United States Asian Alone Population By State in 2012

Updated on January 28, 2024.

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.

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State Asian Alone Population % of State Population
Alabama 60993 1.27
Alaska 42176 5.77
Arizona 208170 3.18
Arkansas 42831 1.45
California 5295219 13.96
Colorado 157642 3.04
Connecticut 152090 4.23
Delaware 31843 3.48
Florida 509050 2.64
Georgia 355294 3.59
Hawaii 536185 38.43
Idaho 21579 1.35
Illinois 650976 5.05
Indiana 121962 1.87
Iowa 63446 2.06
Kansas 76178 2.64
Kentucky 55969 1.28
Louisiana 76813 1.67
Maine 14595 1.10
Maryland 352787 5.99
Massachusetts 395484 5.93
Michigan 266763 2.70
Minnesota 238021 4.43
Mississippi 28266 0.95
Missouri 108410 1.80
Montana 7205 0.72
Nebraska 37186 2.01
Nevada 214858 7.83
New Hampshire 32850 2.48
New Jersey 788168 8.91
New Mexico 33921 1.63
New York 1570386 8.02
North Carolina 242349 2.49
North Dakota 8366 1.19
Ohio 214188 1.85
Oklahoma 74920 1.96
Oregon 159190 4.08
Pennsylvania 389884 3.05
Rhode Island 34764 3.30
South Carolina 67786 1.44
South Dakota 9665 1.16
Tennessee 103783 1.61
Texas 1109817 4.26
Utah 64109 2.25
Vermont 8971 1.43
Virginia 488274 5.96
Washington 535637 7.76
West Virginia 14123 0.76
Wisconsin 143063 2.50
Wyoming 5279 0.92
District of Columbia 23929 3.76