United States Asian Alone Population By State in 2020

Updated on January 30, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Asian Alone population in the United States was 20,228,294 and represented 6.10% of the total US population (331,511,512).

Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as Asian Alone (6,245,454), followed by New York (1,881,711), and Texas (1,578,617). Wyoming had the lowest (6,319).

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 77375 1.54
Alaska 48634 6.64
Arizona 271835 3.79
Arkansas 53185 1.76
California 6245454 15.81
Colorado 206841 3.58
Connecticut 181140 5.04
Delaware 42061 4.24
Florida 651032 3.02
Georgia 485271 4.52
Hawaii 539781 37.20
Idaho 29507 1.60
Illinois 775489 6.07
Indiana 179219 2.64
Iowa 86901 2.72
Kansas 94048 3.20
Kentucky 75339 1.67
Louisiana 87747 1.89
Maine 18025 1.32
Maryland 424065 6.87
Massachusetts 517296 7.39
Michigan 343236 3.41
Minnesota 303827 5.32
Mississippi 33097 1.12
Missouri 137996 2.24
Montana 10709 0.99
Nebraska 54039 2.75
Nevada 277846 8.92
New Hampshire 41868 3.04
New Jersey 952639 10.28
New Mexico 39347 1.86
New York 1881711 9.36
North Carolina 350795 3.36
North Dakota 13369 1.72
Ohio 307418 2.61
Oklahoma 96653 2.44
Oregon 208466 4.91
Pennsylvania 505730 3.89
Rhode Island 40347 3.68
South Carolina 97106 1.89
South Dakota 14960 1.69
Tennessee 138485 2.00
Texas 1578617 5.40
Utah 88507 2.70
Vermont 12918 2.01
Virginia 614776 7.12
Washington 757275 9.80
West Virginia 15427 0.86
Wisconsin 184531 3.13
Wyoming 6319 1.09
District of Columbia 30035 4.48