Asian Americans
About 19,678,814 US residents are Asian, 5.9% of the population · up 11.1% since 2019. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
Counts people who report Asian as their only race and are not Hispanic or Latino, the same definition used across CensusEasy. People who report Asian plus another race are counted under two or more races.
Largest Asian populations
Highest Asian share
Where Asian households earn the most
Median income of households headed by an Asian householder (ACS table B19013), shown only where at least 1,000 Asian residents live, because medians for smaller groups are too noisy to rank. Cities are left out here: dozens of them tie at the Census reporting cap of $250,000+, so a top 10 would be an arbitrary slice of the tie. The full city lists are on the ranking pages.
How the group compares
From the Census Bureau's Selected Population Profile (S0201), using the same group definition as the population counts above. US-overall figures shown for comparison.
Frequently asked
About 19,678,814 US residents are Asian, roughly 5.9% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
New York, NY has the largest Asian population of any US city, with about 1,240,270 Asian residents.
California leads all states with about 6,007,197 Asian residents.
Asian Americans have a median household income of about $117,894, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.
Other major groups
Asian origin groups
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR TABLE B03002 (HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE) · INCOME: B19013 · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024