A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Which states report the largest Asian populations?

Compare asian population across all 50 states. Highest reported values appear first. Explore the full ranking, find your state, and share the comparison.

HIGHEST REPORTED6,243,676California
MIDDLE OF THE 50 STATES142,579.5Unweighted median of state values
MEASUREMENTCountPopulation size affects this ranking
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The source label is preserved. Exact race and Hispanic-origin definitions are not documented in the extract.

Where does your state stand?

2024 ACS · 5-YEAR

50 states · ranks reflect highest reported values first · ties share a rank

RANKSTATEASIAN POPULATIONRELATIVE VALUEState profile
01CACalifornia6,243,676↗
02TXTexas1,890,985↗
03NYNew York1,874,009↗
04NJNew Jersey1,001,552↗
05WAWashington845,000↗
06ILIllinois806,129↗
07FLFlorida705,650↗
08VAVirginia626,502↗
09MAMassachusetts545,521↗
10GAGeorgia544,226↗
11PAPennsylvania541,852↗
12HIHawaii514,880↗
13MDMaryland431,616↗
14NCNorth Carolina395,550↗
15MIMichigan378,447↗
16OHOhio325,368↗
17NVNevada303,214↗
18MNMinnesota302,861↗
19AZArizona289,457↗
20OROregon206,288↗
21COColorado203,023↗
22INIndiana186,325↗
23WIWisconsin183,440↗
24CTConnecticut172,938↗
25TNTennessee143,990↗
26MOMissouri141,169↗
27SCSouth Carolina107,884↗
28OKOklahoma102,883↗
29UTUtah92,852↗
30KSKansas89,273↗
31KYKentucky85,144↗
32IAIowa83,301↗
33LALouisiana81,540↗
34ALAlabama78,339↗
35NENebraska55,154↗
36ARArkansas54,576↗
37DEDelaware50,610↗
38AKAlaska43,816↗
39RIRhode Island40,723↗
40NMNew Mexico40,322↗
41NHNew Hampshire37,630↗
42MSMississippi36,052↗
43IDIdaho29,215↗
44MEMaine18,720↗
45SDSouth Dakota15,619↗
46NDNorth Dakota15,325↗
47VTVermont13,049↗
48WVWest Virginia12,098↗
49MTMontana8,841↗
50WYWyoming5,332↗

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

Washington, D.C. & Puerto Rico · additional context

Shown separately because the main ranking compares the 50 states.

District Of Columbia ↗34,592
Puerto Rico ↗2,015