RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Chinese population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Chinese, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 1,513,688. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 157,907, against an all-states median of 20,713.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCHINESE POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States1.3% of US population331,449,2814,151,009–

01California, CACA39,287,3771,513,688–

02New York, NYNY19,852,366692,663–

03Texas, TXTX30,188,424206,762–

04Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056168,453–

05New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809147,358–

06Washington, WAWA7,816,116141,865–

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,798128,606–

08Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639110,924–

09Florida, FLFL22,416,077102,300–

10Maryland, MDMD6,206,01180,249–

11Virginia, VAVA8,705,17074,365–

12Georgia, GAGA10,940,40759,617–

13Michigan, MIMI10,077,76155,414–

14Ohio, OHOH11,810,29355,018–

15Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23553,958–

16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40447,877–

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83843,791–

18Oregon, OROR4,254,29341,058–

19Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50837,058–

20Nevada, NVNV3,184,61236,486–

21Colorado, COCO5,862,18933,903–

22Indiana, ININ6,851,07333,813–

23Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44530,199–

24Missouri, MOMO6,191,81428,436–

25Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87223,804–

26Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38320,713–

27South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22515,521–

28Utah, UTUT3,392,33114,081–

29Iowa, IAIA3,210,50714,013–

30Kansas, KSKS2,947,19713,751–

31Alabama, ALAL5,086,76813,228–

32Louisiana, LALA4,611,96112,608–

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63411,101–

34Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82410,199–

35Delaware, DEDE1,021,1919,023–

36Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8017,708–

37New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8687,454–

38District of Columbia, DCDC681,2946,973–

39Nebraska, NENE1,978,7076,291–

40Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3916,284–

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2466,195–

42Idaho, IDID1,934,2625,695–

43Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7794,890–

44Maine, MEME1,387,8174,004–

45West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732,885–

46Vermont, VTVT647,1062,701–

47Alaska, AKAK735,7062,134–

48South Dakota, SDSD907,4281,690–

49Montana, MTMT1,116,8751,641–

50Wyoming, WYWY582,3971,343–

51North Dakota, NDND784,8411,218–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest chinese population?

California ranks #1 with 1,513,688 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by chinese population?

California, New York, Texas, Massachusetts, New Jersey.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is chinese population measured?

Number of residents who are Chinese (Asian origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.