United States Asian Alone Population By State in 2012
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Asian Alone population in the United States was 16,245,413 and represented 5.18% of the total US population (313,877,662).
Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as Asian Alone (5,295,219), followed by New York (1,570,386), and Texas (1,109,817). Wyoming had the lowest (5,279).
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.
State | Asian Alone Population | % of State Population |
|---|---|---|
| California | 5,295,219 | 13.96 |
| New York | 1,570,386 | 8.02 |
| Texas | 1,109,817 | 4.26 |
| New Jersey | 788,168 | 8.91 |
| Illinois | 650,976 | 5.05 |
| Hawaii | 536,185 | 38.43 |
| Washington | 535,637 | 7.76 |
| Florida | 509,050 | 2.64 |
| Virginia | 488,274 | 5.96 |
| Massachusetts | 395,484 | 5.93 |
| Pennsylvania | 389,884 | 3.05 |
| Georgia | 355,294 | 3.59 |
| Maryland | 352,787 | 5.99 |
| Michigan | 266,763 | 2.70 |
| North Carolina | 242,349 | 2.49 |
| Minnesota | 238,021 | 4.43 |
| Nevada | 214,858 | 7.83 |
| Ohio | 214,188 | 1.85 |
| Arizona | 208,170 | 3.18 |
| Oregon | 159,190 | 4.08 |
| Colorado | 157,642 | 3.04 |
| Connecticut | 152,090 | 4.23 |
| Wisconsin | 143,063 | 2.50 |
| Indiana | 121,962 | 1.87 |
| Missouri | 108,410 | 1.80 |
| United States | 16,245,413 | 5.18 |