United States Asian Alone Population By State in 2015

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Asian Alone population in the United States was 17,877,492 and represented 5.57% of the total US population (320,738,994).

Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as Asian Alone (5,728,041), followed by New York (1,683,223), and Texas (1,312,984). Wyoming had the lowest (5,699).

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.

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State Asian Alone Population % of State Population
Alabama 67636 1.39
Alaska 45464 6.16
Arizona 237665 3.48
Arkansas 46592 1.56
California 5728041 14.72
Colorado 178376 3.27
Connecticut 165054 4.60
Delaware 36812 3.91
Florida 563528 2.79
Georgia 402126 3.95
Hawaii 534259 37.55
Idaho 24094 1.46
Illinois 707894 5.51
Indiana 142714 2.16
Iowa 76135 2.44
Kansas 86560 2.97
Kentucky 64757 1.46
Louisiana 81846 1.75
Maine 15760 1.19
Maryland 383420 6.40
Massachusetts 443847 6.53
Michigan 301938 3.04
Minnesota 264646 4.83
Mississippi 31242 1.05
Missouri 119506 1.97
Montana 8647 0.84
Nebraska 44687 2.36
Nevada 238553 8.32
New Hampshire 37640 2.81
New Jersey 836597 9.43
New Mexico 36144 1.73
New York 1683223 8.56
North Carolina 283910 2.83
North Dakota 10810 1.43
Ohio 251558 2.16
Oklahoma 87737 2.24
Oregon 177294 4.41
Pennsylvania 432753 3.38
Rhode Island 37452 3.54
South Carolina 77880 1.59
South Dakota 11399 1.33
Tennessee 116143 1.76
Texas 1312984 4.78
Utah 71699 2.40
Vermont 10642 1.70
Virginia 540338 6.46
Washington 608922 8.50
West Virginia 15168 0.82
Wisconsin 162116 2.81
Wyoming 5699 0.97
District of Columbia 27585 4.08