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Highest Okinawan population share, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Okinawan (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Okinawan residents as a percentage of total population. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA leads at 10.6%. 848 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPOKINAWAN SHAREVS 2000
01San Francisco, CACA4,630,04110.6%
02San Jose, CACA1,984,47310.1%
03Ithaca, NYNY104,0475.1%
04Honolulu, HIHI988,7035.0%
05Pullman, WAWA48,5124.5%
06Champaign, ILIL239,9794.2%
07Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4414.2%
08New York, NYNY20,112,4484.0%
09Ames, IAIA128,0904.0%
10Lafayette, ININ228,4683.6%
11State College, PAPA157,3933.6%
12Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2143.4%
13Corvallis, OROR97,7283.3%
14Seattle, WAWA4,161,8833.2%
15Boston, MAMA5,034,2213.1%
16Sacramento, CACA2,477,2742.7%
17Los Alamos, NMNM19,4072.7%
18Trenton, NJNJ399,2892.4%
19Rolla, MOMO45,2472.3%
20Lawrence, KSKS120,9202.2%
21Amherst, MAMA164,0652.2%
22Bloomington, ININ165,2312.2%
23Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5991.9%
24San Diego, CACA3,282,2481.9%
25Stillwater, OKOK83,8891.8%
26Washington, DCDC6,465,7241.7%
27Boulder, COCO328,5601.7%
28Iowa City, IAIA182,7111.7%
29Durham, NCNC625,4851.6%
30Vermillion, SDSD15,0311.6%
31Blacksburg, VAVA181,6161.6%
32Santa Maria, CACA442,0651.5%
33Laramie, WYWY38,5581.5%
34College Station, TXTX287,4761.5%
35Columbia, MOMO219,0621.5%
36Vallejo, CACA455,3761.5%
37Columbus, ININ85,7291.5%
38Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2261.5%
39Santa Cruz, CACA258,8521.5%
40Madison, WIWI709,6851.5%
41Riverside, CACA4,769,0071.4%
42Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1181.4%
43Portland, OROR2,542,2821.4%
44Binghamton, NYNY243,1891.4%
45Gainesville, FLFL359,0361.4%
46Lansing, MIMI479,7221.4%
47Houston, TXTX7,904,6271.4%
48Charlottesville, VAVA228,5971.3%
49Athens, OHOH63,1971.3%
50Seymour, ININ47,3701.3%
51Stockton, CACA823,8151.3%
52Hilo, HIHI210,0431.3%
53Troy, ALAL33,6881.2%
54Oxnard, CACA830,8511.2%
55Chicago, ILIL9,434,1231.2%
56Moscow, IDID41,8421.2%
57Albany, NYNY915,8351.1%
58Mountain Home, IDID29,4651.1%
59Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7811.1%
60Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0471.0%
61Kirksville, MOMO29,8241.0%
62Auburn, ALAL208,0131.0%
63Bellingham, WAWA236,3921.0%
64Enterprise, ALAL56,9531.0%
65Austin, TXTX2,620,9451.0%
66Worcester, MAMA888,5021.0%
67Houghton, MIMI40,0281.0%
68Starkville, MSMS62,0630.9%
69Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.9%
70Athens, GAGA224,1480.9%
71Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.9%
72Kahului, HIHI160,6740.9%
73Eugene, OROR381,5840.9%
74Hays, KSKS29,0750.9%
75Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.9%
76Rochester, MNMN231,1840.9%
77Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.9%
78Findlay, OHOH75,0340.9%
79Emporia, KSKS34,8380.8%
80San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.8%
81Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.8%
82Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.8%
83Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.8%
84Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.8%
85Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.8%
86Brookings, SDSD37,6350.8%
87Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.8%
88Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.8%
89Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.8%
90Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.8%
91Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.8%
92Lexington, KYKY535,1740.7%
93Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.7%
94Denver, COCO3,092,0370.7%
95Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.7%
96Kapaa, HIHI73,4000.7%
97Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.7%
98Burlington, VTVT227,8030.7%
99Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.7%
100Lincoln, NENE352,0810.7%
101Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.7%
102Greencastle, ININ37,8760.7%
103Salinas, CACA433,7290.7%
104Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.7%
105Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.7%
106Kingston, NYNY183,3300.7%
107Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.6%
108Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.6%
109Menomonie, WIWI46,2230.6%
110Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.6%
111Reno, NVNV578,7340.6%
112Allentown, PAPA887,6150.6%
113Ruston, LALA48,3600.6%
114Elmira, NYNY80,4150.6%
115Eureka, CACA131,6470.6%
116Ukiah, CACA88,1220.6%
117Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.6%
118St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.6%
119Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.6%
120Bartlesville, OKOK54,0370.6%
121Manchester, NHNH433,4150.6%
122Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.6%
123Oxford, MSMS71,9720.6%
124Modesto, CACA557,7190.6%
125Lacey, WAWA304,2610.6%
126Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.6%
127Savannah, GAGA438,3140.6%
128Paris, TXTX63,3190.6%
129Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.6%
130Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.6%
131Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.6%
132Rexburg, IDID69,3800.5%
133Muncie, ININ113,1060.5%
134Akron, OHOH701,7800.5%
135Corning, NYNY91,8550.5%
136Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.5%
137Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.5%
138Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.5%
139Napa, CACA132,9490.5%
140Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.5%
141Kearney, NENE57,9620.5%
142Greenville, NCNC182,9360.5%
143East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.5%
144Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.5%
145Austin, MNMN40,9710.5%
146Toledo, OHOH599,3760.5%
147South Bend, ININ324,5380.5%
148Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.5%
149New Orleans, LALA970,8490.5%
150Boise City, IDID864,2430.5%
151Faribault, MNMN69,9390.5%
152Indiana, PAPA82,8780.5%
153Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.5%
154Forrest City, ARAR21,8000.5%
155Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.5%
156Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.5%
157Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.5%
158Merced, CACA297,2600.5%
159Brattleboro, VTVT45,2040.5%
160Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.5%
161Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.5%
162Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.5%
163Monticello, NYNY80,5860.5%
164Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.5%
165Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.5%
166Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.5%
167Sparta, WIWI46,5720.5%
168Dover, DEDE194,7860.5%
169Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.5%
170Redding, CACA181,6480.5%
171Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.5%
172Springfield, MAMA464,3380.5%
173Concord, NHNH158,0780.5%
174Vincennes, ININ35,6520.5%
175Hudson, NYNY60,1680.5%
176Astoria, OROR40,9260.5%
177Logan, UTUT160,8890.5%
178Hood River, OROR23,7200.5%
179Keene, NHNH78,2690.5%
180Boone, NCNC54,7860.5%
181Peoria, ILIL363,5050.5%
182Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.5%
183Yuba City, CACA187,4780.5%
184Brookhaven, MSMS35,0120.5%
185Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.5%
186Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.5%
187Danville, KYKY56,9850.4%
188Texarkana, TXTX146,8160.4%
189Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.4%
190Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.4%
191Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.4%
192Springfield, MOMO500,6940.4%
193Tullahoma, TNTN69,3390.4%
194Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.4%
195Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.4%
196Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.4%
197Dayton, OHOH826,5540.4%
198Huntingdon, PAPA43,0010.4%
199Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.4%
200Columbia, SCSC879,9180.4%
201Winnemucca, NVNV17,2670.4%
202Topeka, KSKS233,0520.4%
203Chico, CACA209,2110.4%
204Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.4%
205Aberdeen, SDSD41,5830.4%
206Mason City, IAIA49,7100.4%
207Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.4%
208Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.4%
209Albany, GAGA145,5100.4%
210Utica, NYNY285,6110.4%
211Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.4%
212Charleston, SCSC889,2630.4%
213Peru, ININ34,4870.4%
214Madisonville, KYKY45,1270.4%
215Massena, NYNY105,4880.4%
216Susanville, CACA28,1170.4%
217Augusta, MEME129,0670.4%
218Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.4%
219Portland, MEME577,6350.4%
220Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.4%
221Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.4%
222Greenwood, SCSC95,2150.4%
223Provo, UTUT773,4260.4%
224Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.4%
225Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.4%
226Spearfish, SDSD29,4590.4%
227Murray, KYKY39,4210.4%
228North Port, FLFL948,1580.4%
229Asheville, NCNC422,3450.4%
230The Villages, FLFL157,7720.4%
231Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.4%
232Salem, OROR445,8140.4%
233Richmond, ININ66,1690.4%
234Whitewater, WIWI106,1270.4%
235Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.4%
236Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.4%
237Marshalltown, IAIA39,8900.4%
238Bishop, CACA18,1580.4%
239Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6570.4%
240Cortland, NYNY45,8500.4%
241Bennington, VTVT36,6300.4%
242Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.4%
243Winona, MNMN50,5230.4%
244Russellville, ARAR84,9320.4%
245La Grande, OROR25,9000.4%
246Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0770.4%
247Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.4%
248Victoria, TXTX99,8640.4%
249Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.4%
250Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.4%
251McComb, MSMS52,6400.4%
252Evansville, ININ273,7860.4%
253El Centro, CACA181,4110.4%
254Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.4%
255Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.4%
256Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.4%
257Del Rio, TXTX47,8350.4%
258Hermitage, PAPA107,8600.4%
259San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.4%
260Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.4%
261Midland, MIMI83,7540.4%
262Marquette, MIMI68,0640.4%
263Enid, OKOK61,7790.4%
264Klamath Falls, OROR70,2740.3%
265Gettysburg, PAPA107,5940.3%
266Barre, VTVT59,6520.3%
267Pontiac, ILIL35,0570.3%
268Waco, TXTX308,8070.3%
269Cleveland, MSMS28,2620.3%
270Wabash, ININ30,7130.3%
271Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.3%
272Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.3%
273York, PAPA473,1970.3%
274Aberdeen, WAWA78,1440.3%
275Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.3%
276Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.3%
277Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.3%
278Fargo, NDND269,5280.3%
279Payson, AZAZ53,8010.3%
280Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.3%
281Paragould, ARAR47,4110.3%
282Rutland, VTVT59,6530.3%
283Pocatello, IDID91,5910.3%
284Wichita, KSKS663,8090.3%
285Alamosa, COCO27,8960.3%
286Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.3%
287Juneau city and, AKAK31,6090.3%
288Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1180.3%
289Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.3%
290Heber, UTUT81,6550.3%
291Clearlake, CACA67,7720.3%
292Macomb, ILIL25,9160.3%
293Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.3%
294Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.3%
295El Dorado, ARAR36,9260.3%
296Taylorville, ILIL33,4430.3%
297Salina, KSKS59,1210.3%
298Cedar City, UTUT67,1410.3%
299Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.3%
300Easton, MDMD38,2380.3%
301Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.3%
302Sterling, COCO20,6540.3%
303Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.3%
304St. Marys, PAPA29,9260.3%
305Truckee, CACA101,9110.3%
306Scranton, PAPA574,4180.3%
307Erie, PAPA265,8320.3%
308Maryville, MOMO20,1740.3%
309La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.3%
310Quincy, ILIL74,1460.3%
311Kingsland, GAGA60,1430.3%
312Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.3%
313Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.3%
314Visalia, CACA485,1460.3%
315Jackson, MSMS609,8470.3%
316Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.3%
317Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.3%
318Springfield, ILIL206,0330.3%
319Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.3%
320Charleston, ILIL46,6070.3%
321Mankato, MNMN104,9070.3%
322Midland, TXTX193,1390.3%
323Red Bluff, CACA64,6650.3%
324Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.3%
325Wooster, OHOH116,7580.3%
326Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.3%
327Alexander City, ALAL40,9530.3%
328Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.3%
329Missoula, MTMT128,6980.3%
330Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.3%
331Port Angeles, WAWA78,2020.3%
332Huntington, ININ37,2240.3%
333Sumter, SCSC105,0670.3%
334Hanford, CACA154,3270.3%
335Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.3%
336St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.3%
337Spokane, WAWA608,0120.3%
338Daphne, ALAL267,7610.3%
339Rockford, ILIL337,2420.3%
340Hutchinson, MNMN36,6310.3%
341Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.3%
342Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.3%
343Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0600.3%
344Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.3%
345Jackson, WYWY36,5870.3%
346Laurinburg, NCNC33,3220.3%
347Searcy, ARAR80,0850.3%
348Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.3%
349Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.3%
350Augusta, GAGA641,2310.3%
351Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.3%
352Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.3%
353Jackson, MIMI159,5520.3%
354Casper, WYWY80,5260.3%
355Naples, FLFL417,1310.3%
356Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.3%
357Staunton, VAVA129,6920.3%
358Freeport, ILIL43,2200.3%
359Athens, TNTN71,5900.3%
360Davenport, IAIA380,4520.3%
361Reading, PAPA440,0720.2%
362Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.2%
363Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9120.2%
364Stevens Point, WIWI71,9430.2%
365Sheboygan, WIWI118,0470.2%
366Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.2%
367Uvalde, TXTX24,9630.2%
368Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.2%
369Williamsport, PAPA112,5870.2%
370Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.2%
371Grand Junction, COCO162,8450.2%
372Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.2%
373Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.2%
374Odessa, TXTX173,8010.2%
375Sidney, OHOH48,0650.2%
376Batavia, NYNY58,4160.2%
377Bend, OROR266,3760.2%
378Deltona, FLFL746,9330.2%
379Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.2%
380Breckenridge, COCO39,0690.2%
381Edwards, COCO54,2910.2%
382Coshocton, OHOH37,1880.2%
383Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.2%
384Port Townsend, WAWA33,9700.2%
385St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.2%
386Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.2%
387Sherman, TXTX153,6130.2%
388Sioux City, IAIA145,7380.2%
389Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.2%
390Bangor, MEME157,9670.2%
391Newport, OROR50,6360.2%
392Flint, MIMI401,0930.2%
393Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.2%
394Roseburg, OROR111,9510.2%
395Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0810.2%
396Fort Madison, IAIA32,3060.2%
397Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.2%
398Meridian, MSMS85,4190.2%
399McMinnville, TNTN43,7170.2%
400Ocala, FLFL442,6600.2%
401Appleton, WIWI249,8760.2%
402Ardmore, OKOK48,9100.2%
403Slidell, LALA279,1080.2%
404Brookings, OROR22,6210.2%
405Columbus, GAGA324,8300.2%
406Ogden, UTUT672,7840.2%
407Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.2%
408Sheridan, WYWY33,2410.2%
409Rome, GAGA101,3780.2%
410Killeen, TXTX511,4970.2%
411Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.2%
412Norfolk, NENE49,2280.2%
413El Paso, TXTX881,2910.2%
414Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.2%
415St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.2%
416Big Rapids, MIMI42,3200.2%
417Bemidji, MNMN47,0550.2%
418Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1540.2%
419Tiffin, OHOH54,5220.2%
420Janesville, WIWI166,4720.2%
421Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.2%
422Greeley, COCO378,4260.2%
423Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5520.2%
424Las Vegas, NMNM30,3110.2%
425Logansport, ININ37,8360.2%
426Sandpoint, IDID54,4200.2%
427Van Wert, OHOH29,0130.2%
428Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.2%
429Madison, ININ33,2790.2%
430Kingsville, TXTX30,3150.2%
431Key West, FLFL80,4060.2%
432Lexington, NENE26,2550.2%
433Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.2%
434Florence, SCSC201,3920.2%
435Medford, OROR221,7950.2%
436Centralia, WAWA88,0620.2%
437Abilene, TXTX185,4290.2%
438Seaford, DEDE277,1400.2%
439Garden City, KSKS37,5050.2%
440Harrison, ARAR45,6540.2%
441Sunbury, PAPA107,7880.2%
442St. George, UTUT213,6700.2%
443Columbus, MSMS67,1440.2%
444Longview, WAWA114,8850.2%
445Mobile, ALAL411,6580.2%
446Niles, MIMI152,4440.2%
447Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.2%
448Gaffney, SCSC58,2750.2%
449Palatka, FLFL77,7340.2%
450Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.2%
451Burlington, NCNC186,1770.2%
452Ada, OKOK38,5280.2%
453Elkhart, ININ208,7740.2%
454Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.2%
455Crestview, FLFL315,0980.2%
456Durango, COCO56,8980.2%
457Shelton, WAWA71,1650.2%
458Glens Falls, NYNY124,3730.2%
459Marion, ININ66,5240.2%
460Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.2%
461Vidalia, GAGA36,1800.2%
462Greenville, OHOH51,5200.2%
463Cañon City, COCO50,0390.2%
464Cornelia, GAGA50,4160.2%
465Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.2%
466Albany, OROR132,8430.2%
467Richmond, KYKY131,8060.2%
468Houma, LALA199,6680.2%
469Moultrie, GAGA47,4380.2%
470Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.2%
471Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.2%
472Hutchinson, KSKS61,5390.2%
473Platteville, WIWI52,4460.2%
474Lewiston, MEME116,4870.2%
475Warsaw, ININ80,8920.2%
476Galesburg, ILIL47,7670.2%
477Branson, MOMO57,0010.2%
478Dixon, ILIL32,9140.2%
479Winchester, TNTN45,5790.2%
480Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.2%
481Racine, WIWI198,9190.2%
482Danville, ILIL71,2590.2%
483Duncan, OKOK44,3100.2%
484Bonham, TXTX39,2650.2%
485Rock Springs, WYWY41,2670.2%
486Lima, OHOH100,8810.2%
487Pueblo, COCO169,2770.2%
488Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.2%
489Wenatchee, WAWA128,4140.2%
490Dalton, GAGA147,8190.2%
491Alexandria, LALA147,9520.2%
492Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2450.2%
493Orangeburg, SCSC83,1770.2%
494Idaho Falls, IDID173,8510.2%
495Altus, OKOK24,7640.2%
496Hammond, LALA141,3460.2%
497Marion, OHOH65,1150.2%
498Billings, MTMT193,6030.2%
499Sevierville, TNTN101,3420.2%
500Bay City, MIMI102,1230.2%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest okinawan share?

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks #1 with 10.6% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by okinawan share?

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, Ithaca, NY, Honolulu, HI, Pullman, WA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

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

How is okinawan share measured?

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