# Asian Americans in Washington (state)

Asian Washingtonians are residents of the state of Washington who are of Asian ancestry. As of the 2020 census, Asian-Americans were 730,596 (9.5%) of the state's population.

## Distribution

Chinese Americans are the largest group at nearly 2% of the state’s population and 1.4% Chinese alone. Japanese, Koreans, Vietnamese, Indians, and Filipinos are plentiful. Seattle is 5% Chinese, and 15% Asian. Nearby Bellevue has a larger Chinese and Asian/Asian Indian population, at least 25%.
Significant Asian Seattle communities include Chinatown-International District, Beacon Hill and Capitol Hill.
Most Asian people live in East King County (Bellevue area). Redmond is the 1st largest Asian percentage.

## List of municipalities for Asian Americans only in the 2020 census

| City | Population | Percentage |
| Aberdeen | 315 | 1.9% |
| Airway Heights | 513 | 4.8% |
| Albion | 2 | 0.4% |
| Algona | 488 | 14.8% |
| Almira | 2 | 0.6% |
| Anacortes | 419 | 2.4% |
| Arlington | 632 | 3.2% |
| Asotin | 2 | 0.2% |
| Auburn | 11,438 | 13.1% |
| Bainbridge Island | 847 | 3.4% |
| Battle Ground | 408 | 2.0% |
| Beaux Arts Village | 22 | 6.9% |
| Bellevue | 61,684 | 40.6% |
| Bellingham | 5,516 | 6.0% |
| Benton City | 20 | 0.6% |
| Bingen | 11 | 1.4% |
| Black Diamond | 133 | 2.8% |
| Blaine | 406 | 6.9% |
| Bonney Lake | 761 | 3.4% |
| Bothell | 8,503 | 17.7% |
| Bremerton | 2,748 | 6.3% |
| Brewster | 6 | 0.3% |
| Bridgeport | 1 | 0.0% |
| Brier | 632 | 9.6% |
| Buckley | 65 | 1.3% |
| Bucoda | 4 | 0.7% |
| Burien | 7,357 | 14.1% |
| Burlington | 255 | 2.8% |
| Camas | 2,574 | 9.9% |
| Carbonado | 0 | 0.0% |
| Carnation | 140 | 6.5% |
| Cashmere | 29 | 0.9% |
| Castle Rock | 13 | 0.5% |
| Cathlamet | 8 | 1.4% |
| Centralia | 244 | 1.3% |
| Chehalis | 90 | 1.2% |
| Chelan | 39 | 0.9% |
| Cheney | 438 | 3.3% |
| Chewelah | 15 | 0.6% |
| Clarkston | 77 | 1.1% |
| Cle Elum | 31 | 1.4% |
| Clyde Hill | 1,019 | 32.6% |
| Colfax | 48 | 1.7% |
| College Place | 183 | 1.8% |
| Colton | 5 | 1.2% |
| Colville | 44 | 0.9% |
| Conconully | 1 | 0.5% |
| Concrete | 9 | 1.1% |
| Connell | 130 | 2.4% |
| Cosmopolis | 31 | 1.9% |
| Coulee City | 4 | 0.7% |
| Coulee Dam | 12 | 1.0% |
| Coupeville | 39 | 2.0% |
| Covington | 2,453 | 11.8% |
| Creston | 1 | 0.5% |
| Cusick | 2 | 1.3% |
| Darrington | 7 | 0.5% |
| Davenport | 14 | 0.8% |
| Dayton | 20 | 0.8% |
| Deer Park | 29 | 0.7% |
| Des Moines | 4,190 | 12.7% |
| DuPont | 1,359 | 13.4% |
| Duvall | 454 | 5.7% |
| East Wenatchee | 170 | 1.2% |
| Eatonville | 21 | 0.7% |
| Edgewood | 807 | 6.5% |
| Edmonds | 3,412 | 8.0% |
| Electric City | 4 | 0.4% |
| Ellensburg | 675 | 3.6% |
| Elma | 59 | 1.7% |
| Elmer City | 0 | 0.0% |
| Endicott | 3 | 1.0% |
| Entiat | 11 | 0.8% |
| Enumclaw | 138 | 1.1% |
| Ephrata | 79 | 0.9% |
| Everett | 10,602 | 9.6% |
| Everson | 28 | 1.0% |
| Fairfield | 3 | 0.5% |
| Farmington | 1 | 0.8% |
| Federal Way | 15,617 | 15.5% |
| Ferndale | 1,019 | 6.8% |
| Fife | 1,739 | 15.8% |
| Fircrest | 398 | 5.6% |
| Forks | 48 | 1.4% |
| Friday Harbor | 50 | 1.9% |
| Garfield | 4 | 0.7% |
| George | 1 | 0.1% |
| Gig Harbor | 596 | 5.0% |
| Gold Bar | 20 | 0.8% |
| Goldendale | 27 | 0.8% |
| Grand Coulee | 7 | 0.7% |
| Grandview | 59 | 0.5% |
| Granger | 7 | 0.2% |
| Granite Falls | 116 | 2.6% |
| Hamilton | 3 | 1.0% |
| Harrah | 6 | 1.0% |
| Harrington | 5 | 1.2% |
| Hartline | 1 | 0.6% |
| Hatton | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hoquiam | 101 | 1.2% |
| Hunts Point | 98 | 21.4% |
| Ilwaco | 10 | 0.9% |
| Index | 1 | 0.6% |
| Ione | 0 | 0.0% |
| Issaquah | 10,379 | 25.9% |
| Kahlotus | 1 | 0.7% |
| Kalama | 30 | 1.0% |
| Kelso | 163 | 1.3% |
| Kenmore | 3,585 | 15.0% |
| Kennewick | 2,384 | 2.8% |
| Kent | 32,240 | 23.6% |
| Kettle Falls | 15 | 0.9% |
| Kirkland | 16,485 | 17.9% |
| Kittitas | 3 | 0.2% |
| Krupp | 1 | 2.0% |
| La Center | 66 | 1.9% |
| Lacey | 4,859 | 9.1% |
| La Conner | 16 | 1.7% |
| LaCrosse | 1 | 0.3% |
| Lake Forest Park | 1,529 | 11.2% |
| Lake Stevens | 2,062 | 5.8% |
| Lakewood | 5,807 | 9.1% |
| Lamont | 1 | 1.3% |
| Langley | 16 | 1.4% |
| Latah | 0 | 0.0% |
| Leavenworth | 19 | 0.8% |
| Liberty Lake | 341 | 2.8% |
| Lind | 4 | 0.7% |
| Long Beach | 21 | 1.2% |
| Longview | 952 | 2.5% |
| Lyman | 1 | 0.2% |
| Lynden | 564 | 3.6% |
| Lynnwood | 7,399 | 19.2% |
| Mabton | 4 | 0.2% |
| Malden | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mansfield | 0 | 0.0% |
| Maple Valley | 2,500 | 8.9% |
| Marcus | 1 | 0.5% |
| Marysville | 5,303 | 7.5% |
| Mattawa | 4 | 0.1% |
| McCleary | 30 | 1.5% |
| Medical Lake | 73 | 1.5% |
| Medina | 851 | 29.2% |
| Mercer Island | 5,924 | 23.0% |
| Mesa | 8 | 2.1% |
| Metaline | 0 | 0.0% |
| Metaline Falls | 2 | 0.7% |
| Mill Creek | 4,186 | 20.0% |
| Millwood | 18 | 1.0% |
| Milton | 575 | 6.6% |
| Monroe | 791 | 4.0% |
| Montesano | 72 | 1.7% |
| Morton | 6 | 0.6% |
| Moses Lake | 688 | 2.7% |
| Mossyrock | 4 | 0.5% |
| Mount Vernon | 1,292 | 3.7% |
| Mountlake Terrace | 2,662 | 12.5% |
| Moxee | 59 | 1.4% |
| Mukilteo | 4,218 | 19.6% |
| Naches | 6 | 0.6% |
| Napavine | 22 | 1.2% |
| Nespelem | 0 | 0.0% |
| Newcastle | 4,533 | 34.8% |
| Newport | 26 | 1.2% |
| Nooksack | 16 | 1.1% |
| Normandy Park | 426 | 6.3% |
| North Bend | 305 | 4.1% |
| North Bonneville | 12 | 0.9% |
| Northport | 0 | 0.0% |
| Oakesdale | 4 | 1.0% |
| Oak Harbor | 2,524 | 10.3% |
| Oakville | 7 | 1.0% |
| Ocean Shores | 127 | 1.9% |
| Odessa | 6 | 0.7% |
| Okanogan | 23 | 1.0% |
| Olympia | 3,745 | 6.7% |
| Omak | 50 | 1.0% |
| Oroville | 14 | 0.8% |
| Orting | 233 | 2.6% |
| Othello | 96 | 1.1% |
| Pacific | 745 | 10.3% |
| Palouse | 6 | 0.6% |
| Pasco | 1,654 | 2.1% |
| Pateros | 5 | 0.8% |
| Pe Ell | 6 | 0.9% |
| Pomeroy | 5 | 0.4% |
| Port Angeles | 430 | 2.2% |
| Port Orchard | 1,069 | 6.9% |
| Port Townsend | 192 | 1.9% |
| Poulsbo | 701 | 5.9% |
| Prescott | 5 | 1.3% |
| Prosser | 140 | 2.3% |
| Pullman | 3,529 | 10.7% |
| Puyallup | 2,434 | 5.7% |
| Quincy | 67 | 0.9% |
| Rainier | 47 | 2.0% |
| Raymond | 181 | 5.9% |
| Reardan | 3 | 0.5% |
| Redmond | 30,061 | 41.0% |
| Renton | 27,917 | 26.1% |
| Republic | 11 | 1.1% |
| Richland | 3,161 | 5.2% |
| Ridgefield | 359 | 3.5% |
| Ritzville | 13 | 0.7% |
| Riverside | 0 | 0.0% |
| Rock Island | 0 | 0.0% |
| Rockford | 4 | 0.8% |
| Rosalia | 1 | 0.2% |
| Roslyn | 11 | 1.2% |
| Roy | 28 | 3.4% |
| Royal City | 1 | 0.1% |
| Ruston | 71 | 6.7% |
| St. John | 2 | 0.3% |
| Sammamish | 24,164 | 35.8% |
| SeaTac | 5,783 | 18.4% |
| Seattle | 125,668 | 17.1% |
| Sedro-Woolley | 150 | 1.2% |
| Selah | 118 | 1.4% |
| Sequim | 210 | 2.6% |
| Shelton | 127 | 1.2% |
| Shoreline | 9,383 | 16.0% |
| Skykomish | 5 | 3.1% |
| Snohomish | 243 | 2.4% |
| Snoqualmie | 1,888 | 13.4% |
| Soap Lake | 15 | 0.9% |
| South Bend | 99 | 5.7% |
| South Cle Elum | 0 | 0.0% |
| South Prairie | 2 | 0.5% |
| Spangle | 3 | 1.1% |
| Spokane | 6,519 | 2.8% |
| Spokane Valley | 1,970 | 1.9% |
| Sprague | 0 | 0.0% |
| Springdale | 0 | 0.0% |
| Stanwood | 158 | 2.1% |
| Starbuck | 1 | 0.8% |
| Steilacoom | 492 | 7.3% |
| Stevenson | 20 | 1.3% |
| Sultan | 140 | 2.7% |
| Sumas | 35 | 2.2% |
| Sumner | 328 | 3.1% |
| Sunnyside | 100 | 0.6% |
| Tacoma | 20,268 | 9.2% |
| Tekoa | 2 | 0.2% |
| Tenino | 23 | 1.2% |
| Tieton | 14 | 1.0% |
| Toledo | 3 | 0.5% |
| Tonasket | 5 | 0.5% |
| Toppenish | 32 | 0.4% |
| Tukwila | 5,709 | 26.2% |
| Tumwater | 1,372 | 5.4% |
| Twisp | 8 | 0.8% |
| Union Gap | 38 | 0.6% |
| Uniontown | 0 | 0.0% |
| University Place | 3,796 | 10.9% |
| Vader | 9 | 1.4% |
| Vancouver | 10,364 | 5.4% |
| Waitsburg | 5 | 0.4% |
| Walla Walla | 621 | 1.8% |
| Wapato | 117 | 2.5% |
| Warden | 18 | 0.7% |
| Washougal | 387 | 2.3% |
| Washtucna | 1 | 0.5% |
| Waterville | 4 | 0.4% |
| Waverly | 0 | 0.0% |
| Wenatchee | 465 | 1.3% |
| Westport | 19 | 0.9% |
| West Richland | 354 | 2.2% |
| White Salmon | 22 | 0.9% |
| Wilbur | 8 | 0.9% |
| Wilkeson | 3 | 0.6% |
| Wilson Creek | 0 | 0.0% |
| Winlock | 4 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Winthrop | 0 | 0.0% |
| Woodinville | 2,065 | 15.8% |
| Woodland | 70 | 1.1% |
| Woodway | 134 | 10.2% |
| Yacolt | 2 | 0.1% |
| Yakima | 1,418 | 1.5% |
| Yarrow Point | 261 | 23.0% |
| Yelm | 387 | 3.6% |
| Zillah | 19 | 0.6% |