The Asian Population

in the United States:

Results from the 2010 Cen

Nicholas A. Jones, Chief, Racial Stat

Population Division, U.S. Census Bu

Presentation for the 2010 Asian Profile America 

May 2, 2012 (Washington, DC)
Topics Presented

• Asian population size and growth• Information on detailed Asian groups• Geographic distribution of the Asian popula
POPULATION SIZE

AND GROWTH
Asian Population: 

2000 and 2010

2000 

Asian alone orin combination 11,898,828 17

Asian alone 10,242,998 14Asian in combination 1,655,830 2

Sources: Census 2000 and 2010 Census
2000 2010 

Asian alone or in combination

11,898,828 17,320,856 

Asian alone 10,242,998 14,674,252 Asian in combination 1,655,830 2,646,604 

Asian Population: 

2000 and 2010

Sources: Census 2000 and 2010 Census
Percent Growth of the Asi

Population: 2000 to 2010

9.7%

45.6% 43.3%

59.

Total U.S.

population

(308.7 million)

Asian alone or in

combination

(17.3 million)

Asian alone

(14.7 million)

Asia

combi

(2.6 m

Sources: Census 2000 and 2010 Census
INFORMATION ON

DETAILED ASIAN GROU
Asian Indian

Bangladeshi

Bhutanese

Burmese

Cambodian

Chinese, except Taiwanese

Filipino

Hmong

Indonesian

Japanese

Korean

Laotian

Malaysian

NepalesePakistani

Sri Lankan

Taiwanese

Thai

Vietnamese

2010 Summary File 1
S20

Percentage Distribution of the 

Population by Detailed Group
GEOGRAPHIC 

DISTRIBUTION OF TH

ASIAN POPULATION
State Distribution of Large

Detailed Asian Groups: 20

Source: 2010 Census 
Largest Detailed A

Group by State: 2

Source: 2010 Census 
Top 5 Detailed Asian Groups in 

20 Metro Areas With Largest 

Asian Population: 2010

Source: 2010 Census
Legend for Largest Detailed A

Groups in Top 20 Metro Areas 

Largest Asian Populations: 2

Source: 2010 Census 
Top 5 Detailed Asian Groups in 

20 Metro Areas With Largest 

Asian Population: 2010

Source: 2010 Census
Cambodian Population

(Reflects where the Cambodian population was one of the top five detailed Asian grouwithin the 20 metros with the largest Asian alone-or-in-combination population)

Source: 2010 Census
Hmong Population

(Reflects where the Hmong population was one of the top five detailed Asian groups within the 20 metros with the largest Asian alone-or-in-combination population)

Source: 2010 Census
Pakistani Population

(Reflects where the Pakistani population was one of the top five detailed Asian groups within the 20 metros with the largest Asian alone-or-in-combination population)

Source: 2010 Census
Japanese Population

(Reflects where the Japanese population was one of the top five detailed Asian groupwithin the 20 metros with the largest Asian alone-or-in-combination population)

Source: 2010 Census
Korean Population

(Reflects where the Korean population was one of the top five detailed Asian groups within the 20 metros with the largest Asian alone-or-in-combination population)

Source: 2010 Census
Vietnamese Population

(Reflects where the Vietnamese population was one of the top five detailed Asian grouwithin the 20 metros with the largest Asian alone-or-in-combination population)

Source: 2010 Census
Filipino Population

(Reflects where the Filipino population was one of the top five detailed Asian groups within the 20 metros with the largest Asian alone-or-in-combination population)

Source: 2010 Census
Asian Indian Population

(Reflects where the Asian Indian population was one of the top five detailed Asian grouwithin the 20 metros with the largest Asian alone-or-in-combination population)

Source: 2010 Census
Chinese Population

(Reflects where the Chinese population was one of the top five detailed Asian groups within the 20 metros with the largest Asian alone-or-in-combination population)

Source: 2010 Census
Top 5 Detailed Asian Groups in 

20 Metro Areas With Largest 

Asian Population: 2010

Source: 2010 Census
Social and Economic Inform

for the Asian Population

from the Census Bureau

American Community Surv
American Community Survey

For social, economic, and housing information on the Asian populatioplease visit:www.census.gov/acs
The Asian Population: 20

www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-11.