United States Asian Alone Population By State in 2017

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Asian Alone population in the United States was 18,948,310 and represented 5.83% of the total US population (325,122,128).

Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as Asian Alone (5,994,813), followed by New York (1,743,582), and Texas (1,439,902). Wyoming had the lowest (6,209).

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 72154 1.48
Alaska 48248 6.51
Arizona 256842 3.64
Arkansas 50050 1.67
California 5994813 15.24
Colorado 191628 3.41
Connecticut 171335 4.79
Delaware 38503 4.02
Florida 608915 2.90
Georgia 439982 4.22
Hawaii 533171 37.40
Idaho 26739 1.56
Illinois 736701 5.77
Indiana 157605 2.37
Iowa 82243 2.62
Kansas 90378 3.11
Kentucky 70201 1.58
Louisiana 84302 1.80
Maine 16786 1.26
Maryland 400319 6.64
Massachusetts 478140 6.97
Michigan 326746 3.28
Minnesota 282291 5.07
Mississippi 31824 1.06
Missouri 126718 2.07
Montana 9457 0.90
Nebraska 50028 2.61
Nevada 254993 8.58
New Hampshire 39741 2.94
New Jersey 876021 9.86
New Mexico 36816 1.76
New York 1743582 8.90
North Carolina 316148 3.08
North Dakota 13039 1.72
Ohio 278094 2.38
Oklahoma 91185 2.32
Oregon 196147 4.73
Pennsylvania 460969 3.60
Rhode Island 38220 3.62
South Carolina 86286 1.72
South Dakota 13907 1.59
Tennessee 125118 1.86
Texas 1439902 5.09
Utah 79510 2.56
Vermont 12060 1.93
Virginia 574091 6.78
Washington 671670 9.04
West Virginia 15371 0.85
Wisconsin 172967 2.99
Wyoming 6209 1.07
District of Columbia 30145 4.32