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RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Highest Asian population share, US metro areas · 1990

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Asian (1990 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Asian residents as a percentage of total population. Honolulu, HI leads at 63.1%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 14 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPASIANVS –
USUnited States248,709,8732.9%
01Honolulu, HIHI988,70363.1%
02Kapaa, HIHI73,40062.5%
03Kahului, HIHI160,67457.9%
04Hilo, HIHI210,04357.2%
05San Jose, CACA1,984,47317.1%
06San Francisco, CACA4,630,04116.3%
07Vallejo, CACA455,37612.8%
08Stockton, CACA823,81512.4%
09Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44110.7%
10Yuba City, CACA187,4789.1%
11Merced, CACA297,2608.3%
12San Diego, CACA3,282,2488.0%
13Salinas, CACA433,7297.8%
14Sacramento, CACA2,477,2747.8%
15Fresno, CACA1,203,3837.7%
16Seattle, WAWA4,161,8836.4%
17Corvallis, OROR97,7285.6%
18Ithaca, NYNY104,0475.5%
19Pullman, WAWA48,5125.3%
20Oxnard, CACA830,8515.1%
21Modesto, CACA557,7195.1%
22New York, NYNY20,112,4485.0%
23Washington, DCDC6,465,7244.9%
24Santa Maria, CACA442,0654.5%
25Bremerton, WAWA283,3744.5%
26Visalia, CACA485,1464.4%
27Juneau city and, AKAK31,6094.4%
28Anchorage, AKAK405,8214.2%
29Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2144.2%
30Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6574.0%
31Champaign, ILIL239,9793.9%
32Riverside, CACA4,769,0073.9%
33Santa Cruz, CACA258,8523.8%
34Garden City, KSKS37,5053.8%
35Lacey, WAWA304,2613.7%
36Carbondale, ILIL52,5013.7%
37Hanford, CACA154,3273.6%
38Reno, NVNV578,7343.6%
39Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2263.5%
40Ames, IAIA128,0903.5%
41Houston, TXTX7,904,6273.5%
42Napa, CACA132,9493.4%
43Portland, OROR2,542,2823.4%
44Ketchikan, AKAK13,5493.3%
45Manhattan, KSKS136,1223.3%
46Iowa City, IAIA182,7113.3%
47Lawrence, KSKS120,9203.2%
48Chicago, ILIL9,434,1233.2%
49State College, PAPA157,3933.1%
50Fallon, NVNV25,8513.1%
51Amherst, MAMA164,0653.1%
52Trenton, NJNJ399,2893.0%
53Bakersfield, CACA927,0683.0%
54College Station, TXTX287,4763.0%
55Lafayette, ININ228,4683.0%
56San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3672.9%
57Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4422.9%
58Boston, MAMA5,034,2212.9%
59Stillwater, OKOK83,8892.9%
60Santa Rosa, CACA486,4442.8%
61Chico, CACA209,2112.8%
62Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5992.8%
63Killeen, TXTX511,4972.7%
64Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3772.6%
65Fairbanks, AKAK93,9722.6%
66Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2952.5%
67Lawton, OKOK127,5902.5%
68Logan, UTUT160,8892.5%
69Boulder, COCO328,5602.5%
70Los Alamos, NMNM19,4072.5%
71Dodge City, KSKS33,9932.5%
72Macomb, ILIL25,9162.5%
73Dallas, TXTX8,477,1572.4%
74Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2132.4%
75Columbia, MOMO219,0622.4%
76Colorado Springs, COCO781,7962.4%
77Liberal, KSKS21,0732.3%
78Ontario, OROR60,0852.3%
79Denver, COCO3,092,0372.2%
80Athens, OHOH63,1972.2%
81Austin, TXTX2,620,9452.2%
82Bloomington, ININ165,2312.2%
83Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3322.2%
84Crestview, FLFL315,0982.2%
85Emporia, KSKS34,8382.1%
86Gainesville, FLFL359,0362.1%
87Blacksburg, VAVA181,6162.1%
88Wausau, WIWI139,4322.1%
89Mountain Home, IDID29,4652.1%
90Cornelia, GAGA50,4162.1%
91Kennewick, WAWA324,3342.1%
92Hinesville, GAGA91,8702.1%
93Rochester, MNMN231,1842.0%
94Fort Smith, ARAR234,1402.0%
95Jacksonville, NCNC217,1752.0%
96Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1182.0%
97Alamogordo, NMNM70,3682.0%
98La Crosse, WIWI171,1822.0%
99El Centro, CACA181,4112.0%
100Eureka, CACA131,6472.0%
101Eugene, OROR381,5842.0%
102Storm Lake, IAIA20,4491.9%
103Sheboygan, WIWI118,0471.9%
104Moscow, IDID41,8421.9%
105Madison, WIWI709,6851.9%
106Fayetteville, NCNC395,4121.9%
107Bellingham, WAWA236,3921.9%
108Lansing, MIMI479,7221.9%
109Starkville, MSMS62,0631.8%
110Rolla, MOMO45,2471.8%
111Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6851.8%
112New Orleans, LALA970,8491.8%
113Redding, CACA181,6481.8%
114Charlottesville, VAVA228,5971.8%
115Bay City, TXTX36,4631.8%
116Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6661.8%
117Eau Claire, WIWI176,6471.8%
118Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7811.8%
119Wichita, KSKS663,8091.7%
120Laramie, WYWY38,5581.7%
121Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8131.7%
122Spokane, WAWA608,0121.7%
123Menomonie, WIWI46,2231.7%
124Orlando, FLFL2,957,6721.7%
125Hood River, OROR23,7201.7%
126Salem, OROR445,8141.7%
127Crescent City, CACA26,4101.7%
128Pensacola, FLFL544,9491.7%
129Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0471.7%
130Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3771.7%
131Beaumont, TXTX399,3101.7%
132Durham, NCNC625,4851.7%
133Ellensburg, WAWA48,8031.6%
134Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1821.6%
135Athens, GAGA224,1481.6%
136Gulfport, MSMS431,3291.6%
137Panama City, FLFL231,1741.6%
138Ogden, UTUT672,7841.6%
139Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5001.6%
140Amarillo, TXTX276,2351.6%
141Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9381.6%
142Houghton, MIMI40,0281.6%
143Morgan City, LALA46,5521.6%
144Longview, WAWA114,8851.6%
145Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7201.6%
146Worcester, MAMA888,5021.5%
147Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7951.5%
148Clovis, NMNM65,2701.5%
149Binghamton, NYNY243,1891.5%
150Dumas, TXTX21,8911.5%
151Morgantown, WVWV141,9951.5%
152Huntsville, ALAL556,4441.5%
153Fort Collins, COCO377,2921.5%
154Ozark, ALAL49,9121.5%
155Kingsville, TXTX30,3151.5%
156Bishop, CACA18,1581.4%
157Clarksville, TNTN349,0011.4%
158Providence, RIRI1,708,1611.4%
159Provo, UTUT773,4261.4%
160Columbus, OHOH2,242,0281.4%
161Altus, OKOK24,7641.4%
162Oxford, MSMS71,9721.4%
163Walla Walla, WAWA62,3611.4%
164Auburn, ALAL208,0131.4%
165Warrensburg, MOMO56,6701.4%
166Bloomington, ILIL171,4191.4%
167Vermillion, SDSD15,0311.4%
168Albuquerque, NMNM925,2791.4%
169New Iberia, LALA66,8461.3%
170Kingsland, GAGA60,1431.3%
171Manitowoc, WIWI81,7101.3%
172Des Moines, IAIA758,5391.3%
173Rochester, NYNY1,056,1491.3%
174Port Angeles, WAWA78,2021.3%
175Albany, NYNY915,8351.3%
176Detroit, MIMI4,390,9131.3%
177Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4481.3%
178Shelton, WAWA71,1651.3%
179Lincoln, NENE352,0811.3%
180Richmond, VAVA1,389,3381.3%
181Sioux City, IAIA145,7381.3%
182Carson, NVNV58,5711.3%
183Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0101.3%
184Atchison, KSKS16,1721.3%
185Pocatello, IDID91,5911.3%
186Augusta, GAGA641,2311.3%
187Palm Bay, FLFL663,9821.3%
188Yuma, AZAZ224,4491.3%
189Bozeman, MTMT128,7401.3%
190Worthington, MNMN22,3381.2%
191Astoria, OROR40,9261.2%
192Brigham City, UTUT70,4051.2%
193Dover, DEDE194,7861.2%
194Stevens Point, WIWI71,9431.2%
195Miami, FLFL6,391,0721.2%
196Brookings, SDSD37,6351.2%
197Moses Lake, WAWA105,7271.2%
198La Grande, OROR25,9001.2%
199Oshkosh, WIWI174,2181.2%
200Rockford, ILIL337,2421.2%
201Rapid City, SDSD156,9341.2%
202Manchester, NHNH433,4151.2%
203Charleston, SCSC889,2631.2%
204Cheyenne, WYWY102,9381.2%
205Aberdeen, WAWA78,1441.2%
206San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1401.2%
207El Paso, TXTX881,2911.1%
208Syracuse, NYNY652,2731.1%
209Kingston, NYNY183,3301.1%
210Rexburg, IDID69,3801.1%
211Arkansas City, KSKS34,3821.1%
212Lancaster, PAPA563,1591.1%
213Tampa, FLFL3,418,8951.1%
214Appleton, WIWI249,8761.1%
215Columbus, GAGA324,8301.1%
216Centralia, ILIL36,3821.1%
217Pittsburg, KSKS39,0081.1%
218Tallahassee, FLFL397,4421.1%
219Green Bay, WIWI336,7561.1%
220Boise City, IDID864,2431.1%
221Columbus, ININ85,7291.1%
222Lexington, KYKY535,1741.1%
223Idaho Falls, IDID173,8511.1%
224Harrisburg, PAPA617,4271.1%
225Port Townsend, WAWA33,9701.1%
226Salina, KSKS59,1211.1%
227Allentown, PAPA887,6151.1%
228Great Falls, MTMT85,0291.0%
229Yakima, WAWA259,1851.0%
230Mankato, MNMN104,9071.0%
231Greeley, COCO378,4261.0%
232Key West, FLFL80,4061.0%
233Omaha, NENE1,009,8361.0%
234Coos Bay, OROR63,9921.0%
235Winona, MNMN50,5231.0%
236Midland, MIMI83,7541.0%
237Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7751.0%
238Abilene, TXTX185,4291.0%
239Missoula, MTMT128,6981.0%
240Las Cruces, NMNM229,0911.0%
241Dayton, OHOH826,5541.0%
242Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6821.0%
243Toledo, OHOH599,3761.0%
244Savannah, GAGA438,3141.0%
245Whitewater, WIWI106,1271.0%
246Warner Robins, GAGA208,0911.0%
247Grand Forks, NDND105,0461.0%
248Medford, OROR221,7951.0%
249Lubbock, TXTX368,4311.0%
250Vineland, NJNJ157,1481.0%
251Susanville, CACA28,1170.9%
252Clearlake, CACA67,7720.9%
253Ukiah, CACA88,1220.9%
254Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.9%
255Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.9%
256The Dalles, OROR26,3100.9%
257Akron, OHOH701,7800.9%
258Red Bluff, CACA64,6650.9%
259Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.9%
260Newport, OROR50,6360.9%
261Ruston, LALA48,3600.9%
262Sumter, SCSC105,0670.9%
263St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.9%
264Faribault, MNMN69,9390.9%
265Elko, NVNV56,6820.9%
266San Angelo, TXTX122,0650.9%
267Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.9%
268Niles, MIMI152,4440.9%
269Enid, OKOK61,7790.9%
270Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.9%
271Minot, NDND75,6940.9%
272Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.9%
273Mobile, ALAL411,6580.9%
274Othello, WAWA21,4880.9%
275Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.9%
276Monticello, NYNY80,5860.9%
277Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.9%
278Weatherford, OKOK39,0590.9%
279Midland, TXTX193,1390.8%
280Watertown, NYNY111,5400.8%
281South Bend, ININ324,5380.8%
282Columbia, SCSC879,9180.8%
283Burlington, VTVT227,8030.8%
284Hailey, IDID32,4360.8%
285Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.8%
286Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.8%
287Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.8%
288Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.8%
289Kirksville, MOMO29,8240.8%
290Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.8%
291Martin, TNTN33,2610.8%
292Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.8%
293Enterprise, ALAL56,9530.8%
294Springfield, MAMA464,3380.8%
295Marshalltown, IAIA39,8900.8%
296Pella, IAIA34,1920.8%
297Portland, MEME577,6350.8%
298Roseburg, OROR111,9510.8%
299Fargo, NDND269,5280.8%
300Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.8%
301Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0600.8%
302Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.8%
303New Bern, NCNC127,3580.8%
304Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.8%
305Lafayette, LALA423,7580.8%
306Hermiston, OROR93,7210.8%
307Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.8%
308Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.8%
309Sonora, CACA53,1600.8%
310Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.8%
311Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.8%
312Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.7%
313Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.7%
314Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.7%
315Reading, PAPA440,0720.7%
316Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.7%
317Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.7%
318Oxford, ALAL115,8340.7%
319Findlay, OHOH75,0340.7%
320Austin, MNMN40,9710.7%
321Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.7%
322Grand Island, NENE78,0760.7%
323Sherman, TXTX153,6130.7%
324Blackfoot, IDID51,1530.7%
325Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.7%
326Owatonna, MNMN37,4640.7%
327Elmira, NYNY80,4150.7%
328Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.7%
329Arcadia, FLFL37,0780.7%
330Centralia, WAWA88,0620.7%
331Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.7%
332Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.7%
333Marquette, MIMI68,0640.7%
334Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.7%
335Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.7%
336Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.7%
337Bangor, MEME157,9670.7%
338Utica, NYNY285,6110.7%
339Springfield, ILIL206,0330.7%
340Albany, OROR132,8430.7%
341Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.7%
342Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.7%
343Wenatchee, WAWA128,4140.7%
344Pueblo, COCO169,2770.7%
345Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1540.7%
346Peoria, ILIL363,5050.7%
347Elkhart, ININ208,7740.7%
348Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.7%
349Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.7%
350Flint, MIMI401,0930.7%
351Batesville, ARAR38,7850.7%
352Truckee, CACA101,9110.7%
353Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.7%
354Waco, TXTX308,8070.7%
355Alexandria, LALA147,9520.7%
356Janesville, WIWI166,4720.6%
357Topeka, KSKS233,0520.6%
358Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.6%
359Augusta, MEME129,0670.6%
360Greenville, NCNC182,9360.6%
361Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.6%
362Deltona, FLFL746,9330.6%
363Sidney, OHOH48,0650.6%
364Davenport, IAIA380,4520.6%
365Alamosa, COCO27,8960.6%
366St. George, UTUT213,6700.6%
367Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.6%
368Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.6%
369Las Vegas, NMNM30,3110.6%
370Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.6%
371Safford, AZAZ40,1570.6%
372Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.6%
373Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.6%
374Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.6%
375Del Rio, TXTX47,8350.6%
376Granbury, TXTX70,5010.6%
377Indiana, PAPA82,8780.6%
378Vicksburg, MSMS41,7590.6%
379Racine, WIWI198,9190.6%
380Charleston, ILIL46,6070.6%
381Corsicana, TXTX57,1810.6%
382Greensburg, ININ26,5760.6%
383Danville, ILIL71,2590.6%
384Hays, KSKS29,0750.6%
385Massena, NYNY105,4880.6%
386Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.6%
387Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.6%
388Albemarle, NCNC68,8300.6%
389Scottsbluff, NENE36,2720.6%
390Freeport, ILIL43,2200.6%
391Sheridan, WYWY33,2410.6%
392Kokomo, ININ83,9040.6%
393Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.6%
394Helena, MTMT97,1530.6%
395Houma, LALA199,6680.6%
396Marion, ILIL67,2250.6%
397New Ulm, MNMN25,5170.6%
398Warsaw, ININ80,8920.6%
399Lake City, FLFL74,0940.6%
400Muncie, ININ113,1060.6%
401Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.6%
402Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.6%
403Bennington, VTVT36,6300.6%
404Klamath Falls, OROR70,2740.6%
405York, PAPA473,1970.6%
406Bartlesville, OKOK54,0370.6%
407Rifle, COCO80,0990.6%
408Maryville, MOMO20,1740.6%
409Gallup, NMNM68,1190.6%
410Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.6%
411Price, UTUT20,6800.6%
412Galesburg, ILIL47,7670.6%
413Springfield, MOMO500,6940.6%
414Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.6%
415Brattleboro, VTVT45,2040.6%
416Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.6%
417Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.6%
418Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.6%
419Marion, OHOH65,1150.6%
420Big Rapids, MIMI42,3200.6%
421East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.6%
422Marshall, MNMN25,6840.6%
423Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1180.6%
424Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3020.6%
425Ashland, OHOH52,5230.6%
426Tullahoma, TNTN69,3390.6%
427Durango, COCO56,8980.6%
428Kankakee, ILIL105,5250.6%
429Bemidji, MNMN47,0550.6%
430Rochelle, ILIL51,3990.6%
431Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.6%
432Fremont, NENE38,0570.6%
433Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.6%
434Sanford, NCNC70,2580.6%
435Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.6%
436Beeville, TXTX32,5150.6%
437North Port, FLFL948,1580.5%
438Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.5%
439Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.5%
440Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.5%
441Shelbyville, TNTN55,2730.5%
442Joplin, MOMO208,7960.5%
443Winchester, VAVA152,3320.5%
444Seaford, DEDE277,1400.5%
445Roswell, NMNM63,3640.5%
446Bend, OROR266,3760.5%
447Russellville, ARAR84,9320.5%
448Madisonville, KYKY45,1270.5%
449Murray, KYKY39,4210.5%
450Sturgis, MIMI60,9680.5%
451Troy, ALAL33,6880.5%
452Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.5%
453Jacksonville, ILIL37,3810.5%
454Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.5%
455Hobbs, NMNM74,7490.5%
456Charleston, WVWV200,1700.5%
457Borger, TXTX19,6330.5%
458Hickory, NCNC376,8900.5%
459Sparta, WIWI46,5720.5%
460Duluth, MNMN281,2190.5%
461Slidell, LALA279,1080.5%
462Chillicothe, OHOH76,4290.5%
463Americus, GAGA33,3940.5%
464Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.5%
465Shreveport, LALA383,4740.5%
466Sebring, FLFL111,1220.5%
467Fort Morgan, COCO30,3060.5%
468Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6690.5%
469Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.5%
470Shelby, NCNC103,3250.5%
471Tiffin, OHOH54,5220.5%
472Rock Springs, WYWY41,2670.5%
473Gallipolis, OHOH29,0720.5%
474Brenham, TXTX38,2880.5%
475Evanston, WYWY23,4150.5%
476Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.5%
477Fairmont, MNMN19,4400.5%
478Erie, PAPA265,8320.5%
479Ada, OKOK38,5280.5%
480Alexandria, MNMN40,1200.5%
481Mason City, IAIA49,7100.5%
482McPherson, KSKS30,0640.5%
483Evansville, ININ273,7860.5%
484Breckenridge, COCO39,0690.5%
485Durant, OKOK51,3670.5%
486Ocala, FLFL442,6600.5%
487Grand Junction, COCO162,8450.5%
488Grants Pass, OROR87,8670.5%
489Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.5%
490Burley, IDID49,3080.5%
491Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.5%
492Peru, ININ34,4870.5%
493Adrian, MIMI97,7790.5%
494Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.5%
495Sterling, ILIL54,1210.5%
496Lewiston, IDID65,4500.5%
497Victoria, TXTX99,8640.5%
498Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.5%
499Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.5%
500Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.5%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest asian?

Honolulu, HI ranks #1 with 63.1% (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by asian?

Honolulu, HI, Kapaa, HI, Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hilo-Kailua, HI, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 Decennial Census data.

How is asian measured?

Share identifying as Asian alone. Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.