295

288

229

223

135

418

China

Philippines

Vietnam

Korea

Iran

All other Asian

countries

Foreign-Born Population Born in Asia by Country of Birth for the Los 

Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area: 2011 

(Numbers in thousands)

China1

Korea2

Note: Estimates may not sum to total due to rounding.

1China includes respondents who reported their county of birth as China, Hong Kong, Macau, Paracel Islands,

or Taiwan.

2Korea includes respondents who reported their county of birth as Korea, North Korea, or South Korea.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey.

1,589

1,539

707

439

432

420

315

293

270

269

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long

Island, NY-NJ-PA

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DCVA-MD-WV

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA

Foreign-Born Population Born in Asia by Metropolitan Statistical Area: 2011 

(Numbers in thousands)

Note: Metropolitan statistical areas ranked by the number of foreign born from Asia.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey.

Total foreign 

born from Asia in 

the United States:

11.6 million 
257

156

87

52

30

124

China

Philippines

India

Vietnam

Korea

All other Asian

countries

Foreign-Born Population Born in Asia by Country of Birth for the San 

Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area: 2011 

(Numbers in thousands)

Note: Estimates may not sum to total due to rounding.

1China includes respondents who reported their county of birth as China, Hong Kong, Macau, Paracel Islands,

or Taiwan.

2Korea includes respondents who reported their county of birth as Korea, North Korea, or South Korea.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey.

453

304

152

150

85

394

China

India

Korea

Philippines

Bangladesh

All other Asian

countries

Foreign-Born Population Born in Asia by Country of Birth for the

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan 

Statistical Area: 2011 

(Numbers in thousands)

China1

China1

Korea2

Korea2

Note: Estimates may not sum to total due to rounding.

1China includes respondents who reported their county of birth as China, Hong Kong, Macau, Paracel Islands,

or Taiwan.

2Korea includes respondents who reported their county of birth as Korea, North Korea, or South Korea.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey.
82

65

58

50

44

132

India

Korea

China

Philippines

Vietnam

All other Asian

countries

Foreign-Born Population Born in Asia by Country of Birth for the

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan 

Statistical Area: 2011 

(Numbers in thousands)

114

78

64

45

20

118

India

Philippines

China

Korea

Pakistan

All other Asian

countries

Foreign-Born Population Born in Asia by Country of Birth for the

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area: 2011 

(Numbers in thousands)

Note: Estimates may not sum to total due to rounding.

1China includes respondents who reported their county of birth as China, Hong Kong, Macau, Paracel Islands,

or Taiwan.

2Korea includes respondents who reported their county of birth as Korea, North Korea, or South Korea.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey.

China1

China2

Korea1

Korea2

Note: Estimates may not sum to total due to rounding.

1Korea includes respondents who reported their county of birth as Korea, North Korea, or South Korea.

2China includes respondents who reported their county of birth as China, Hong Kong, Macau, Paracel slands, or 

Taiwan.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey.
94

92

90

61

23

60

Vietnam

China

India

Philippines

Korea

All other Asian

countries

Foreign-Born Population Born in Asia by Country of Birth for the

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area: 2011 

(Numbers in thousands)

Note: Estimates may not sum to total due to rounding.

1China includes respondents who reported their county of birth as China, Hong Kong, Macau, Paracel Islands,

or Taiwan.

2Korea includes respondents who reported their county of birth as Korea, North Korea, or South Korea.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey.

China1

Korea2

74

60

50

38

28

66

Vietnam

India

China

Philippines

Pakistan

All other Asian

countries

Foreign-Born Population Born in Asia by Country of Birth for the

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area: 2011 

(Numbers in thousands)

Note: Estimates may not sum to total due to rounding.

1China includes respondents who reported their county of birth as China, Hong Kong, Macau, Paracel Islands,

or Taiwan.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey.

China1
55

47

47

38

36

71

China

Philippines

Vietnam

India

Korea

All other Asian

countries

Foreign-Born Population Born in Asia by Country of Birth for the

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area: 2011 

(Numbers in thousands)

Note: Estimates may not sum to total due to rounding.

1China includes respondents who reported their county of birth as China, Hong Kong, Macau, Paracel Islands,

or Taiwan.

2Korea includes respondents who reported their county of birth as Korea, North Korea, or South Korea.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey.

China1

Korea2

66

56

32

21

19

76

India

Vietnam

China

Korea

Philippines

All other Asian

countries

Foreign-Born Population Born in Asia by Country of Birth for the

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area: 2011 

(Numbers in thousands)

Note: Estimates may not sum to total due to rounding.

1China includes respondents who reported their county of birth as China, Hong Kong, Macau, Paracel Islands,

or Taiwan.

2Korea includes respondents who reported their county of birth as Korea, North Korea, or South Korea.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey.

China1

Korea2
96

40

26

26

17

64

Philippines

Vietnam

China

Iraq

India

All other Asian

countries

Foreign-Born Population Born in Asia by Country of Birth for the

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area: 2011 

(Numbers in thousands)

Note: Estimates may not sum to total due to rounding.

1China includes respondents who reported their county of birth as China, Hong Kong, Macau, Paracel Islands,

or Taiwan.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey.

China1