United States Asian Alone Population By State in 2016

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Asian Alone population in the United States was 18,435,167 and represented 5.71% of the total US population (323,071,755).

Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as Asian Alone (5,864,838), followed by New York (1,718,013), and Texas (1,379,243). Wyoming had the lowest (5,914).

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 70132 1.44
Alaska 46931 6.32
Arizona 248969 3.59
Arkansas 48663 1.63
California 5864838 14.98
Colorado 185377 3.34
Connecticut 168290 4.70
Delaware 37735 3.97
Florida 587438 2.85
Georgia 423322 4.11
Hawaii 535556 37.48
Idaho 25683 1.53
Illinois 720753 5.62
Indiana 151542 2.28
Iowa 79146 2.53
Kansas 89781 3.08
Kentucky 67831 1.53
Louisiana 83733 1.79
Maine 16469 1.24
Maryland 391460 6.52
Massachusetts 460655 6.75
Michigan 315107 3.17
Minnesota 274219 4.96
Mississippi 31363 1.05
Missouri 122191 2.01
Montana 9067 0.87
Nebraska 48046 2.52
Nevada 246563 8.45
New Hampshire 38964 2.90
New Jersey 854615 9.63
New Mexico 36590 1.75
New York 1718013 8.75
North Carolina 299955 2.95
North Dakota 11584 1.53
Ohio 265162 2.28
Oklahoma 89949 2.29
Oregon 189067 4.62
Pennsylvania 447091 3.50
Rhode Island 38277 3.62
South Carolina 82078 1.65
South Dakota 12695 1.47
Tennessee 120302 1.81
Texas 1379243 4.94
Utah 75492 2.48
Vermont 11103 1.78
Virginia 557603 6.62
Washington 638455 8.75
West Virginia 15547 0.85
Wisconsin 167705 2.90
Wyoming 5914 1.01
District of Columbia 28903 4.20