United States Non-Hispanic Asian alone Population By State in 2016

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, there were 17,849,879 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Asian alone in the United States and they represented 5.53% of the total US population in 2016.

California had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Asian alone population (5,622,254), followed by New York (1,678,617), and Texas (1,328,880). On the other hand, Wyoming had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Asian alone population (5,464) followed by Montana (8,685), and Vermont (10,927).

When it comes to the percentage of each state's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Asian alone, Hawaii had the highest percentage (36.28%), followed by California (14.36%), and New Jersey (9.46%).

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You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information by county for each state.

Hover over or click on the states to see the number and percentage of each state's Non-Hispanic Asian alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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State Non-Hispanic Asian alone Population % of State Population
Alabama 68442 1.41
Alaska 45632 6.15
Arizona 230410 3.32
Arkansas 46993 1.57
California 5622254 14.36
Colorado 175816 3.17
Connecticut 164265 4.59
Delaware 37109 3.91
Florida 564069 2.74
Georgia 414423 4.02
Hawaii 518426 36.28
Idaho 23968 1.42
Illinois 704322 5.49
Indiana 148238 2.23
Iowa 77657 2.48
Kansas 87434 3.00
Kentucky 66187 1.49
Louisiana 81189 1.73
Maine 16158 1.21
Maryland 384160 6.40
Massachusetts 453898 6.65
Michigan 311134 3.13
Minnesota 270517 4.90
Mississippi 30533 1.02
Missouri 119638 1.96
Montana 8685 0.83
Nebraska 46494 2.44
Nevada 233699 8.01
New Hampshire 38523 2.87
New Jersey 839284 9.46
New Mexico 31516 1.51
New York 1678617 8.55
North Carolina 289488 2.85
North Dakota 11232 1.49
Ohio 261276 2.25
Oklahoma 87195 2.22
Oregon 183428 4.48
Pennsylvania 437387 3.42
Rhode Island 36811 3.48
South Carolina 79415 1.60
South Dakota 12430 1.44
Tennessee 116435 1.75
Texas 1328880 4.76
Utah 71624 2.35
Vermont 10927 1.75
Virginia 547047 6.50
Washington 623191 8.54
West Virginia 15284 0.83
Wisconsin 164712 2.85
Wyoming 5464 0.93
District of Columbia 27963 4.07