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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest Asian population share, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are Asian (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Asian residents as a percentage of total population. Hawaii leads at 37.7%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6.0%, against an all-states median of 2.3%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPASIANVS 2000
USUnited States308,745,5384.6%–
01Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23537.7%−3.1 pts
02California, CACA39,287,37712.8%+2.0 pts
03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8098.2%+2.5 pts
04New York, NYNY19,852,3667.3%+1.8 pts
05Nevada, NVNV3,184,6127.1%+2.6 pts
06Washington, WAWA7,816,1167.1%+1.7 pts
07Maryland, MDMD6,206,0115.5%+1.5 pts
08Virginia, VAVA8,705,1705.5%+1.8 pts
09Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565.3%+1.6 pts
10Alaska, AKAK735,7065.3%+1.3 pts
11Illinois, ILIL12,694,7984.5%+1.1 pts
12Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4454.0%+1.1 pts
13Texas, TXTX30,188,4243.8%+1.1 pts
14Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083.8%+1.4 pts
15Oregon, OROR4,254,2933.6%+0.7 pts
16District of Columbia, DCDC681,2943.5%+0.8 pts
17Georgia, GAGA10,940,4073.2%+1.1 pts
18Delaware, DEDE1,021,1913.2%+1.1 pts
19Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8012.8%+0.6 pts
20Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6392.7%+0.9 pts
21Colorado, COCO5,862,1892.7%+0.5 pts
22Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382.7%+0.9 pts
23Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612.4%+0.6 pts
24Florida, FLFL22,416,0772.4%+0.7 pts
25Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972.3%+0.6 pts
26Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722.3%+0.6 pts
27North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4042.2%+0.8 pts
28New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8682.1%+0.9 pts
29Utah, UTUT3,392,3312.0%+0.3 pts
30Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071.7%+0.5 pts
31Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071.7%+0.5 pts
32Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341.7%+0.4 pts
33Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931.7%+0.5 pts
34Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141.6%+0.5 pts
35Indiana, ININ6,851,0731.6%+0.6 pts
36Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611.5%+0.3 pts
37Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831.4%+0.4 pts
38New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.3%+0.3 pts
39South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251.3%+0.4 pts
40Vermont, VTVT647,1061.3%+0.4 pts
41Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911.2%+0.5 pts
42Idaho, IDID1,934,2621.2%+0.3 pts
43Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241.1%+0.4 pts
44Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681.1%+0.4 pts
45North Dakota, NDND784,8411.0%+0.5 pts
46Maine, MEME1,387,8171.0%+0.3 pts
47South Dakota, SDSD907,4280.9%+0.4 pts
48Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7790.9%+0.2 pts
49Wyoming, WYWY582,3970.8%+0.2 pts
50West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3730.7%+0.1 pts
51Montana, MTMT1,116,8750.6%+0.1 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 37.7% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by asian?

Hawaii, California, New Jersey, New York, Nevada.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is asian measured?

Share identifying as Asian alone. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.