United States Asian Alone Population By State in 2021

Updated on January 30, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Asian Alone population in the United States was 20,474,126 and represented 6.17% of the total US population (332,031,554).

Among all US states, California had the highest number of people who identified as Asian Alone (6,252,595), followed by New York (1,879,199), and Texas (1,627,261). Wyoming had the lowest (6,336).

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 78871 1.56
Alaska 48866 6.66
Arizona 278411 3.83
Arkansas 54714 1.81
California 6252595 15.97
Colorado 212111 3.65
Connecticut 184870 5.10
Delaware 42980 4.28
Florida 668462 3.06
Georgia 497562 4.61
Hawaii 537812 37.16
Idaho 30966 1.63
Illinois 778982 6.14
Indiana 185312 2.72
Iowa 87575 2.74
Kansas 94455 3.22
Kentucky 77115 1.71
Louisiana 87747 1.90
Maine 18645 1.35
Maryland 429445 6.96
Massachusetts 526548 7.53
Michigan 345074 3.44
Minnesota 307720 5.39
Mississippi 33586 1.14
Missouri 140136 2.27
Montana 11216 1.01
Nebraska 54825 2.79
Nevada 286732 9.11
New Hampshire 42802 3.09
New Jersey 963930 10.40
New Mexico 39989 1.89
New York 1879199 9.46
North Carolina 363858 3.44
North Dakota 13426 1.73
Ohio 313383 2.66
Oklahoma 99600 2.50
Oregon 212314 4.99
Pennsylvania 520567 4.00
Rhode Island 40504 3.69
South Carolina 100434 1.93
South Dakota 15458 1.73
Tennessee 141822 2.04
Texas 1627261 5.51
Utah 91305 2.73
Vermont 13121 2.03
Virginia 624821 7.22
Washington 777798 10.05
West Virginia 15880 0.89
Wisconsin 186524 3.17
Wyoming 6336 1.09
District of Columbia 30461 4.56