United States Asian Alone Population By State in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Asian Alone population in the United States was 20,455,285 and represented 6.16% of the total US population (332,048,977).

Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as Asian Alone (6,260,743), followed by New York (1,871,016), and Texas (1,638,502). Wyoming had the lowest (6,309).

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 78606 1.56
Alaska 49169 6.69
Arizona 282488 3.88
Arkansas 54483 1.80
California 6260743 15.99
Colorado 211753 3.64
Connecticut 182902 5.08
Delaware 42767 4.26
Florida 668886 3.06
Georgia 494234 4.58
Hawaii 542931 37.53
Idaho 30995 1.63
Illinois 774350 6.10
Indiana 183772 2.70
Iowa 87218 2.73
Kansas 93765 3.19
Kentucky 76961 1.71
Louisiana 87023 1.88
Maine 18629 1.35
Maryland 424360 6.87
Massachusetts 525956 7.52
Michigan 343803 3.43
Minnesota 306996 5.37
Mississippi 33426 1.13
Missouri 139659 2.26
Montana 11175 1.01
Nebraska 54822 2.79
Nevada 288651 9.17
New Hampshire 42703 3.08
New Jersey 959798 10.36
New Mexico 41088 1.94
New York 1871016 9.42
North Carolina 361649 3.42
North Dakota 13285 1.71
Ohio 312453 2.66
Oklahoma 99073 2.48
Oregon 211558 4.97
Pennsylvania 520321 4.00
Rhode Island 40554 3.70
South Carolina 100027 1.93
South Dakota 15366 1.71
Tennessee 140764 2.02
Texas 1638502 5.54
Utah 90857 2.72
Vermont 13054 2.02
Virginia 619417 7.16
Washington 774684 10.01
West Virginia 15764 0.88
Wisconsin 186038 3.16
Wyoming 6309 1.09
District of Columbia 30482 4.56