Houston has the most Chinese Americans in Texas, but Sugar Land has the highest share
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Houston has more Chinese American residents than any other city in Texas, 35,376, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020-2024 American Community Survey. But they make up only 1.5 percent of the city. The highest share is in Sugar Land, the Houston suburb in Fort Bend County, where 11.0 percent of residents are Chinese American.
Texas had 227,789 Chinese American residents in the latest survey, up from 206,762 in the 2016-2020 survey, a gain of about 10 percent. Most live in the state's three largest metro areas. The Houston metro has 104,717, the Dallas-Fort Worth metro has 69,155, and the Austin metro has 28,293.
| Rank | City | Chinese Americans, 2020-2024 | Share of residents | 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 35,376 | 1.5% | 33,052 |
| 2 | Austin | 17,124 | 1.7% | 14,479 |
| 3 | Plano | 12,339 | 4.2% | 12,785 |
| 4 | Sugar Land | 12,109 | 11.0% | 11,388 |
| 5 | Dallas | 8,447 | 0.6% | 8,155 |
| 6 | San Antonio | 5,958 | 0.4% | 6,541 |
| 7 | Allen | 5,384 | 4.9% | 4,845 |
| 8 | Frisco | 5,068 | 2.3% | 3,946 |
| 9 | Fort Worth | 3,678 | 0.4% | 3,266 |
| 10 | Richardson | 3,392 | 2.9% | 3,723 |
| 11 | Missouri City | 3,278 | 4.3% | 2,637 |
| 12 | McKinney | 3,010 | 1.4% | 2,056 |
| 13 | College Station | 2,898 | 2.3% | 3,561 |
| 14 | Pearland | 2,679 | 2.1% | 1,373 |
| 15 | Cedar Park | 2,278 | 2.9% | 932 |
Measured by share, the top of the list belongs to Houston's southwest suburbs. Among Texas places with at least 10,000 residents, Sugar Land is first and Bellaire, a small city surrounded by Houston, is second at 10.2 percent. Cinco Ranch, near Katy, is third at 6.3 percent. Allen, Missouri City, and Plano, each above 4 percent, round out the top of the list.
The fastest growth has been in newer suburbs. Cedar Park, north of Austin, went from 932 Chinese American residents to 2,278, and Pearland, south of Houston, nearly doubled to 2,679. McKinney was up 46 percent and Frisco 28 percent. Some older hubs held steady or dipped, including Plano, Richardson, and San Antonio, though changes of a few hundred people in a survey estimate can fall within its margin of error.
Chinese Americans are one part of a fast-growing Asian population in Texas. The state's Indian American population, 551,305, is larger and grew faster, up 27 percent over the same period. The national picture for Chinese Americans is in where the most Chinese Americans live, and rankings for every city are on the Chinese Americans hub.
Sources
Figures are from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 and 2016-2020, table B02015, which counts residents who reported Asian as their only race and Chinese as their group. Taiwanese Americans are counted separately in that table and are not included. Cities include incorporated places and census-designated places. Shares use total population from the same survey.
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Which Texas city has the most Chinese Americans?
Houston has the most Chinese American residents of any Texas city, 35,376, according to the 2020-2024 American Community Survey. Austin is second with 17,124, followed by Plano with 12,339 and Sugar Land with 12,109.
Which Texas city has the highest Chinese population share?
Among Texas places with at least 10,000 residents, Sugar Land has the highest share of Chinese American residents, 11.0 percent. Bellaire, which is surrounded by Houston, is second at 10.2 percent, and Cinco Ranch near Katy is third at 6.3 percent.
How many Chinese Americans live in Texas?
Texas had 227,789 Chinese American residents in the 2020-2024 American Community Survey, up about 10 percent from 206,762 in the 2016-2020 survey. Most live in the Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Austin metro areas.
