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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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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%
05▲1Washington, WAWA7,816,116168,787+19%
06▼1New 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%
13▲2Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23558,740+9%
14▼1Michigan, MIMI10,077,76154,552−2%
15▼1Ohio, OHOH11,810,29352,783−4%
16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40448,685+2%
17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83844,629+2%
18▲2Nevada, NVNV3,184,61243,469+19%
19▼1Oregon, OROR4,254,29340,124−2%
20▼1Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50839,875+8%
21Colorado, COCO5,862,18933,396−1%
22▲1Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44530,609+1%
23▼1Indiana, ININ6,851,07329,589−12%
24Missouri, MOMO6,191,81425,424−11%
25Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87224,113+1%
26Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38320,586−1%
27▲1Utah, UTUT3,392,33114,846+5%
28▲3Alabama, ALAL5,086,76814,208+7%
29▼2South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22513,261−15%
30▲3Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63412,857+16%
31▼1Kansas, KSKS2,947,19711,805−14%
32Louisiana, LALA4,611,96111,537−8%
33▼4Iowa, IAIA3,210,50710,253−27%
34Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8249,475−7%
35▲1Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8018,581+11%
36▼1Delaware, DEDE1,021,1918,190−9%
37▲1District of Columbia, DCDC681,2946,695−4%
38▼1New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8686,350−15%
39▲2New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2465,886−5%
40▼1Nebraska, NENE1,978,7075,405−14%
41▲2Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7795,126+5%
42▼2Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914,820−23%
43▲1Maine, MEME1,387,8174,277+7%
44▼2Idaho, IDID1,934,2624,149−27%
45▲2Alaska, AKAK735,7062,521+18%
46Vermont, VTVT647,1062,326−14%
47▼2West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732,270−21%
48▲1Montana, MTMT1,116,8751,966+20%
49▼1South Dakota, SDSD907,4281,357−20%
50▲1North Dakota, NDND784,8411,327+9%
51▼1Wyoming, WYWY582,3971,042−22%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · 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).