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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPASIANVS 2000
USUnited States331,449,2815.9%–
01Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23536.5%−4.3 pts
02California, CACA39,287,37715.1%+4.3 pts
03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80910.2%+4.5 pts
04New York, NYNY19,852,3669.5%+4.0 pts
05Washington, WAWA7,816,1169.4%+4.0 pts
06Nevada, NVNV3,184,6128.6%+4.1 pts
07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0567.2%+3.5 pts
08Virginia, VAVA8,705,1707.1%+3.4 pts
09Maryland, MDMD6,206,0116.8%+2.8 pts
10Alaska, AKAK735,7065.9%+2.0 pts
11Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985.8%+2.5 pts
12Texas, TXTX30,188,4245.4%+2.7 pts
13Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4455.2%+2.3 pts
14District of Columbia, DCDC681,2944.8%+2.2 pts
15Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084.7%+2.3 pts
16Oregon, OROR4,254,2934.5%+1.6 pts
17Georgia, GAGA10,940,4074.4%+2.3 pts
18Delaware, DEDE1,021,1914.3%+2.2 pts
19Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393.9%+2.1 pts
20Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013.5%+1.3 pts
21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383.5%+1.7 pts
22Colorado, COCO5,862,1893.4%+1.2 pts
23Michigan, MIMI10,077,7613.3%+1.5 pts
24North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4043.3%+1.9 pts
25Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723.0%+1.3 pts
26Florida, FLFL22,416,0772.9%+1.3 pts
27Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972.9%+1.2 pts
28Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072.7%+1.4 pts
29New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8682.6%+1.3 pts
30Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932.5%+1.4 pts
31Indiana, ININ6,851,0732.5%+1.5 pts
32Utah, UTUT3,392,3312.4%+0.8 pts
33Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.4%+1.1 pts
34Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342.3%+0.9 pts
35Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142.1%+1.1 pts
36Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831.9%+1.0 pts
37Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611.8%+0.6 pts
38Vermont, VTVT647,1061.8%+0.9 pts
39South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251.7%+0.9 pts
40Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911.7%+1.0 pts
41North Dakota, NDND784,8411.7%+1.1 pts
42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.7%+0.7 pts
43Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241.6%+0.9 pts
44Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681.5%+0.8 pts
45South Dakota, SDSD907,4281.5%+0.9 pts
46Idaho, IDID1,934,2621.4%+0.5 pts
47Maine, MEME1,387,8171.2%+0.5 pts
48Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.1%+0.4 pts
49Wyoming, WYWY582,3970.9%+0.3 pts
50West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3730.8%+0.3 pts
51Montana, MTMT1,116,8750.7%+0.2 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 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.