RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Asian population, US states · 1990

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Asian, from the 1990 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 2,747,780. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 263,990, against an all-states median of 35,928.

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YEAR1990 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPASIAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States2.8% of US population248,709,8736,994,302–

01California, CACA39,287,3772,747,780–

02New York, NYNY19,852,366671,985–

03Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235648,706–

04Texas, TXTX30,188,424305,055–

05Illinois, ILIL12,694,798277,412–

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809262,649–

07Washington, WAWA7,816,116205,434–

08Virginia, VAVA8,705,170154,783–

09Florida, FLFL22,416,077143,793–

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056139,031–

11Maryland, MDMD6,206,011135,638–

12Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639132,651–

13Michigan, MIMI10,077,761101,046–

14Ohio, OHOH11,810,29387,986–

15Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44576,034–

16Georgia, GAGA10,940,40772,153–

17Oregon, OROR4,254,29366,131–

18Colorado, COCO5,862,18956,856–

19Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87252,325–

20Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83851,274–

21North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40449,241–

22Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50847,872–

23Louisiana, LALA4,611,96138,782–

24Missouri, MOMO6,191,81438,397–

25Nevada, NVNV3,184,61236,746–

26Indiana, ININ6,851,07335,928–

27Utah, UTUT3,392,33132,287–

28Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63431,721–

29Kansas, KSKS2,947,19730,279–

30Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38329,871–

31Iowa, IAIA3,210,50723,970–

32Alabama, ALAL5,086,76821,407–

33South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22520,401–

34Alaska, AKAK735,70618,341–

35Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80117,105–

36Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82416,735–

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24612,815–

38Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77912,434–

39Nebraska, NENE1,978,70712,270–

40Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39111,861–

41District of Columbia, DCDC681,29410,730–

42New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8688,911–

43Idaho, IDID1,934,2628,740–

44Delaware, DEDE1,021,1918,615–

45West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3737,324–

46Maine, MEME1,387,8176,701–

47Montana, MTMT1,116,8754,140–

48South Dakota, SDSD907,4283,307–

49North Dakota, NDND784,8413,071–

50Vermont, VTVT647,1063,011–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,3972,567–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest asian population?

California ranks #1 with 2,747,780 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by asian population?

California, New York, Hawaii, Texas, Illinois.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 Decennial Census data.

How is asian population measured?

Number of residents who are Asian (derived from the ACS race table B03002). Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.