United States Asian Alone Population By State in 2020

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Asian Alone population in the United States was 20,218,285 and represented 6.10% of the total US population (331,526,933).

Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as Asian Alone (6,256,761), followed by New York (1,874,184), and Texas (1,590,354). Wyoming had the lowest (6,297).

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.

See this for other years:
US Asian Alone Population By State in 2020
< 50K
50K - 100K
100K - 500K
500K - 1M
1M - 2M
Over 2M
US Asian Alone Population By State in 2020
Items per page:
0 of 0
State Asian Alone Population % of State Population
Alabama 77080 1.53
Alaska 48951 6.68
Arizona 276235 3.84
Arkansas 52963 1.76
California 6256761 15.84
Colorado 206622 3.57
Connecticut 179452 5.02
Delaware 41896 4.22
Florida 651803 3.02
Georgia 482160 4.49
Hawaii 545643 37.60
Idaho 29507 1.60
Illinois 770844 6.03
Indiana 177783 2.62
Iowa 86554 2.71
Kansas 93421 3.18
Kentucky 75144 1.67
Louisiana 87050 1.87
Maine 18015 1.32
Maryland 419053 6.79
Massachusetts 517175 7.39
Michigan 342174 3.40
Minnesota 302973 5.31
Mississippi 32978 1.12
Missouri 137486 2.23
Montana 10660 0.98
Nebraska 54050 2.75
Nevada 280069 8.99
New Hampshire 41831 3.03
New Jersey 948821 10.23
New Mexico 40492 1.91
New York 1874184 9.32
North Carolina 348735 3.34
North Dakota 13281 1.70
Ohio 306623 2.60
Oklahoma 96204 2.43
Oregon 207719 4.89
Pennsylvania 505721 3.89
Rhode Island 40446 3.69
South Carolina 96790 1.89
South Dakota 14856 1.67
Tennessee 137676 1.99
Texas 1590354 5.44
Utah 88077 2.68
Vermont 12859 2.00
Virginia 609312 7.06
Washington 754045 9.76
West Virginia 15332 0.86
Wisconsin 184063 3.12
Wyoming 6297 1.09
District of Columbia 30065 4.48