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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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPASIANVS 1990

USUnited States281,421,9063.6%–

01Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23540.8%−34%

02California, CACA39,287,37710.8%+13%

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8095.7%+62%

04New York, NYNY19,852,3665.5%+42%

05Washington, WAWA7,816,1165.4%+25%

06Nevada, NVNV3,184,6124.4%+40%

07Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114.0%+38%

08Alaska, AKAK735,7063.9%+12%

09Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563.7%+59%

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,1703.7%+43%

11Illinois, ILIL12,694,7983.4%+36%

12Oregon, OROR4,254,2932.9%+23%

13Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452.9%+63%

14Texas, TXTX30,188,4242.7%+43%

15District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942.6%+42%

16Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082.4%+61%

17Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8012.2%+27%

18Colorado, COCO5,862,1892.2%+20%

19Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072.1%+84%

20Delaware, DEDE1,021,1912.1%+56%

21Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391.8%+56%

22Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611.8%+59%

23Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381.7%+18%

24Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971.7%+37%

25Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721.6%+51%

26Florida, FLFL22,416,0771.6%+41%

27Utah, UTUT3,392,3311.6%−15%

28North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041.4%+84%

29Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341.3%+29%

30New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681.3%+57%

31Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071.3%+59%

32Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071.2%+42%

33Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611.2%+29%

34Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931.2%+41%

35Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141.1%+41%

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.0%+6%

37Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831.0%+57%

38Indiana, ININ6,851,0731.0%+46%

39Idaho, IDID1,934,2620.9%−0%

40South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2250.9%+45%

41Vermont, VTVT647,1060.8%+56%

42Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3910.7%+45%

43Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8240.7%+55%

44Maine, MEME1,387,8170.7%+27%

45Alabama, ALAL5,086,7680.7%+29%

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7790.6%+31%

47South Dakota, SDSD907,4280.6%+20%

48North Dakota, NDND784,8410.6%+11%

49Wyoming, WYWY582,3970.5%−11%

50West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3730.5%+24%

51Montana, MTMT1,116,8750.5%−5%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · 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.