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 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 810,043. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 157,098, against an all-states median of 19,546.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCHINESE POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,377810,043–

02Texas, TXTX30,188,424434,221–

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809386,236–

04New York, NYNY19,852,366371,987–

05Illinois, ILIL12,694,798248,679–

06Florida, FLFL22,416,077173,493–

07Georgia, GAGA10,940,407154,460–

08Virginia, VAVA8,705,170152,567–

09Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639141,878–

10Washington, WAWA7,816,116127,282–

11Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056116,927–

12Michigan, MIMI10,077,761115,367–

13North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404105,712–

14Maryland, MDMD6,206,01199,681–

15Ohio, OHOH11,810,29392,791–

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83863,701–

17Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50863,424–

18Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44545,810–

19Indiana, ININ6,851,07345,019–

20Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38334,394–

21Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87232,229–

22Missouri, MOMO6,191,81430,606–

23Colorado, COCO5,862,18930,433–

24Oregon, OROR4,254,29329,566–

25South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22520,934–

26Kansas, KSKS2,947,19719,546–

27Nevada, NVNV3,184,61218,086–

28Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82417,579–

29Delaware, DEDE1,021,19116,178–

30Iowa, IAIA3,210,50715,625–

31Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63415,336–

32Alabama, ALAL5,086,76813,666–

33Utah, UTUT3,392,33112,249–

34Louisiana, LALA4,611,96111,827–

35Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39111,003–

36New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86810,026–

37Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8019,000–

38Nebraska, NENE1,978,7078,414–

39District of Columbia, DCDC681,2947,879–

40Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7796,164–

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2464,539–

42West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3733,350–

43Idaho, IDID1,934,2622,795–

44Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352,534–

45Maine, MEME1,387,8172,327–

46South Dakota, SDSD907,4282,141–

47North Dakota, NDND784,8411,856–

48Vermont, VTVT647,1061,706–

49Wyoming, WYWY582,397667–

50Alaska, AKAK735,706647–

51Montana, MTMT1,116,875554–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest chinese population?

California ranks #1 with 810,043 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by chinese population?

California, Texas, New Jersey, New York, Illinois.

How many states are in this ranking?

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