RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest Asian population share, US states

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are Asian (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Asian residents as a percentage of total population. Hawaii leads at 36.4%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 7.1%, against an all-states median of 2.9%.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPASIANVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,4995.9%–

01Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23536.4%−11%

02California, CACA39,287,37715.3%+42%

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80910.0%+77%

04Washington, WAWA7,816,1169.7%+79%

05New York, NYNY19,852,3669.0%+64%

06Nevada, NVNV3,184,6128.8%+97%

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0567.3%+94%

08Virginia, VAVA8,705,1706.9%+88%

09Maryland, MDMD6,206,0116.5%+65%

10Alaska, AKAK735,7066.4%+61%

11Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985.9%+76%

12Texas, TXTX30,188,4245.5%+106%

13Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4455.1%+77%

14Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084.7%+98%

15Georgia, GAGA10,940,4074.5%+114%

16Oregon, OROR4,254,2934.4%+51%

17District of Columbia, DCDC681,2944.3%+64%

18Delaware, DEDE1,021,1914.3%+108%

19Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393.8%+114%

20Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383.5%+99%

21Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013.5%+55%

22Michigan, MIMI10,077,7613.4%+93%

23North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4043.3%+134%

24Colorado, COCO5,862,1893.2%+48%

25Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722.9%+79%

26Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972.9%+68%

27Florida, FLFL22,416,0772.9%+75%

28Indiana, ININ6,851,0732.6%+171%

29New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8682.6%+100%

30Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072.6%+102%

31Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932.5%+119%

32Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.5%+99%

33Utah, UTUT3,392,3312.4%+46%

34Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342.4%+77%

35Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142.1%+94%

36Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831.9%+91%

37Vermont, VTVT647,1061.8%+110%

38South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251.7%+97%

39Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611.7%+41%

40North Dakota, NDND784,8411.6%+195%

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.6%+63%

42Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911.6%+115%

43Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241.6%+120%

44Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681.4%+107%

45South Dakota, SDSD907,4281.4%+144%

46Idaho, IDID1,934,2621.3%+49%

47Maine, MEME1,387,8171.1%+62%

48Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.0%+55%

49Montana, MTMT1,116,8750.8%+56%

50Wyoming, WYWY582,3970.8%+45%

51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3730.8%+45%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest asian?

Hawaii ranks #1 with 36.4% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by asian?

Hawaii, California, New Jersey, Washington, New York.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is asian measured?

Share identifying as Asian alone. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).