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Largest Chinese population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Chinese, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 1,539,845. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 163,717, against an all-states median of 20,586.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCHINESE POPULATIONVS 2020

USUnited States1.3% of US population334,922,4994,284,036–

01California, CACA39,287,3771,539,845+2%

02New York, NYNY19,852,366720,177+4%

03Texas, TXTX30,188,424227,789+10%

04Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056176,288+5%

05Washington, WAWA7,816,116168,787+19%

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809154,166+5%

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,798130,471+1%

08Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639116,006+5%

09Florida, FLFL22,416,077105,506+3%

10Maryland, MDMD6,206,01182,151+2%

11Virginia, VAVA8,705,17073,600−1%

12Georgia, GAGA10,940,40772,146+21%

13Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23558,740+9%

14Michigan, MIMI10,077,76154,552−2%

15Ohio, OHOH11,810,29352,783−4%

16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40448,685+2%

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83844,629+2%

18Nevada, NVNV3,184,61243,469+19%

19Oregon, OROR4,254,29340,124−2%

20Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50839,875+8%

21Colorado, COCO5,862,18933,396−1%

22Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44530,609+1%

23Indiana, ININ6,851,07329,589−12%

24Missouri, MOMO6,191,81425,424−11%

25Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87224,113+1%

26Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38320,586−1%

27Utah, UTUT3,392,33114,846+5%

28Alabama, ALAL5,086,76814,208+7%

29South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22513,261−15%

30Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63412,857+16%

31Kansas, KSKS2,947,19711,805−14%

32Louisiana, LALA4,611,96111,537−8%

33Iowa, IAIA3,210,50710,253−27%

34Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8249,475−7%

35Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8018,581+11%

36Delaware, DEDE1,021,1918,190−9%

37District of Columbia, DCDC681,2946,695−4%

38New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8686,350−15%

39New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2465,886−5%

40Nebraska, NENE1,978,7075,405−14%

41Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7795,126+5%

42Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914,820−23%

43Maine, MEME1,387,8174,277+7%

44Idaho, IDID1,934,2624,149−27%

45Alaska, AKAK735,7062,521+18%

46Vermont, VTVT647,1062,326−14%

47West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732,270−21%

48Montana, MTMT1,116,8751,966+20%

49South Dakota, SDSD907,4281,357−20%

50North Dakota, NDND784,8411,327+9%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,3971,042−22%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest chinese population?

California ranks #1 with 1,539,845 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by chinese population?

California, New York, Texas, Massachusetts, Washington.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is chinese population measured?

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