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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%.

All statesAll rankings
RANKPLACESTATEPOPASIANVS 2000
USUnited States334,922,4995.9%–
01Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23536.4%−4.4 pts
02California, CACA39,287,37715.3%+4.5 pts
03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80910.0%+4.4 pts
04Washington, WAWA7,816,1169.7%+4.3 pts
05New York, NYNY19,852,3669.0%+3.5 pts
06Nevada, NVNV3,184,6128.8%+4.3 pts
07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0567.3%+3.5 pts
08Virginia, VAVA8,705,1706.9%+3.2 pts
09Maryland, MDMD6,206,0116.5%+2.6 pts
10Alaska, AKAK735,7066.4%+2.4 pts
11Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985.9%+2.6 pts
12Texas, TXTX30,188,4245.5%+2.8 pts
13Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4455.1%+2.2 pts
14Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084.7%+2.4 pts
15Georgia, GAGA10,940,4074.5%+2.4 pts
16Oregon, OROR4,254,2934.4%+1.5 pts
17District of Columbia, DCDC681,2944.3%+1.7 pts
18Delaware, DEDE1,021,1914.3%+2.2 pts
19Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393.8%+2.0 pts
20Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383.5%+1.7 pts
21Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013.5%+1.2 pts
22Michigan, MIMI10,077,7613.4%+1.6 pts
23North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4043.3%+1.9 pts
24Colorado, COCO5,862,1893.2%+1.0 pts
25Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722.9%+1.3 pts
26Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972.9%+1.2 pts
27Florida, FLFL22,416,0772.9%+1.2 pts
28Indiana, ININ6,851,0732.6%+1.6 pts
29New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8682.6%+1.3 pts
30Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072.6%+1.3 pts
31Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932.5%+1.4 pts
32Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.5%+1.2 pts
33Utah, UTUT3,392,3312.4%+0.8 pts
34Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342.4%+1.0 pts
35Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142.1%+1.0 pts
36Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831.9%+0.9 pts
37Vermont, VTVT647,1061.8%+0.9 pts
38South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251.7%+0.9 pts
39Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611.7%+0.5 pts
40North Dakota, NDND784,8411.6%+1.1 pts
41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.6%+0.6 pts
42Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911.6%+0.9 pts
43Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241.6%+0.9 pts
44Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681.4%+0.7 pts
45South Dakota, SDSD907,4281.4%+0.8 pts
46Idaho, IDID1,934,2621.3%+0.4 pts
47Maine, MEME1,387,8171.1%+0.4 pts
48Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.0%+0.4 pts
49Montana, MTMT1,116,8750.8%+0.3 pts
50Wyoming, WYWY582,3970.8%+0.2 pts
51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3730.8%+0.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · 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).