United States Asian Alone Population By State in 2011

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the Asian Alone population in the United States was 15,748,519 and represented 5.05% of the total US population (311,583,481).

Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as Asian Alone (5,179,600), followed by New York (1,530,787), and Texas (1,055,847). Wyoming had the lowest (4,849).

Hover over or click on the states in the map below to see the number and percentage of each state's Asian Alone population. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can see similar information for the different racial and ethnicity groups in the US.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information by county for each state.

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State Asian Alone Population % of State Population
Alabama 57641 1.20
Alaska 40697 5.63
Arizona 199240 3.08
Arkansas 40183 1.37
California 5179600 13.76
Colorado 151878 2.97
Connecticut 146608 4.09
Delaware 30775 3.39
Florida 493063 2.59
Georgia 339097 3.46
Hawaii 534215 38.72
Idaho 20959 1.32
Illinois 629547 4.89
Indiana 114337 1.75
Iowa 59526 1.94
Kansas 73297 2.55
Kentucky 53133 1.22
Louisiana 75187 1.64
Maine 14387 1.08
Maryland 341210 5.84
Massachusetts 378805 5.73
Michigan 255334 2.58
Minnesota 229237 4.29
Mississippi 27836 0.93
Missouri 105426 1.75
Montana 6992 0.70
Nebraska 35035 1.90
Nevada 209104 7.71
New Hampshire 31044 2.35
New Jersey 770831 8.73
New Mexico 32921 1.58
New York 1530787 7.85
North Carolina 229230 2.37
North Dakota 7731 1.13
Ohio 205503 1.78
Oklahoma 71479 1.89
Oregon 153951 3.98
Pennsylvania 376114 2.95
Rhode Island 33702 3.20
South Carolina 64520 1.38
South Dakota 8460 1.03
Tennessee 99470 1.55
Texas 1055847 4.12
Utah 60815 2.16
Vermont 8732 1.39
Virginia 469479 5.79
Washington 516348 7.56
West Virginia 13629 0.73
Wisconsin 137844 2.42
Wyoming 4849 0.85
District of Columbia 22884 3.69