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Highest Malaysian population share, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Malaysian (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Malaysian residents as a percentage of total population. Laramie, WY leads at 0.2%. 189 metro areas qualify in total. The top 25 average 0.1%, against an all-metro areas median of 0.0%.

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YEAR20202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPMALAYSIAN SHAREVS 2020
USUnited States334,922,4990.0%
01Laramie, WYWY38,5580.2%+0.2 pts
02State College, PAPA157,3930.1%+0.0 pts
03Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.1%+0.0 pts
04Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.1%+0.1 pts
05Jackson, WYWY36,5870.1%
06Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.1%
07Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.1%
08Lincoln, NENE352,0810.1%−0.0 pts
09Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.1%+0.1 pts
10Duncan, OKOK44,3100.0%
11Danville, VAVA101,1370.0%
12Columbus, ININ85,7290.0%
13Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.0%+0.0 pts
14Mankato, MNMN104,9070.0%
15Odessa, TXTX173,8010.0%
16Akron, OHOH701,7800.0%+0.0 pts
17Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.0%
18Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.0%+0.0 pts
19Albany, GAGA145,5100.0%
20San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.0%+0.0 pts
21Monticello, NYNY80,5860.0%
22Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.0%−0.1 pts
23Niles, MIMI152,4440.0%+0.0 pts
24Lafayette, ININ228,4680.0%+0.0 pts
25Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.0%
26Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.0%+0.0 pts
27Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.0%+0.0 pts
28Ruston, LALA48,3600.0%+0.0 pts
29Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.0%
30Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.0%
31New York, NYNY20,112,4480.0%+0.0 pts
32Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.0%+0.0 pts
33Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.0%−0.0 pts
34Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.0%+0.0 pts
35Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.0%
36St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.0%
37Madison, WIWI709,6850.0%+0.0 pts
38San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.0%+0.0 pts
39Durham, NCNC625,4850.0%+0.0 pts
40Champaign, ILIL239,9790.0%+0.0 pts
41Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.0%+0.0 pts
42College Station, TXTX287,4760.0%−0.0 pts
43Michigan City, ININ111,2940.0%
44Savannah, GAGA438,3140.0%+0.0 pts
45Bloomington, ININ165,2310.0%−0.0 pts
46Wichita, KSKS663,8090.0%+0.0 pts
47Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.0%+0.0 pts
48Boulder, COCO328,5600.0%−0.0 pts
49Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.0%−0.0 pts
50Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.0%−0.0 pts
51Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.0%+0.0 pts
52Lansing, MIMI479,7220.0%+0.0 pts
53Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.0%+0.0 pts
54Hartford, CTCT1,171,4260.0%
55Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.0%−0.0 pts
56Rock Springs, WYWY41,2670.0%
57Denver, COCO3,092,0370.0%+0.0 pts
58Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.0%+0.0 pts
59Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.0%
60Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.0%+0.0 pts
61Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.0%−0.0 pts
62Gloversville, NYNY52,2160.0%
63La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.0%
64Missoula, MTMT128,6980.0%−0.0 pts
65Daphne, ALAL267,7610.0%
66Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.0%−0.0 pts
67San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.0%+0.0 pts
68Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.0%−0.0 pts
69Monroe, MIMI156,0040.0%
70Oil City, PAPA49,3460.0%
71Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.0%−0.0 pts
72Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.0%−0.0 pts
73Bridgeport, CTCT978,1790.0%
74Portland, OROR2,542,2820.0%+0.0 pts
75Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.0%+0.0 pts
76Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.0%+0.0 pts
77Utica, NYNY285,6110.0%−0.0 pts
78Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.0%−0.0 pts
79Portland, MEME577,6350.0%
80Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.0%+0.0 pts
81Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.0%+0.0 pts
82Mobile, ALAL411,6580.0%+0.0 pts
83Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.0%−0.0 pts
84Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.0%+0.0 pts
85Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.0%+0.0 pts
86Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.0%+0.0 pts
87Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.0%
88Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.0%−0.0 pts
89Ocala, FLFL442,6600.0%−0.0 pts
90Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.0%+0.0 pts
91Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.0%+0.0 pts
92Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.0%
93Russellville, ARAR84,9320.0%−0.0 pts
94Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.0%+0.0 pts
95Corvallis, OROR97,7280.0%−0.0 pts
96Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.0%−0.0 pts
97Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.0%+0.0 pts
98Evansville, ININ273,7860.0%
99Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.0%
100Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.0%+0.0 pts
101Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.0%
102Florence, ALAL156,6090.0%
103Hermitage, PAPA107,8600.0%
104Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%+0.0 pts
105Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.0%+0.0 pts
106Flint, MIMI401,0930.0%
107Waterbury, CTCT463,3490.0%
108Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.0%
109Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.0%+0.0 pts
110St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.0%+0.0 pts
111Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.0%
112Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.0%+0.0 pts
113Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.0%−0.0 pts
114Boise City, IDID864,2430.0%
115Houma, LALA199,6680.0%+0.0 pts
116El Paso, TXTX881,2910.0%
117Oxnard, CACA830,8510.0%+0.0 pts
118Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.0%
119Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.0%
120Amherst, MAMA164,0650.0%
121San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.0%+0.0 pts
122Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.0%+0.0 pts
123Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.0%+0.0 pts
124Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.0%+0.0 pts
125Salinas, CACA433,7290.0%+0.0 pts
126Rochester, MNMN231,1840.0%−0.0 pts
127Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.0%−0.0 pts
128New Haven, CTCT578,7410.0%
129Ogden, UTUT672,7840.0%
130Scranton, PAPA574,4180.0%+0.0 pts
131Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.0%
132Bend, OROR266,3760.0%
133Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.0%+0.0 pts
134Lexington, KYKY535,1740.0%−0.0 pts
135Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.0%+0.0 pts
136Merced, CACA297,2600.0%
137Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.0%
138Spokane, WAWA608,0120.0%
139Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.0%−0.0 pts
140Columbia, SCSC879,9180.0%
141Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.0%−0.0 pts
142Vallejo, CACA455,3760.0%−0.0 pts
143Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.0%+0.0 pts
144New Ulm, MNMN25,5170.0%
145Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.0%
146Bartlesville, OKOK54,0370.0%
147Springfield, MOMO500,6940.0%
148Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.0%
149Manchester, NHNH433,4150.0%−0.0 pts
150Dayton, OHOH826,5540.0%+0.0 pts
151Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.0%+0.0 pts
152Naples, FLFL417,1310.0%
153New Orleans, LALA970,8490.0%−0.0 pts
154Albany, NYNY915,8350.0%−0.0 pts
155Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.0%
156Waynesville, NCNC63,3690.0%−0.0 pts
157Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.0%
158Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.0%−0.0 pts
159Worcester, MAMA888,5020.0%
160Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.0%−0.0 pts
161Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.0%−0.0 pts
162Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.0%−0.0 pts
163Medford, OROR221,7950.0%
164Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.0%
165Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.0%
166Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.0%−0.0 pts
167North Port, FLFL948,1580.0%−0.0 pts
168Monroe, LALA222,3900.0%
169Alma, MIMI41,1900.0%
170Reno, NVNV578,7340.0%
171Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.0%−0.0 pts
172York, PAPA473,1970.0%−0.0 pts
173Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.0%
174Greeley, COCO378,4260.0%
175San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.0%−0.0 pts
176Toledo, OHOH599,3760.0%+0.0 pts
177Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.0%+0.0 pts
178Charleston, SCSC889,2630.0%
179Auburn, ALAL208,0130.0%−0.0 pts
180Allentown, PAPA887,6150.0%−0.0 pts
181Provo, UTUT773,4260.0%
182Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.0%−0.0 pts
183Jackson, MSMS609,8470.0%−0.0 pts
184Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.0%−0.0 pts
185Dover, DEDE194,7860.0%+0.0 pts
186Hilo, HIHI210,0430.0%−0.0 pts
187Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.0%
188Kahului, HIHI160,6740.0%−0.0 pts
189Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%−0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest malaysian share?

Laramie, WY ranks #1 with 0.2% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by malaysian share?

Laramie, WY, State College, PA, Eau Claire, WI, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, Jackson, WY-ID.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

189 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is malaysian share measured?

Share of all residents who are Malaysian (Asian origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).