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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest Asian population share, US states · 2000

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are Asian (2000 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Asian residents as a percentage of total population. Hawaii leads at 40.8%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 4.9%, against an all-states median of 1.6%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPASIANVS 1990
USUnited States281,421,9063.6%–
01Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23540.8%−21.1 pts
02California, CACA39,287,37710.8%+1.2 pts
03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8095.7%+2.2 pts
04New York, NYNY19,852,3665.5%+1.6 pts
05Washington, WAWA7,816,1165.4%+1.1 pts
06Nevada, NVNV3,184,6124.4%+1.3 pts
07Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114.0%+1.1 pts
08Alaska, AKAK735,7063.9%+0.4 pts
09Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563.7%+1.4 pts
10Virginia, VAVA8,705,1703.7%+1.1 pts
11Illinois, ILIL12,694,7983.4%+0.9 pts
12Oregon, OROR4,254,2932.9%+0.6 pts
13Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452.9%+1.1 pts
14Texas, TXTX30,188,4242.7%+0.8 pts
15District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942.6%+0.8 pts
16Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082.4%+0.9 pts
17Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8012.2%+0.5 pts
18Colorado, COCO5,862,1892.2%+0.4 pts
19Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072.1%+1.0 pts
20Delaware, DEDE1,021,1912.1%+0.7 pts
21Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391.8%+0.6 pts
22Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611.8%+0.7 pts
23Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381.7%+0.3 pts
24Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971.7%+0.5 pts
25Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721.6%+0.6 pts
26Florida, FLFL22,416,0771.6%+0.5 pts
27Utah, UTUT3,392,3311.6%−0.3 pts
28North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041.4%+0.6 pts
29Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341.3%+0.3 pts
30New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681.3%+0.5 pts
31Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071.3%+0.5 pts
32Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071.2%+0.4 pts
33Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611.2%+0.3 pts
34Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931.2%+0.3 pts
35Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141.1%+0.3 pts
36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.0%+0.1 pts
37Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831.0%+0.4 pts
38Indiana, ININ6,851,0731.0%+0.3 pts
39Idaho, IDID1,934,2620.9%−0.0 pts
40South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2250.9%+0.3 pts
41Vermont, VTVT647,1060.8%+0.3 pts
42Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3910.7%+0.2 pts
43Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8240.7%+0.3 pts
44Maine, MEME1,387,8170.7%+0.1 pts
45Alabama, ALAL5,086,7680.7%+0.2 pts
46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7790.6%+0.2 pts
47South Dakota, SDSD907,4280.6%+0.1 pts
48North Dakota, NDND784,8410.6%+0.1 pts
49Wyoming, WYWY582,3970.5%−0.1 pts
50West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3730.5%+0.1 pts
51Montana, MTMT1,116,8750.5%−0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest asian?

Hawaii ranks #1 with 40.8% (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by asian?

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

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is asian measured?

Share identifying as Asian alone. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.