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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 808

Highest Korean population share, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Korean (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Korean residents as a percentage of total population. Honolulu, HI leads at 2.4%. 808 metro areas qualify in total. The top 25 average 1.1%, against an all-metro areas median of 0.1%.

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YEAR20202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPKOREAN SHAREVS –
USUnited States331,449,2810.4%
01Honolulu, HIHI988,7032.4%
02Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4412.3%
03Auburn, ALAL208,0131.8%
04San Jose, CACA1,984,4731.6%
05Seattle, WAWA4,161,8831.5%
06Washington, DCDC6,465,7241.4%
07Champaign, ILIL239,9791.4%
08Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4421.1%
09Lacey, WAWA304,2611.1%
10San Francisco, CACA4,630,0411.1%
11Corvallis, OROR97,7281.1%
12New York, NYNY20,112,4481.0%
13Montgomery, ALAL388,7471.0%
14Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2141.0%
15Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.9%
16Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.9%
17Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.9%
18Bloomington, ININ165,2310.9%
19Lafayette, ININ228,4680.8%
20Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.8%
21Nantucket, MAMA14,7580.8%
22Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.8%
23Killeen, TXTX511,4970.8%
24LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.8%
25Dumas, TXTX21,8910.7%
26College Station, TXTX287,4760.7%
27State College, PAPA157,3930.7%
28Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.7%
29San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.7%
30Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.7%
31The Dalles, OROR26,3100.7%
32Kahului, HIHI160,6740.7%
33Ames, IAIA128,0900.7%
34Athens, GAGA224,1480.6%
35Brookings, SDSD37,6350.6%
36Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.6%
37Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.6%
38Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.6%
39Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.6%
40Portland, OROR2,542,2820.6%
41Hinesville, GAGA91,8700.6%
42Lawton, OKOK127,5900.6%
43Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.6%
44Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.6%
45Salinas, CACA433,7290.6%
46Columbia, MOMO219,0620.6%
47Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.6%
48Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.6%
49Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.6%
50Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.5%
51Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.5%
52Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.5%
53Moscow, IDID41,8420.5%
54Aberdeen, SDSD41,5830.5%
55Crescent City, CACA26,4100.5%
56Durham, NCNC625,4850.5%
57Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.5%
58Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.5%
59Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.5%
60Boulder, COCO328,5600.5%
61Las Vegas, NMNM30,3110.5%
62Columbus, GAGA324,8300.5%
63Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.5%
64Hilo, HIHI210,0430.5%
65Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.5%
66Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.5%
67Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.5%
68Denver, COCO3,092,0370.5%
69Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.4%
70Oxnard, CACA830,8510.4%
71Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.4%
72Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8380.4%
73Midland, MIMI83,7540.4%
74Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.4%
75Augusta, GAGA641,2310.4%
76Amherst, MAMA164,0650.4%
77Macomb, ILIL25,9160.4%
78Lansing, MIMI479,7220.4%
79Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.4%
80Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0760.4%
81Pullman, WAWA48,5120.4%
82Pella, IAIA34,1920.4%
83Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.4%
84Campbellsville, KYKY38,4070.4%
85Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.4%
86Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.4%
87Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.4%
88Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.4%
89Hermiston, OROR93,7210.4%
90Vallejo, CACA455,3760.4%
91Fargo, NDND269,5280.4%
92Moberly, MOMO24,5130.3%
93Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.3%
94Los Alamos, NMNM19,4070.3%
95Kirksville, MOMO29,8240.3%
96Columbia, SCSC879,9180.3%
97Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.3%
98Savannah, GAGA438,3140.3%
99Albany, NYNY915,8350.3%
100Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.3%
101Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.3%
102Burlington, VTVT227,8030.3%
103Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.3%
104Aberdeen, WAWA78,1440.3%
105Centralia, WAWA88,0620.3%
106Faribault, MNMN69,9390.3%
107Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.3%
108Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.3%
109Eugene, OROR381,5840.3%
110Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.3%
111Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.3%
112Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.3%
113Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.3%
114San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.3%
115Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.3%
116Houghton, MIMI40,0280.3%
117Spencer, IAIA16,2020.3%
118Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.3%
119Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.3%
120Ozark, ALAL49,9120.3%
121Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.3%
122Madison, WIWI709,6850.3%
123Rifle, COCO80,0990.3%
124Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.3%
125Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.3%
126Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.3%
127Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.3%
128Niles, MIMI152,4440.3%
129Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.3%
130Dyersburg, TNTN36,3200.3%
131East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.3%
132Brattleboro, VTVT45,2040.3%
133Crestview, FLFL315,0980.3%
134Napa, CACA132,9490.3%
135El Centro, CACA181,4110.3%
136Greensburg, ININ26,5760.3%
137Rome, GAGA101,3780.3%
138Reno, NVNV578,7340.3%
139Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.3%
140Watertown, NYNY111,5400.3%
141Juneau city and, AKAK31,6090.3%
142Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.3%
143Manchester, NHNH433,4150.3%
144South Bend, ININ324,5380.3%
145Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.3%
146Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.3%
147Salina, KSKS59,1210.3%
148Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.3%
149Rolla, MOMO45,2470.3%
150Mason City, IAIA49,7100.3%
151Rochester, MNMN231,1840.3%
152Lincoln, NENE352,0810.3%
153Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.3%
154Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.3%
155Carroll, IAIA20,3030.3%
156Allentown, PAPA887,6150.3%
157Ukiah, CACA88,1220.3%
158Chico, CACA209,2110.3%
159Cortland, NYNY45,8500.3%
160Lexington, KYKY535,1740.2%
161Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.2%
162Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.2%
163Merced, CACA297,2600.2%
164Fort Madison, IAIA32,3060.2%
165Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6570.2%
166Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.2%
167Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.2%
168Kingsland, GAGA60,1430.2%
169Oxford, ALAL115,8340.2%
170Huntington, ININ37,2240.2%
171Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6690.2%
172New Ulm, MNMN25,5170.2%
173Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.2%
174Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.2%
175Wahpeton, NDND23,0190.2%
176Kapaa, HIHI73,4000.2%
177Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.2%
178Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.2%
179La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.2%
180Sanford, NCNC70,2580.2%
181Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.2%
182Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.2%
183Deming, NMNM25,4070.2%
184Elk City, OKOK22,1590.2%
185Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.2%
186Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.2%
187Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.2%
188Sonora, CACA53,1600.2%
189Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.2%
190Redding, CACA181,6480.2%
191Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.2%
192Columbus, ININ85,7290.2%
193Bainbridge, GAGA29,4320.2%
194Auburn, ININ44,5350.2%
195Laramie, WYWY38,5580.2%
196Boone, NCNC54,7860.2%
197Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.2%
198Albert Lea, MNMN30,4400.2%
199Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.2%
200Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.2%
201San Angelo, TXTX122,0650.2%
202Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2190.2%
203Stockton, CACA823,8150.2%
204Austin, MNMN40,9710.2%
205Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.2%
206Americus, GAGA33,3940.2%
207Lewiston, MEME116,4870.2%
208Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.2%
209Davenport, IAIA380,4520.2%
210Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.2%
211Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.2%
212Dalton, GAGA147,8190.2%
213Mankato, MNMN104,9070.2%
214Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.2%
215Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.2%
216Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.2%
217Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1470.2%
218Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.2%
219Starkville, MSMS62,0630.2%
220Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.2%
221Brookings, OROR22,6210.2%
222Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.2%
223Ardmore, OKOK48,9100.2%
224Port Angeles, WAWA78,2020.2%
225Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.2%
226Racine, WIWI198,9190.2%
227Spearfish, SDSD29,4590.2%
228Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.2%
229Altus, OKOK24,7640.2%
230Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.2%
231St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.2%
232Elmira, NYNY80,4150.2%
233Crawfordsville, ININ38,9540.2%
234Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.2%
235Shelton, WAWA71,1650.2%
236Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.2%
237Norfolk, NENE49,2280.2%
238Waco, TXTX308,8070.2%
239Kennett, MOMO26,8550.2%
240Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.2%
241Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.2%
242St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.2%
243Barre, VTVT59,6520.2%
244Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.2%
245Worcester, MAMA888,5020.2%
246Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.2%
247El Paso, TXTX881,2910.2%
248Tiffin, OHOH54,5220.2%
249Peoria, ILIL363,5050.2%
250Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.2%
251Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.2%
252Wichita, KSKS663,8090.2%
253Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.2%
254Winchester, VAVA152,3320.2%
255Storm Lake, IAIA20,4490.2%
256Dayton, OHOH826,5540.2%
257Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.2%
258Midland, TXTX193,1390.2%
259Dover, DEDE194,7860.2%
260Appleton, WIWI249,8760.2%
261Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.2%
262Provo, UTUT773,4260.2%
263Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.2%
264Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.2%
265Deltona, FLFL746,9330.2%
266Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.2%
267Medford, OROR221,7950.2%
268Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.2%
269San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.2%
270Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.2%
271Newport, OROR50,6360.2%
272Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4510.2%
273Panama City, FLFL231,1740.2%
274Rice Lake, WIWI46,4840.2%
275Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.2%
276Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.2%
277Laconia, NHNH65,1470.2%
278Reading, PAPA440,0720.2%
279Paducah, KYKY102,2590.2%
280Great Bend, KSKS24,7900.2%
281Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.2%
282Marshall, MNMN25,6840.2%
283Spokane, WAWA608,0120.2%
284Modesto, CACA557,7190.2%
285Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.2%
286Arcadia, FLFL37,0780.2%
287Kearney, NENE57,9620.2%
288Escanaba, MIMI36,5820.2%
289El Dorado, ARAR36,9260.2%
290Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.2%
291Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.2%
292Muscatine, IAIA41,8530.2%
293Vernal, UTUT38,2780.2%
294Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.2%
295Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.2%
296Celina, OHOH42,7370.2%
297Wooster, OHOH116,7580.2%
298Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.2%
299Carlsbad, NMNM62,5090.2%
300Hays, KSKS29,0750.2%
301Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.2%
302Columbus, MSMS67,1440.2%
303Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.2%
304Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.2%
305Utica, NYNY285,6110.1%
306New Castle, ININ49,1370.1%
307Helena, MTMT97,1530.1%
308Andrews, TXTX18,9140.1%
309Springfield, MAMA464,3380.1%
310Boise City, IDID864,2430.1%
311Enterprise, ALAL56,9530.1%
312Greeneville, TNTN73,8310.1%
313Bangor, MEME157,9670.1%
314Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.1%
315Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.1%
316Akron, OHOH701,7800.1%
317Visalia, CACA485,1460.1%
318Calhoun, GAGA61,7010.1%
319Salem, OROR445,8140.1%
320Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.1%
321Ogden, UTUT672,7840.1%
322Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5750.1%
323Hannibal, MOMO38,9690.1%
324Hanford, CACA154,3270.1%
325Logan, UTUT160,8890.1%
326Clearlake, CACA67,7720.1%
327Columbus, NENE46,5830.1%
328Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.1%
329Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.1%
330Seaford, DEDE277,1400.1%
331Montrose, COCO44,5910.1%
332Kinston, NCNC55,8370.1%
333Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.1%
334Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.1%
335Cedartown, GAGA45,5140.1%
336Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3020.1%
337Greenville, NCNC182,9360.1%
338Monticello, NYNY80,5860.1%
339Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.1%
340Thomaston, GAGA28,5000.1%
341Pocatello, IDID91,5910.1%
342Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.1%
343Rochelle, ILIL51,3990.1%
344Staunton, VAVA129,6920.1%
345Waynesville, NCNC63,3690.1%
346Duluth, MNMN281,2190.1%
347Texarkana, TXTX146,8160.1%
348Borger, TXTX19,6330.1%
349Concord, NHNH158,0780.1%
350Abilene, TXTX185,4290.1%
351Marquette, MIMI68,0640.1%
352Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.1%
353Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.1%
354Sherman, TXTX153,6130.1%
355Palestine, TXTX59,8050.1%
356Dothan, ALAL156,2660.1%
357Gainesville, TXTX44,4610.1%
358Pueblo, COCO169,2770.1%
359Ottumwa, IAIA35,2100.1%
360Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.1%
361Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.1%
362Alamogordo, NMNM70,3680.1%
363Shreveport, LALA383,4740.1%
364Roseburg, OROR111,9510.1%
365Bend, OROR266,3760.1%
366Hood River, OROR23,7200.1%
367Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.1%
368Richmond, KYKY131,8060.1%
369Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.1%
370Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.1%
371Hickory, NCNC376,8900.1%
372Joplin, MOMO208,7960.1%
373Urbana, OHOH38,8200.1%
374Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.1%
375Edwards, COCO54,2910.1%
376Scranton, PAPA574,4180.1%
377Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.1%
378Idaho Falls, IDID173,8510.1%
379Alamosa, COCO27,8960.1%
380Springfield, ILIL206,0330.1%
381Murray, KYKY39,4210.1%
382Rockford, ILIL337,2420.1%
383Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.1%
384York, PAPA473,1970.1%
385Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.1%
386Kingston, NYNY183,3300.1%
387Elkhart, ININ208,7740.1%
388Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.1%
389Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.1%
390Stephenville, TXTX43,9110.1%
391Show Low, AZAZ109,9460.1%
392Greeley, COCO378,4260.1%
393Flint, MIMI401,0930.1%
394Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.1%
395Monticello, ININ25,1640.1%
396Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.1%
397Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.1%
398Le Mars, IAIA25,6970.1%
399Burlington, NCNC186,1770.1%
400Cañon City, COCO50,0390.1%
401Missoula, MTMT128,6980.1%
402Quincy, ILIL74,1460.1%
403Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.1%
404Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.1%
405Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.1%
406Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.1%
407Ontario, OROR60,0850.1%
408Menomonie, WIWI46,2230.1%
409Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.1%
410Sumter, SCSC105,0670.1%
411Monroe, MIMI156,0040.1%
412Jackson, MIMI159,5520.1%
413Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0020.1%
414Eureka, CACA131,6470.1%
415Oxford, MSMS71,9720.1%
416Minot, NDND75,6940.1%
417Roswell, NMNM63,3640.1%
418Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.1%
419Madison, ININ33,2790.1%
420Cody, WYWY31,1710.1%
421Huntington, WVWV365,9650.1%
422Portland, MEME577,6350.1%
423Albany, GAGA145,5100.1%
424Ada, OKOK38,5280.1%
425Evansville, ININ273,7860.1%
426Cadillac, MIMI49,7190.1%
427Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1540.1%
428Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.1%
429Yakima, WAWA259,1850.1%
430Erie, PAPA265,8320.1%
431Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.1%
432Corning, NYNY91,8550.1%
433Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5520.1%
434New Orleans, LALA970,8490.1%
435Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.1%
436Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.1%
437Brenham, TXTX38,2880.1%
438Longview, WAWA114,8850.1%
439Jefferson, GAGA99,2650.1%
440Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.1%
441Whitewater, WIWI106,1270.1%
442Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.1%
443Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.1%
444Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.1%
445Hudson, NYNY60,1680.1%
446Bemidji, MNMN47,0550.1%
447Kalispell, MTMT115,4290.1%
448Canton, OHOH400,2460.1%
449Springfield, MOMO500,6940.1%
450Maryville, MOMO20,1740.1%
451Wausau, WIWI139,4320.1%
452Sioux City, IAIA145,7380.1%
453Ludington, MIMI29,0400.1%
454Vermillion, SDSD15,0310.1%
455Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.1%
456Big Rapids, MIMI42,3200.1%
457The Villages, FLFL157,7720.1%
458Gillette, WYWY48,1450.1%
459Susanville, CACA28,1170.1%
460Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.1%
461Alpena, MIMI28,8530.1%
462Scottsbluff, NENE36,2720.1%
463Ponca City, OKOK43,4900.1%
464Marion, OHOH65,1150.1%
465Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.1%
466Grand Junction, COCO162,8450.1%
467Miami, OKOK30,4380.1%
468Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.1%
469Asheville, NCNC422,3450.1%
470Sheridan, WYWY33,2410.1%
471Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.1%
472Owosso, MIMI67,6810.1%
473Enid, OKOK61,7790.1%
474Dixon, ILIL32,9140.1%
475Massena, NYNY105,4880.1%
476Clarksburg, WVWV88,1420.1%
477Toledo, OHOH599,3760.1%
478Somerset, PAPA72,0040.1%
479Yuba City, CACA187,4780.1%
480Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.1%
481Florence, SCSC201,3920.1%
482Cullman, ALAL94,0090.1%
483McAllen, TXTX921,5490.1%
484Manitowoc, WIWI81,7100.1%
485Washington, ININ34,2090.1%
486Carson, NVNV58,5710.1%
487Marion, ININ66,5240.1%
488Bay City, MIMI102,1230.1%
489Worthington, MNMN22,3380.1%
490Morristown, TNTN128,8670.1%
491Glasgow, KYKY56,2240.1%
492Brainerd, MNMN100,5620.1%
493Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.1%
494Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.1%
495Adrian, MIMI97,7790.1%
496Lewiston, IDID65,4500.1%
497Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.1%
498Kokomo, ININ83,9040.1%
499Beckley, WVWV109,9400.1%
500Branson, MOMO57,0010.1%
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UPDATED 2026-07-24 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest korean share?

Honolulu, HI ranks #1 with 2.4% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by korean share?

Honolulu, HI, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Auburn-Opelika, AL, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

808 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is korean share measured?

Share of all residents who are Korean (Asian origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.