007 ), and the San Francisco Bay Area ( 979,000 in 2007 ). New York City proper, according to the United States 2010 Census, is home to more than one million Asian Americans, greater than the combined totals of San Francisco and Los Angeles. This trend of a largely urban population continues to be observed in 2015, with significant populations in more expensive coastal cities, and less than five percent living in rural areas. Among the ten largest US cities, San Diego has the greatest proportion of Asian Americans. As of 2017, West ( 45 % ) and California ( 31 % ) had the most significant concentrations of the total Asian American populations ; this keeps with historic trends of Asian Americans primarily residing in the Western United States, although there is a shift towards other regions of the United States beginning in the late 20th century. According to the 2010 Census almost three quarters of all Asian Americans live in California, New York, Texas, New Jersey, Hawaii, Illinois, Washington, Florida, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. A large proportion of all Asian Americans live in California ( 5.6 million in 2010 ), New York ( 1.6 million in 2010 ), and Texas ( 1.1 million in 2010 ). Another state with a significant Asian American population is Massachusetts. Hawaii had the largest proportion of Asian Americans, with 57 % of the state population identifying as Asian or multiracial with at least one part Asian. In Vermont in 2008, Asian Americans were the largest minority. Asian American populations have grown significantly since the 1970s. However, they are underrepresented in several large urban areas, such as Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas and Atlanta, although in some cases, Asian Americans are concentrated in specific urban neighborhoods or suburbs of these cities. In regions with large numbers of Asian Americans, communities have developed that are heavily or predominantly Asian. Schools in these areas may offer instruction in languages such as Mandarin. These communities are often given unofficial names to reflect their populations, such as Chinatown, Little Manila, Little India, Little Pakistans, Koreatown, Little Saigons, and Cambodia Town. Metropolitan areas with the highest population of Asian Americans ( greater than 250,000 people ) ( 2010 Census ) Metropolitan area Total % of total population Los Angeles - Long Beach - Santa Ana, CA Metro Area 1,884,669 14.7 % New York - Northern New Jersey - Long Island, NY - NJ - PA Metro Area 1,878,261 9.9 % San Francisco - Oakland - Fremont, CA Metro Area 1,005,823 23.2 % San Jose - Sunnyvale - Santa Clara, CA Metro Area 571,967 31.1 % Chicago - Joliet - Naperville, IL - IN - WI Metro Area 532,801 5.6 % Washington - Arlington - Alexandria, DC - VA - MD - WV Metro Area 517,458 9.3 % Honolulu, HI Metro Area 477,503 43.9 % Seattle - Tacoma - Bellevue, WA Metro Area 392,961 11.4 % Houston - Sugar Land - Baytown, TX Metro Area 389,007 6.5 % Dallas - Fort Worth - Arlington, TX Metro Area 341,503 5.4 % San Diego - Carlsbad - San Marcos, CA Metro Area 336,091 10.9 % Philadelphia - Camden - Wilmington, PA - NJ - DE-MD Metro Area 295,766 5.0 % Boston - Cambridge - Quincy, MA - NH Metro Area 294,503 6.5 % Riverside - San Bernardino - Ontario, CA Metro Area 259,071 6.1 % Sacramento -- Arden - Arcade -- Roseville, CA Metro Area 255,995 11.9 % Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Marietta, GA Metro Area 254,307 4.8 % Metropolitan Areas with the Highest Proportion of Asian Americans ( 2010 Census ) Metropolitan Area Total population % of Asian Americans Honolulu, HI MSA 953,207 43.9 San Francisco Bay Area 8,153,696 23.3 Greater Los Angeles Area 17,877,006 14.7 Sacramento / Yolo, CA CMSA 2,414,783 11.9 % Seattle - Tacoma metropolitan area 4,274,767 11.4 % San Diego, CA MSA 3,095,313 10.9 % New York metropolitan area 23,076,664 9.9 % Baltimore - Washington ( AA demographics ) 7,608,070 9.3 % Greater Houston 5,920,416 6.5 Trends Asian Americans, on average, have higher incomes and education levels than White Americans. However, they also have higher poverty rates and lower home ownership rates. In addition, homeownership among Asian Americans has increased by twice as much as white Americans in recent years ( see Homeownership in the United States ). Since the majority of the Asian American population is urbanized it usually offers more access to an educational environment as well as academic supplies. With that being said, Asian Americans will tend to find better access to higher paying jobs because of their better access to resources. Also, rural settings require farm hands which will prevent children and teenagers from completing highschool and graduating with a diploma. Education See also : Education outcomes in the United States by race and other classifications Asian Americans have the highest educational attainment of any racial group in the country ; about 49.8 % of them have at least a bachelor 's degree. Since the 1990s, Asian American students often have the highest math averages in standardized tests such as the SAT and GRE. Their verbal scores generally lag, but their combined scores are usually higher than those of white Americans. The proportion of Asian Americans at many selective educational institutions far exceeds the national population rate. Asians constitute around 10 -- 20 percent of those attending Ivy League and other elite universities. Asian Americans are the largest racial group on seven of the nine University of California campuses, are the largest racial group of undergraduates in the system, and make up more than a quarter of graduate and professional students. Asian Americans are more likely to attend college, are more likely to apply to competitive colleges, and have significantly higher college completion level than other races. According to a poll targeting Asian Americans in 14 states and the District of Columbia conducted by the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund in 2013, 40 percent of Asian Americans have a college degree, with almost a quarter of them having achieved an education attainment greater than a bachelor 's degree. That same year, Asian Americans in their late thirties had the highest percentage ( 65 % ) of college graduates for that age group than any other race or ethnicity in the United States. However, there are concerns that the goal of diversity in American higher education has had a negative effect on Asians, with charges of quotas and discrimination starting in the 1980s. Asian American test scores are also bimodal -- Asians are overrepresented both at high scores and low scores. A stereotype has been created that Asian Americans only study STEM and health related fields at their universities. According to a report by the College Board, it has shows Asian Americans have academic interest in fields like social science, humanities, and education. According to an opinion piece written in The Harvard Crimson, it claims that Asian Americans are over represented in higher education in the United States, specifically at elite colleges ; this includes Harvard University & Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where over a fifth of undergraduates are Asian American. Similar increases in Asian American enrollment was found in the University of California system, especially in the late 20th century. Only a small number of institutions are presented, usually selective enrollment institutions, thus making it appear that Asian Americans make up a large part of a university 's student population. Moreover, this discrimination brought upon Asian Americans in education has encouraged the model minority stereotype in American society. The high expectations placed on Asian American students often cause the problems faced by these students to be overlooked. Issues related to social pressure and mental health are often overlooked due to the idea of the model minority. Education is one of the main aspects that are given a high regard in the social expectations of Asian Americans. Income Further information : Income in the United States While Asian Americans have higher household and personal income levels than any other racial demographic, the Asian poverty rate is higher than that of European Americans. In 2005, the median per capita income for Asian Americans was estimated at $27,331, compared to $26,496 for Whites, $16,874 for African Americans, and $14,483 for those identifying as Hispanic or Latino ; the median household income of Asian Americans was estimated at $61,094, compared to $48,554 for European Americans. Additionally 28 percent of Asian American households had incomes exceeding $100,000, compared to 18 percent of the overall population. In 2006, Asian American households were slightly larger than other households, with fewer households with no earners. In 2008, Asian American households had the highest median income in the US, at $65,637 ; however, 11.8 percent of Asians were in poverty in 2004, a higher than the 8.6 percent rate for non-Hispanic whites. This is largely due to the fact that a high percentage of Asian Americans are immigrants, and independently of race, immigrants are more likely than the native - born to be poor. Once country of birth and other demographic factors are taken into account, Asian Americans are no more likely than non-Hispanic whites to live in poverty. Much of this poverty is concentrated in ethnic enclaves, such as Chinatowns. In 2010, the median household income of Asian Americans had increased to $67,022. As with educational achievement, economic prosperity is not uniform among all Asian American groups. Census figures also show that an average white male with a college diploma earns around $66,000 a year, while similarly educated Asian men earn around $52,000 a year. Median household and personal income along racial lines. Household income distribution, by race / ethnicity, 2009 Source : United States Census Bureau Race / ethnic group Type of income < $15 k $15 k - $25 k $25 k - $35 k $35 k - $50 k $50 k - $75 k $75 k - $100 k > $100 k All Americans Households 13.0 % 11.9 % 11.1 % 14.1 % 18.1 % 11.5 % 20.1 % European Americans Households 11.4 % 11.6 % 10.8 % 14.2 % 18.7 % 12.0 % 21.4 % African Americans Households 23.5 % 15.4 % 13.4 % 14.5 % 15.1 % 8.7 % 9.3 % Asian & Pacific Islanders Households 11.7 % 7.9 % 8.2 % 11.1 % 16.9 % 11.8 % 32.4 % Hispanic or Latino Households 16.5 % 15.2 % 14.3 % 15.4 % 17.6 % 9.1 % 11.7 % Population growth Asian American population growth is fueled largely by immigration. Natural population growth accounts for a small proportion of the 43 percent increase in total Asian American population between 2000 and 2010. Asian American alone Ancestry Population 2000 Population Percent change Bangladeshi 46,905 142,080 202.9 % Bhutanese 192 18,814 9,699.0 % Burmese 14,620 95,536 553.5 % Cambodian 183,769 255,497 39.0 % Chinese 2,564,190 3,535,382 37.9 % Filipino 1,908,125 2,649,973 38.9 % Hispanic 119,829 -- -- Hmong 174,712 252,323 44.4 % Indian 1,718,778 2,918,807 69.8 % Indonesian 44,186 63,383 69.7 % Japanese 852,237 841,824 − 1.2 % Korean 1,099,422 1,463,474 33.1 % Laotian 179,103 209,646 17.1 % Malaysian 15,029 21,868 45.5 % Maldivian 29 102 251.7 % Mongolian 3,699 15,138 309.2 % Nepalese 8,209 57,209 596.9 % Okinawan 6,138 5,681 − 7.4 % Pakistani 164,628 382,994 132.6 % Singaporean 2,017 4,569 126.5 % Sri Lankan 21,364 41,456 94.0 % Taiwanese 118,827 199,387 67.6 % Thai 120,918 182,872 51.2 % Vietnamese 1,169,672 1,632,717 39.6 % Other Asian, not specified 162,913 238,332 46.3 % Total 10,242,998 14,674,252 43.3 % With multiracial identifiers Ancestry Population 2000 Population Percent change Bangladeshi 57,412 147,300 156.6 % Bhutanese 212 19,439 9,069.3 % Burmese 16,720 100,200 499.3 % Cambodian 206,052 276,667 34.3 % Chinese 2,865,232 4,010,114 40.0 % Filipino 2,364,815 3,416,840 44.5 % Hispanic -- 598,146 -- Hmong 186,310 260,073 39.6 % Indian 1,899,599 3,183,063 67.6 % Indonesian 63,073 95,270 51.0 % Japanese 1,148,932 1,304,286 13.5 % Korean 1,228,427 1,706,822 38.9 % Laotian 198,203 232,130 17.1 % Malaysian 18,566 26,179 41.0 % Maldivian 51 127 149.0 % Mongolian 5,868 18,344 212.6 % Nepalese 9,399 59,490 532.9 % Okinawan 10,599 11,326 6.9 % Pakistani 204,309 409,163 100.3 % Singaporean 2,394 5,347 123.4 % Sri Lankan 24,587 45,381 84.6 % Taiwanese 132,038 215,582 65.2 % Thai 150,283 237,583 58.1 % Vietnamese 1,223,736 1,737,433 42.0 % Other Asian, not specified 376,723 623,761 65.6 % Total 11,898,828 17,320,856 45.6 % Language Main article : Languages of the United States In 2010, there were 2.8 million people ( 5 and older ) who spoke a Chinese language at home ; after the English and Spanish languages, it is the third most common language in the United States. Other sizeable Asian languages are Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Korean, with all three having more than 1 million speakers in the United States. In 2012, Alaska, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Washington were publishing election material in Asian languages in accordance with the Voting Rights Act ; these languages include Tagalog, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese, Hindi and Bengali. Election materials were also available in Gujarati, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, and Thai. According to a poll conducted by the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund in 2013, it found that 48 percent of Asian Americans considered media in their native language as their primary news source. According to the 2000 Census, the more prominent languages of the Asian American community include the Chinese languages ( Cantonese, Taishanese, and Hokkien ), Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Hindi, Urdu, and Gujarati. In 2008, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, and Vietnamese languages are all used in elections in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Illinois, New York, Texas, and Washington state. Language Population 2016 Speak English `` very well '' Speak English less than `` very well '' Chinese 3,372,930 1,518,619 1,854,311 Tagalog 1,701,960 1,159,211 542,749 Vietnamese 1,509,994 634,273 875,720 Korean 1,088,788 505,734 583,054 Hindi 810,877 642,855 172,182 Urdu 474,481 342,436 132,045 Japanese 464,535 265,552 197,983 Gujarati 407,520 265,219 139,612 Telugu 365,566 264,368 143,152 Bengali 324,008 182,447 141,561 Tai - Kadai 307,442 152,210 155,212 Punjabi 287,491 168,743 118,748 Tamil 273,332 221,997 51,355 Hmong 224,133 133,163 90,970 Khmer 203,115 102,364 100,751 Other Austronesian languages 467,718 291,405 176,313 Other Indic languages 409,631 244,847 164,784 Other Dravidian languages 241,678 184,233 57,445 Other languages of Asia 384,154 175,146 209,008 Religion See also : Religion in the United States Asian Americans ' religious preferences are wide - ranging, and tends to be more diverse than among other races in the United States. The growth of Asian American immigration since 1965 has contributed to this diversity. Until recently, a dearth of scholarship regarding Asian American religious beliefs led to a stereotype that Asian Americans are not religious or spiritual. Although 59 percent of Asian Americans believe strongly in the existence of one or more gods exist, 30 percent identify as `` secular '' or `` somewhat secular. '' Only 39 percent of Asian American households belong to a local church or temple, due to atheism or adherence to Eastern religions without congregational traditions. Although no one religious affiliation claims a majority of Asian Americans, about 45 percent of them adhere to some form of Christianity. A Trinity College survey, conducted in 2008, found that 38 percent of Christian Asian Americans are Catholic ; Filipino Americans are majority Catholic, and a significant minority of Vietnamese Americans are as well. The Trinity survey also found that of all demographic populations, Asian Americans had the highest number of respondents who did not claim a religion or refused to divulge their religious affiliation. Various surveys have put this number between 23 and 27 percent of Asian Americans. Additionally, the Trinity College survey found that 8 % of Asian Americans are Muslim ; many of these Muslim Asian Americans come from, or trace their ancestry to, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Pakistan. A Gallup poll conducted in 2010 found that Asian Americans were the group least likely to say that religion was important in their daily lives, although a 54 percent majority of respondents still said that religion was important in their daily lives. In 2012, a survey was conducted by the Pew Research Center of the Faiths of Asian Americans, it found that Christianity had the largest plurality ( 42 % ) of Asian American respondents, followed by those who were unaffiliated ( 26 % ). The three next largest faiths, of those who responded, were Buddhist ( 14 % ), Hindu ( 10 % ), and Muslim ( 4 % ). Sexuality According to a Gallup survey conducted from June to September 2012, 4.3 percent of Asian Americans self identify as LGBT. This compares with 4.6 percent of African - Americans, 4 percent of Hispanic - Americans, 3.2 percent of Caucasian - Americans, and the overall 3.4 percent of American adults that self identify as LGBT in the total population. U.S. States State / Territory Asian American Population ( 2010 ) Percentage Asian American ( 2010 ) Chinese Filipino Indian Japanese Korean Vietnamese Other Asian Alabama 67,036 1.4 11,154 8,224 14,951 4,336 10,624 8,488 9,259 Alaska 50,402 7.1 3,726 25,424 1,911 3,926 6,542 1,446 7,427 Arizona 230,907 3.6 42,331 53,067 40,510 19,611 21,125 27,872 26,391 Arkansas 44,943 1.5 6,301 6,396 7,973 2,384 3,247 6,302 12,340 California 5,556,592 14.9 1,451,537 1,474,707 590,445 428,014 505,225 647,589 459,075 Colorado 185,589 3.7 33,344 26,242 24,135 22,714 28,177 23,933 27,044 Connecticut 157,088 4.4 36,483 16,402 50,806 6,203 11,760 10,804 24,630 Delaware 33,701 3.8 7,033 4,637 12,344 1,196 3,099 1,688 3,704 District of Columbia 26,857 4.5 6,583 3,670 6,417 2,010 2,990 1,856 3,331 Florida 573,083 3.0 94,244 122,691 151,438 25,747 35,629 65,772 77,562 Georgia 365,497 3.8 54,298 28,528 105,444 14,247 60,836 49,264 52,880 Hawaii 780,968 57.4 199,751 342,095 4,737 312,292 48,699 13,266 139,872 Idaho 29,698 1.9 5,473 6,211 2,786 5,698 2,806 2,154 4,570 Illinois 668,694 5.2 119,308 139,090 203,669 28,623 70,263 29,101 78,640 Indiana 126,750 2.0 26,038 16,988 30,947 8,437 13,685 8,175 22,480 Iowa 64,512 2.1 11,494 6,026 12,525 2,854 7,375 9,543 14,695 Kansas 83,930 2.9 13,448 9,399 15,644 4,178 7,756 16,074 17,431 Kentucky 62,029 1.4 10,512 8,402 14,253 6,197 7,264 5,813 9,588 Louisiana 84,335 1.9 11,953 10,243 13,147 3,117 4,752 30,202 10,921 Maine 18,333 1.4 4,390 2,918 2,397 1,181 1,741 2,170 3,536 Maryland 370,044 6.4 79,660 56,909 88,709 12,826 55,051 26,605 50,284 Massachusetts 394,211 6.0 136,866 18,673 85,441 15,358 28,904 47,636 61,343 Michigan 289,607 2.9 51,525 32,324 84,750 17,412 30,292 19,456 53,848 Minnesota 247,132 4.7 30,047 15,660 38,097 7,995 20,995 27,086 107,252 Mississippi 32,560 1.1 5,333 5,638 6,458 807 2,301 7,721 4,302 Missouri 123,571 2.1 26,001 17,706 26,263 7,084 12,689 16,530 17,298 Montana 10,482 1.1 1,919 2,829 930 1,854 1,369 481 1,100 Nebraska 40,561 2.2 5,730 4,900 6,708 3,106 3,815 8,677 7,625 Nevada 242,916 9.0 39,448 123,891 14,290 21,364 18,518 12,366 13,039 New Hampshire 34,522 2.6 7,652 3,369 9,075 1,842 3,021 2,907 6,686 New Jersey 795,163 9.0 149,356 126,793 311,310 19,710 100,334 23,535 64,125 New Mexico 40,456 2.0 7,668 8,535 5,727 4,889 3,760 5,403 4,474 New York 1,579,494 8.2 615,932 126,129 368,767 51,781 153,609 34,510 228,763 North Carolina 252,585 2.6 40,820 29,314 63,852 12,878 25,420 30,665 49,636 North Dakota 9,193 1.4 1,762 1,704 1,740 628 933 791 1,635 Ohio 238,292 2.1 50,870 27,661 71,211 16,995 21,207 15,639 34,706 Oklahoma 84,170 2.2 11,658 10,850 14,078 5,580 9,072 18,098 14,834 Oregon 186,281 4.9 41,374 29,101 20,200 24,535 20,395 29,485 21,191 Pennsylvania 402,587 3.2 96,606 33,021 113,389 12,699 47,429 44,605 54,838 Rhode Island 36,763 3.5 8,228 4,117 5,645 1,455 2,658 1,615 13,045 South Carolina 75,674 1.6 11,706 15,228 17,961 4,745 7,162 7,840 11,032 South Dakota 10,216 1.3 1,570 1,864 1,433 696 1,179 1,002 2,472 Tennessee 113,398 1.8 18,313 14,409 26,619 6,955 13,245 11,351 22,506 Texas 1,110,666 4.4 182,477 137,713 269,327 37,715 85,332 227,968 170,134 Utah 77,748 2.8 16,358 10,657 7,598 12,782 7,888 9,338 13,127 Vermont 10,463 1.7 2,833 1,035 1,723 842 1,271 1,206 1,553 Virginia 522,199 6.5 72,585 90,493 114,471 20,138 82,006 59,984 82,522 Washington 604,251 9.0 120,814 137,083 68,978 67,597 80,049 75,843 53,887 West Virginia 16,465 0.9 3,208 3,059 3,969 1,159 1,571 1,104 2,395 Wisconsin 151,513 2.7 21,054 13,158 25,998 5,967 10,949 6,191 68,196 Wyoming 6,729 1,340 1,657 739 982 803 283 925 Puerto Rico 10,464 0.3 2,751 445 5,475 313 205 232 1,043 United States of America 17,320,856 5.6 4,010,114 3,416,840 3,183,063 1,304,286 1,706,822 1,737,433 1,962,298 The above list displays the population of Asian Americans ( `` Alone, or in combination '' ) in US states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, according to the 2010 United States Census ; Data for American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands have not yet been released. 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Asian Americans Central Asian Mongolian Uzbek East Asian Chinese Hong Kong Tibetan Taiwan Hoklo / Hokkien Fuzhou / Hokchiu Hakka Japanese Hawaii Korean South Asian Bangladeshi Bengali Bhutanese Indian Indo - Caribbean Bengali Gujarati Punjabi Sindhi Tamil Nepalese Pakistani Baloch Pashtun Punjabi Sindhi Sri Lankan Tamil Southeast Asian Burmese Cambodian Filipino Hmong Indonesian Laotian Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Asian Hispanic and Latino Punjabi Mexican Multiracial Americans Afro - Asian Amerasian Eurasian History General Immigration Military Topics Arts and Entertainment Demographics Politics Stereotypes Religion Buddhists Christians Catholics Protestants Hindus Jainism Muslims Sikhs Regions California Hawaii Maryland New York City Puerto Rico Washington Notes The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent. The United States Government classified Kalmyks as Asian until 1951, when Kalmyk Americans were reclassified as White Americans. The U.S. Census Bureau considers Mongolians and Uzbeks as Central Asians, but a specific Central Asian American group similar to Middle Eastern American does not yet exist. The U.S. Census Bureau reclassifies anyone identifying as `` Tibetan American '' as `` Chinese American ''. Bengali Americans may be classified as Bangladeshi or Indian. Punjabi Americans may be classified as Indian or Pakistani. Tamil Americans may be classified as Indian or Sri Lankan. 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Question: what percentage of the united states is asian
Answer: 5.6%