RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest Asian population share, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are Asian (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Asian residents as a percentage of total population. Hawaii leads at 36.5%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 7.2%, 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 States331,449,2815.9%–

01Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23536.5%−10%

02California, CACA39,287,37715.1%+40%

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80910.2%+79%

04New York, NYNY19,852,3669.5%+74%

05Washington, WAWA7,816,1169.4%+73%

06Nevada, NVNV3,184,6128.6%+93%

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0567.2%+93%

08Virginia, VAVA8,705,1707.1%+93%

09Maryland, MDMD6,206,0116.8%+71%

10Alaska, AKAK735,7065.9%+50%

11Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985.8%+72%

12Texas, TXTX30,188,4245.4%+101%

13Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4455.2%+82%

14District of Columbia, DCDC681,2944.8%+83%

15Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084.7%+97%

16Oregon, OROR4,254,2934.5%+54%

17Georgia, GAGA10,940,4074.4%+112%

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

19Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393.9%+119%

20Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013.5%+57%

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383.5%+100%

22Colorado, COCO5,862,1893.4%+56%

23Michigan, MIMI10,077,7613.3%+87%

24North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4043.3%+133%

25Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723.0%+80%

26Florida, FLFL22,416,0772.9%+79%

27Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972.9%+68%

28Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072.7%+111%

29New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8682.6%+102%

30Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932.5%+117%

31Indiana, ININ6,851,0732.5%+156%

32Utah, UTUT3,392,3312.4%+47%

33Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.4%+89%

34Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342.3%+69%

35Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142.1%+97%

36Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831.9%+97%

37Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611.8%+51%

38Vermont, VTVT647,1061.8%+110%

39South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251.7%+97%

40Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911.7%+129%

41North Dakota, NDND784,8411.7%+202%

42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.7%+66%

43Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241.6%+126%

44Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681.5%+117%

45South Dakota, SDSD907,4281.5%+163%

46Idaho, IDID1,934,2621.4%+57%

47Maine, MEME1,387,8171.2%+73%

48Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.1%+69%

49Wyoming, WYWY582,3970.9%+61%

50West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3730.8%+61%

51Montana, MTMT1,116,8750.7%+47%

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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 36.5% (2020 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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is asian measured?

Share identifying as Asian alone. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.