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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 792

Highest Chinese population share, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Chinese (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Chinese residents as a percentage of total population. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA leads at 9.2%. 792 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 7 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCHINESE SHAREVS 2000
01San Jose, CACA1,984,4739.2%
02Yuba City, CACA187,4787.1%
03Trenton, NJNJ399,2896.5%
04San Francisco, CACA4,630,0414.7%
05Columbus, ININ85,7294.6%
06New York, NYNY20,112,4483.4%
07Stockton, CACA823,8153.2%
08Bloomington, ILIL171,4193.1%
09Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7203.1%
10Seattle, WAWA4,161,8833.0%
11Washington, DCDC6,465,7242.8%
12Dallas, TXTX8,477,1572.7%
13Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2142.6%
14Chicago, ILIL9,434,1232.5%
15Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1822.4%
16Austin, TXTX2,620,9452.3%
17Sacramento, CACA2,477,2742.3%
18Champaign, ILIL239,9792.3%
19Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1182.1%
20Lafayette, ININ228,4682.1%
21Merced, CACA297,2602.1%
22Houston, TXTX7,904,6272.1%
23Fresno, CACA1,203,3832.0%
24Detroit, MIMI4,390,9132.0%
25Boston, MAMA5,034,2212.0%
26Worcester, MAMA888,5021.9%
27Columbus, OHOH2,242,0281.9%
28Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0471.8%
29Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8301.7%
30Modesto, CACA557,7191.6%
31Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7811.6%
32Richmond, VAVA1,389,3381.6%
33Gainesville, FLFL359,0361.6%
34Harrisburg, PAPA617,4271.5%
35Orlando, FLFL2,957,6721.5%
36Oxnard, CACA830,8511.5%
37Iowa City, IAIA182,7111.5%
38Manchester, NHNH433,4151.5%
39Bloomington, ININ165,2311.5%
40College Station, TXTX287,4761.4%
41Albany, NYNY915,8351.4%
42Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0831.4%
43Ames, IAIA128,0901.4%
44San Diego, CACA3,282,2481.3%
45Durham, NCNC625,4851.3%
46Fayetteville, ARAR622,1771.3%
47Ithaca, NYNY104,0471.3%
48Madison, WIWI709,6851.3%
49Stillwater, OKOK83,8891.3%
50Charlottesville, VAVA228,5971.2%
51Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4411.2%
52Blacksburg, VAVA181,6161.2%
53Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9381.2%
54Bakersfield, CACA927,0681.2%
55Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2951.2%
56Pullman, WAWA48,5121.2%
57Amherst, MAMA164,0651.2%
58Lansing, MIMI479,7221.2%
59Peoria, ILIL363,5051.1%
60Tampa, FLFL3,418,8951.1%
61Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6951.1%
62Portland, OROR2,542,2821.1%
63Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8581.1%
64Brookings, SDSD37,6351.1%
65Houghton, MIMI40,0281.1%
66Athens, GAGA224,1481.1%
67Vallejo, CACA455,3761.1%
68Morgantown, WVWV141,9951.1%
69Warsaw, ININ80,8921.0%
70Boulder, COCO328,5601.0%
71Tallahassee, FLFL397,4421.0%
72Allentown, PAPA887,6151.0%
73Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0101.0%
74Kingsville, TXTX30,3151.0%
75Greensboro, NCNC805,9451.0%
76Napa, CACA132,9491.0%
77Binghamton, NYNY243,1891.0%
78Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.9%
79Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1380.9%
80East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.9%
81Midland, MIMI83,7540.9%
82Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.9%
83Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.9%
84Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.9%
85Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.9%
86St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.9%
87Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.9%
88Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.9%
89Springfield, ILIL206,0330.9%
90Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.9%
91Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.9%
92Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.8%
93State College, PAPA157,3930.8%
94Bartlesville, OKOK54,0370.8%
95Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.8%
96Columbia, MOMO219,0620.8%
97Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.8%
98Lexington, KYKY535,1740.8%
99Los Alamos, NMNM19,4070.8%
100Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.8%
101Macomb, ILIL25,9160.8%
102Denver, COCO3,092,0370.8%
103Greensburg, ININ26,5760.8%
104Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.8%
105Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.8%
106Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.8%
107Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.8%
108Akron, OHOH701,7800.8%
109Reno, NVNV578,7340.8%
110Rolla, MOMO45,2470.8%
111Newport, TNTN37,8890.8%
112Eufaula, ALAL26,8610.8%
113Somerset, KYKY67,3840.7%
114Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.7%
115Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.7%
116Aberdeen, SDSD41,5830.7%
117Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.7%
118St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.7%
119Monticello, NYNY80,5860.7%
120Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.7%
121Dumas, TXTX21,8910.7%
122Oxford, MSMS71,9720.7%
123Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.7%
124San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.7%
125Columbia, SCSC879,9180.7%
126Kokomo, ININ83,9040.7%
127Dayton, OHOH826,5540.7%
128Redding, CACA181,6480.7%
129Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.7%
130Owensboro, KYKY113,9620.7%
131Liberal, KSKS21,0730.7%
132Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.7%
133Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7910.7%
134Niles, MIMI152,4440.7%
135Lawton, OKOK127,5900.7%
136Auburn, ALAL208,0130.7%
137Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.7%
138Corvallis, OROR97,7280.6%
139Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.6%
140Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.6%
141Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.6%
142Rochester, MNMN231,1840.6%
143Scranton, PAPA574,4180.6%
144Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.6%
145Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.6%
146Davenport, IAIA380,4520.6%
147Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.6%
148Columbus, GAGA324,8300.6%
149Laramie, WYWY38,5580.6%
150Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.6%
151Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.6%
152Ocala, FLFL442,6600.6%
153Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.6%
154Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.6%
155Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.6%
156Jasper, ININ44,0160.6%
157Lincoln, NENE352,0810.6%
158Dover, DEDE194,7860.6%
159Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.6%
160Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.5%
161Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.5%
162South Bend, ININ324,5380.5%
163Corning, NYNY91,8550.5%
164Salinas, CACA433,7290.5%
165Douglas, GAGA52,8610.5%
166Fargo, NDND269,5280.5%
167Florence, SCSC201,3920.5%
168Greenville, MSMS40,4460.5%
169Burlington, IAIA44,0610.5%
170Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.5%
171Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.5%
172Jackson, MSMS609,8470.5%
173Stevens Point, WIWI71,9430.5%
174Troy, ALAL33,6880.5%
175Evansville, ININ273,7860.5%
176Burlington, VTVT227,8030.5%
177Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.5%
178Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.5%
179Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.5%
180Dublin, GAGA60,3510.5%
181Huron, SDSD19,6240.5%
182Rockford, ILIL337,2420.5%
183Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.5%
184Calhoun, GAGA61,7010.5%
185Reading, PAPA440,0720.5%
186Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.5%
187Deltona, FLFL746,9330.5%
188Albany, GAGA145,5100.5%
189LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.5%
190Muncie, ININ113,1060.5%
191Burlington, NCNC186,1770.5%
192Wichita, KSKS663,8090.5%
193Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.5%
194Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.4%
195Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.4%
196Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.4%
197Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.4%
198Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.4%
199Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.4%
200Augusta, GAGA641,2310.4%
201Russellville, ARAR84,9320.4%
202Charleston, WVWV200,1700.4%
203Tifton, GAGA51,2370.4%
204Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.4%
205Elmira, NYNY80,4150.4%
206Racine, WIWI198,9190.4%
207Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.4%
208Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.4%
209Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.4%
210Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.4%
211Chico, CACA209,2110.4%
212Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.4%
213Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.4%
214Red Bluff, CACA64,6650.4%
215Naples, FLFL417,1310.4%
216Starkville, MSMS62,0630.4%
217Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.4%
218Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.4%
219Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.4%
220Hudson, NYNY60,1680.4%
221Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.4%
222Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.4%
223San Angelo, TXTX122,0650.4%
224Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.4%
225Winona, MNMN50,5230.4%
226Toledo, OHOH599,3760.4%
227Rome, GAGA101,3780.4%
228Waycross, GAGA57,6700.4%
229Campbellsville, KYKY38,4070.4%
230San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.4%
231Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.4%
232Danville, ILIL71,2590.4%
233Kerrville, TXTX54,0370.4%
234Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.4%
235Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.4%
236Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.4%
237Kankakee, ILIL105,5250.4%
238Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.4%
239Lafayette, LALA423,7580.4%
240Sunbury, PAPA107,7880.4%
241Vidalia, GAGA36,1800.4%
242Gloversville, NYNY52,2160.4%
243Winchester, VAVA152,3320.4%
244Laurel, MSMS82,2810.4%
245Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.4%
246Erie, PAPA265,8320.4%
247Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9140.4%
248Greenville, NCNC182,9360.4%
249Springfield, MAMA464,3380.4%
250Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.3%
251Martinsville, VAVA63,0910.3%
252Danville, VAVA101,1370.3%
253Manitowoc, WIWI81,7100.3%
254Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.3%
255Granbury, TXTX70,5010.3%
256Crawfordsville, ININ38,9540.3%
257Topeka, KSKS233,0520.3%
258Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.3%
259Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.3%
260Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.3%
261Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.3%
262Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.3%
263Kirksville, MOMO29,8240.3%
264Flint, MIMI401,0930.3%
265New Orleans, LALA970,8490.3%
266Appleton, WIWI249,8760.3%
267Slidell, LALA279,1080.3%
268Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.3%
269Batavia, NYNY58,4160.3%
270Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1470.3%
271Athens, OHOH63,1970.3%
272Americus, GAGA33,3940.3%
273Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.3%
274Vernal, UTUT38,2780.3%
275Sebring, FLFL111,1220.3%
276Big Rapids, MIMI42,3200.3%
277Midland, TXTX193,1390.3%
278Toccoa, GAGA27,8540.3%
279Watertown, NYNY111,5400.3%
280North Port, FLFL948,1580.3%
281Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.3%
282Bainbridge, GAGA29,4320.3%
283Selma, ALAL35,1400.3%
284Pocatello, IDID91,5910.3%
285Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.3%
286Charleston, ILIL46,6070.3%
287Port Townsend, WAWA33,9700.3%
288Salem, OROR445,8140.3%
289Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.3%
290Elko, NVNV56,6820.3%
291Crestview, FLFL315,0980.3%
292Savannah, GAGA438,3140.3%
293Vicksburg, MSMS41,7590.3%
294Concord, NHNH158,0780.3%
295Boise City, IDID864,2430.3%
296Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.3%
297Albany, OROR132,8430.3%
298Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.3%
299Easton, MDMD38,2380.3%
300Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.3%
301Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.3%
302Portland, MEME577,6350.3%
303Canton, OHOH400,2460.3%
304Charleston, SCSC889,2630.3%
305Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.3%
306El Campo, TXTX42,0600.3%
307Freeport, ILIL43,2200.3%
308St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.3%
309Morehead City, NCNC70,4690.3%
310Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.3%
311Kingston, NYNY183,3300.3%
312Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1930.3%
313Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.3%
314Marion, ININ66,5240.3%
315Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.3%
316Lacey, WAWA304,2610.3%
317Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.3%
318Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.3%
319York, PAPA473,1970.3%
320Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.3%
321Laconia, NHNH65,1470.3%
322Hays, KSKS29,0750.3%
323Menomonie, WIWI46,2230.3%
324Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.3%
325Albertville, ALAL103,5370.3%
326Kingsport, TNTN314,8340.3%
327Cedartown, GAGA45,5140.3%
328Fremont, OHOH58,6550.3%
329Cambridge, MDMD33,6280.3%
330Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.3%
331Jackson, TNTN184,5690.3%
332Panama City, FLFL231,1740.3%
333Nantucket, MAMA14,7580.3%
334Lima, OHOH100,8810.3%
335Visalia, CACA485,1460.3%
336Fort Morgan, COCO30,3060.3%
337Juneau city and, AKAK31,6090.3%
338Seneca, SCSC83,7750.3%
339Washington Court House, OHOH28,5520.3%
340Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.3%
341Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.3%
342Kingsland, GAGA60,1430.3%
343Eugene, OROR381,5840.3%
344Henderson, NCNC42,6380.3%
345Enid, OKOK61,7790.3%
346Barre, VTVT59,6520.3%
347Garden City, KSKS37,5050.3%
348Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.3%
349Breckenridge, COCO39,0690.3%
350Utica, NYNY285,6110.3%
351Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.3%
352Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.3%
353Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.3%
354Monroe, LALA222,3900.3%
355Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.3%
356Cambridge, OHOH38,3790.3%
357Olean, NYNY75,3900.2%
358Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.2%
359Killeen, TXTX511,4970.2%
360Decatur, ILIL99,3000.2%
361Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.2%
362Abilene, TXTX185,4290.2%
363Holland, MIMI123,1880.2%
364Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.2%
365Ruston, LALA48,3600.2%
366El Paso, TXTX881,2910.2%
367Ketchikan, AKAK13,5490.2%
368Richmond, ININ66,1690.2%
369Natchez, MSMS54,7220.2%
370Shelby, NCNC103,3250.2%
371Columbus, NENE46,5830.2%
372Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.2%
373Minot, NDND75,6940.2%
374Dothan, ALAL156,2660.2%
375Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.2%
376Marion, ILIL67,2250.2%
377Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.2%
378Provo, UTUT773,4260.2%
379Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.2%
380Meridian, MSMS85,4190.2%
381Waco, TXTX308,8070.2%
382Daphne, ALAL267,7610.2%
383Cleveland, MSMS28,2620.2%
384Kearney, NENE57,9620.2%
385Staunton, VAVA129,6920.2%
386La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.2%
387Clarksdale, MSMS19,8490.2%
388Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6570.2%
389Wausau, WIWI139,4320.2%
390Hot Springs, ARAR99,6950.2%
391Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.2%
392Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.2%
393Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.2%
394Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.2%
395Mobile, ALAL411,6580.2%
396Keene, NHNH78,2690.2%
397Key West, FLFL80,4060.2%
398Asheville, NCNC422,3450.2%
399Galesburg, ILIL47,7670.2%
400Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0970.2%
401Greenwood, SCSC95,2150.2%
402Cortland, NYNY45,8500.2%
403Marion, NCNC45,1980.2%
404Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0600.2%
405Summerville, GAGA25,3000.2%
406Hannibal, MOMO38,9690.2%
407Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.2%
408Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2110.2%
409Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.2%
410Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.2%
411Waynesville, NCNC63,3690.2%
412Sumter, SCSC105,0670.2%
413Dalton, GAGA147,8190.2%
414Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.2%
415Shreveport, LALA383,4740.2%
416Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.2%
417McAllen, TXTX921,5490.2%
418Gallipolis, OHOH29,0720.2%
419Duncan, OKOK44,3100.2%
420Clarksburg, WVWV88,1420.2%
421Tullahoma, TNTN69,3390.2%
422Sterling, ILIL54,1210.2%
423Elkhart, ININ208,7740.2%
424Sidney, OHOH48,0650.2%
425Lewiston, MEME116,4870.2%
426Seaford, DEDE277,1400.2%
427Jackson, MIMI159,5520.2%
428Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.2%
429Dickinson, NDND39,1420.2%
430Lake City, FLFL74,0940.2%
431Logan, UTUT160,8890.2%
432Florence, ALAL156,6090.2%
433Branson, MOMO57,0010.2%
434Beckley, WVWV109,9400.2%
435Tupelo, MSMS133,1670.2%
436Wilson, NCNC81,1500.2%
437Carroll, IAIA20,3030.2%
438La Grande, OROR25,9000.2%
439Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1540.2%
440Effingham, ILIL44,7270.2%
441Seymour, ININ47,3700.2%
442Sherman, TXTX153,6130.2%
443Rutland, VTVT59,6530.2%
444Stephenville, TXTX43,9110.2%
445Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0250.2%
446Klamath Falls, OROR70,2740.2%
447Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.2%
448Indiana, PAPA82,8780.2%
449Pella, IAIA34,1920.2%
450Glens Falls, NYNY124,3730.2%
451Sioux City, IAIA145,7380.2%
452Albert Lea, MNMN30,4400.2%
453Duluth, MNMN281,2190.2%
454Sturgis, MIMI60,9680.2%
455St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.2%
456Faribault, MNMN69,9390.2%
457Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.2%
458Clewiston, FLFL61,5460.2%
459El Centro, CACA181,4110.2%
460Springfield, OHOH135,3400.2%
461Dyersburg, TNTN36,3200.2%
462Auburn, NYNY74,3650.2%
463Decatur, ALAL160,3260.2%
464Marion, OHOH65,1150.2%
465Spokane, WAWA608,0120.2%
466Alexandria, LALA147,9520.2%
467Marquette, MIMI68,0640.2%
468Mankato, MNMN104,9070.2%
469Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0770.2%
470Talladega, ALAL91,7640.2%
471Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.2%
472Tyler, TXTX252,5490.2%
473Massena, NYNY105,4880.2%
474Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.2%
475Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.2%
476Danville, KYKY56,9850.2%
477Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.2%
478Wenatchee, WAWA128,4140.2%
479Moses Lake, WAWA105,7270.2%
480Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0630.1%
481Huntington, WVWV365,9650.1%
482Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.1%
483Portsmouth, OHOH71,3650.1%
484Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.1%
485Brigham City, UTUT70,4050.1%
486Lock Haven, PAPA37,8700.1%
487Orangeburg, SCSC83,1770.1%
488Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.1%
489Sweetwater, TXTX14,1170.1%
490Muscatine, IAIA41,8530.1%
491Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.1%
492Wooster, OHOH116,7580.1%
493Hilo, HIHI210,0430.1%
494Victoria, TXTX99,8640.1%
495Bluefield, WVWV96,1380.1%
496Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.1%
497Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5990.1%
498Eureka, CACA131,6470.1%
499Centralia, ILIL36,3820.1%
500Brownwood, TXTX38,7110.1%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest chinese share?

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks #1 with 9.2% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by chinese share?

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, Yuba City, CA, Trenton-Princeton, NJ, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, Columbus, IN.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

792 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 ACS 5-year data.

How is chinese share measured?

Share of all residents who are Chinese (Asian origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).