RANKING · 2024 ACS · 189 SHOWN OF 189

Largest Malaysian population, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are Malaysian, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 4,197. 189 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 5 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 189 is 27. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Laramie, WY, up 110 places to #58.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMALAYSIAN POPULATIONVS 2020

USUnited States0.0% of US population334,922,49925,653–

01New York, NYNY20,112,4484,197+58%

02▲2Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4411,433+51%

03▲6Dallas, TXTX8,477,1571,265+102%

04▲14Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0101,261+293%

05▼3Houston, TXTX7,904,6271,057+1%

06San Francisco, CACA4,630,041964+27%

07▼2Chicago, ILIL9,434,123867−6%

08▲3Seattle, WAWA4,161,883829+67%

09▼1Boston, MAMA5,034,221725+11%

10San Jose, CACA1,984,473669+19%

11▼4Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182618−15%

12Riverside, CACA4,769,007534+8%

13▼10Washington, DCDC6,465,724470−52%

14▲34Denver, COCO3,092,037415+519%

15▲15San Diego, CACA3,282,248404+168%

16▲17Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118352+157%

17▲26Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766298+235%

18▲64Akron, OHOH701,780287+720%

19▲16Portland, OROR2,542,282272+131%

20▼5Austin, TXTX2,620,945268−19%

21▲7Miami, FLFL6,391,072247+51%

22▲1State College, PAPA157,393231−2%

23▼10Lincoln, NENE352,081229−38%

24▼10Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858212−37%

25▲40Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781210+320%

26▼10Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295210−36%

27▲34Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813198+281%

28▼2Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682188+8%

29Beaumont, TXTX399,310179–

30▼8Columbus, OHOH2,242,028177−32%

31▼2Fort Wayne, ININ466,258176+10%

32▲12Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226175+97%

33Hartford, CTCT1,171,426169–

34▲71Des Moines, IAIA758,539159+591%

35▼10Nashville, TNTN2,197,416157−23%

36▲3Eau Claire, WIWI176,647156+49%

37▼20Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377147−55%

38▲14St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421139+128%

39▼19Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938137−50%

40▲104Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213128+1322%

41▲27Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830124+153%

42▲3Madison, WIWI709,685124+44%

43▼2Orlando, FLFL2,957,672118+20%

44Bridgeport, CTCT978,179112–

45▼21Sacramento, CACA2,477,274110−48%

46▲12Honolulu, HIHI988,703106+93%

47Pittsfield, MAMA128,224105–

48▲39Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500103+203%

49▼30Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695100−65%

50▲99Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65396+1271%

51▲2Wichita, KSKS663,80993+52%

52▲28Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72091+153%

53▼2Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68585+33%

54▼5Tampa, FLFL3,418,89582+22%

55▲23Rochester, NYNY1,056,14974+95%

56▲40Anchorage, AKAK405,82172+167%

57Pensacola, FLFL544,94972–

58▲110Laramie, WYWY38,55868+1600%

59Odessa, TXTX173,80168–

60▲85Bremerton, WAWA283,37465+713%

61El Paso, TXTX881,29163–

62▼41Detroit, MIMI4,390,91362−77%

63Hagerstown, MDMD315,28061–

64▲25Oxnard, CACA830,85160+76%

65▼33Boulder, COCO328,56057−62%

66▲9Lafayette, ININ228,46854+32%

67▲56Savannah, GAGA438,31454+238%

68▲35Knoxville, TNTN968,13752+117%

69Danville, VAVA101,13749–

70Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21248–

71▼33College Station, TXTX287,47646−57%

72▲81Niles, MIMI152,44446+557%

73▼9San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14046−10%

74▼1Mobile, ALAL411,65845+10%

75▲39Champaign, ILIL239,97943+139%

76Fayetteville, ARAR622,17743–

77Lansing, MIMI479,72243+8%

78▼38Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99243−58%

79▲62Baton Rouge, LALA888,69942+367%

80▼20Ocala, FLFL442,66041−21%

81Columbus, ININ85,72940–

82▲31Trenton, NJNJ399,28940+111%

83Boise City, IDID864,24338–

84Waterbury, CTCT463,34936–

85Battle Creek, MIMI133,40835–

86Portland, MEME577,63535–

87New Haven, CTCT578,74134–

88Flint, MIMI401,09332–

89▼47Bellingham, WAWA236,39231−65%

90Daphne, ALAL267,76131–

91▲36Durham, NCNC625,48531+121%

92▲62Scranton, PAPA574,41830+329%

93Monticello, NYNY80,58628–

94▼58Bakersfield, CACA927,06827−76%

95▲43Salinas, CACA433,72927+145%

96▲4Santa Cruz, CACA258,852270%

97Charlottesville, VAVA228,59726–

98▲60Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77526+333%

99Worcester, MAMA888,50226–

100▲62Greensboro, NCNC805,94526+333%

101▼35New Orleans, LALA970,84926−48%

102▼30Utica, NYNY285,61126−38%

103▼47Bloomington, ININ165,23125−58%

104Roanoke, VAVA316,54724–

105Jackson, WYWY36,58723–

106▲37Green Bay, WIWI336,75623+156%

107Spokane, WAWA608,01223–

108Tallahassee, FLFL397,44223–

109▲55Binghamton, NYNY243,18922+450%

110Albuquerque, NMNM925,27922–

111Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79522–

112Lubbock, TXTX368,43122–

113Ogden, UTUT672,78422–

114▼83Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27322−85%

115Duncan, OKOK44,31021–

116Michigan City, ININ111,29421–

117Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28520–

118St. Simons, GAGA118,52419–

119Monroe, MIMI156,00419–

120▲50San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36719+375%

121▼54Cookeville, TNTN152,47719−62%

122▼20Lexington, KYKY535,17418−31%

123▼89Albany, NYNY915,83518−86%

124▼13Dayton, OHOH826,55418−5%

125▼79Providence, RIRI1,708,16118−75%

126▼71Vallejo, CACA455,37618−70%

127▼65Carbondale, ILIL52,50118−65%

128Columbia, SCSC879,91817–

129Evansville, ININ273,78616–

130La Crosse, WIWI171,18216–

131▼21Little Rock, ARAR777,60716−20%

132▼62Missoula, MTMT128,69816−66%

133▼29Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21415−35%

134▼50Manchester, NHNH433,41515−57%

135Mankato, MNMN104,90715–

136Palm Bay, FLFL663,98215–

137Johnson City, TNTN216,41614–

138Albany, GAGA145,51013–

139Merced, CACA297,26013–

140Naples, FLFL417,13113–

141▲19Ruston, LALA48,36012+100%

142▼54North Port, FLFL948,15812−65%

143Reno, NVNV578,73412–

144Bend, OROR266,37611–

145Amherst, MAMA164,06511–

146Provo, UTUT773,42611–

147Spartanburg, SCSC407,65611–

148Springfield, MOMO500,69411–

149▼15York, PAPA473,19711−8%

150Blacksburg, VAVA181,61610–

151▼26Rochester, MNMN231,18410−29%

152Hermitage, PAPA107,8609–

153▼2Toledo, OHOH599,3769+29%

154Yuma, AZAZ224,4499–

155▼39Corvallis, OROR97,7289−50%

156▼37Louisville, KYKY1,402,5099−47%

157Florence, ALAL156,6098–

158Greeley, COCO378,4268–

159Gulfport, MSMS431,3298–

160Traverse City, MIMI156,9728–

161Charleston, SCSC889,2637–

162▼61Lebanon, NHNH224,5007−73%

163Gloversville, NYNY52,2167–

164▼114Harrisburg, PAPA617,4277−89%

165▼13Houma, LALA199,66870%

166▲12Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6387+600%

167Rock Springs, WYWY41,2676–

168▼59Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2066−70%

169Kenosha, WIWI168,4486–

170Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5536–

171Medford, OROR221,7956–

172Oil City, PAPA49,3466–

173▼126Allentown, PAPA887,6155−93%

174▼28Chattanooga, TNTN594,5304−50%

175Monroe, LALA222,3904–

176▼82Auburn, ALAL208,0133−89%

177Richmond, VAVA1,389,3383–

178▼4Waynesville, NCNC63,36920%

179▼3Dover, DEDE194,7862+100%

180▼14Hilo, HIHI210,0432−50%

181▼14Jackson, MSMS609,8472−50%

182▼32Russellville, ARAR84,9322−71%

183Walla Walla, WAWA62,3612–

184Bartlesville, OKOK54,0372–

185New Ulm, MNMN25,5171–

186Syracuse, NYNY652,2731–

187▼26Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6451−83%

188▼13Kahului, HIHI160,6741−50%

189Alma, MIMI41,1901–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest malaysian population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 4,197 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by malaysian population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

189 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is malaysian population measured?

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