RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 131 SHOWN OF 131

Largest Malaysian population, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are Malaysian, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN leads at 3,565. 131 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMALAYSIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Chicago, ILIL9,434,1233,565–

02Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4412,925–

03Washington, DCDC6,465,7242,130–

04San Francisco, CACA4,630,0411,892–

05Seattle, WAWA4,161,8831,149–

06Denver, COCO3,092,0371,002–

07New York, NYNY20,112,448804–

08Sacramento, CACA2,477,274566–

09San Jose, CACA1,984,473499–

10Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118384–

11St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421343–

12Panama City, FLFL231,174316–

13Rockford, ILIL337,242231–

14Davenport, IAIA380,452228–

15Provo, UTUT773,426213–

16Wichita, KSKS663,809177–

17Madison, WIWI709,685171–

18Boston, MAMA5,034,221170–

19Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938153–

20San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140141–

21Greensboro, NCNC805,945132–

22Lacey, WAWA304,261119–

23Riverside, CACA4,769,007116–

24Honolulu, HIHI988,703115–

25Dallas, TXTX8,477,157106–

26Fayetteville, NCNC395,412104–

27Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78195–

28Huntsville, ALAL556,44489–

29Louisville, KYKY1,402,50984–

30Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22681–

31Bloomington, ININ165,23179–

32Little Rock, ARAR777,60778–

33Nashville, TNTN2,197,41675–

34Salinas, CACA433,72975–

35Durham, NCNC625,48573–

36Spokane, WAWA608,01273–

37Miami, FLFL6,391,07270–

38Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29569–

39Worcester, MAMA888,50265–

40Cape Coral, FLFL875,60762–

41Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99260–

42Champaign, ILIL239,97959–

43Monroe, LALA222,39057–

44Kahului, HIHI160,67453–

45Albuquerque, NMNM925,27952–

46Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65351–

47Visalia, CACA485,14650–

48McAllen, TXTX921,54947–

49Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21446–

50Columbus, OHOH2,242,02845–

51Lynchburg, VAVA269,16944–

52Portland, OROR2,542,28243–

53Memphis, TNTN1,341,41242–

54Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72042–

55Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83040–

56Reno, NVNV578,73440–

57Springfield, ILIL206,03339–

58State College, PAPA157,39339–

59Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68238–

60San Diego, CACA3,282,24838–

61Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77536–

62Waterloo, IAIA169,18936–

63Spartanburg, SCSC407,65635–

64Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21333–

65Detroit, MIMI4,390,91332–

66Oxnard, CACA830,85132–

67Twin Falls, IDID123,90130–

68Austin, TXTX2,620,94529–

69Houston, TXTX7,904,62728–

70Manhattan, KSKS136,12228–

71Greenville, SCSC1,014,10127–

72Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81327–

73Lexington, KYKY535,17425–

74Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37725–

75Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01024–

76Ames, IAIA128,09023–

77Bloomington, ILIL171,41923–

78Colorado Springs, COCO781,79623–

79Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37723–

80Bemidji, MNMN47,05522–

81Albany, NYNY915,83521–

82Rochester, NYNY1,056,14921–

83Grand Junction, COCO162,84520–

84Bend, OROR266,37619–

85Jackson, WYWY36,58718–

86Pocatello, IDID91,59118–

87Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69117–

88Roanoke, VAVA316,54716–

89Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66916–

90Lansing, MIMI479,72216–

91Portland, MEME577,63516–

92Merced, CACA297,26015–

93Vallejo, CACA455,37614–

94Ellensburg, WAWA48,80313–

95Jamestown, NYNY124,12613–

96Ukiah, CACA88,12213–

97Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15513–

98Watertown, NYNY111,54013–

99Winchester, VAVA152,33210–

100Alamogordo, NMNM70,36810–

101Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1829–

102Orlando, FLFL2,957,6729–

103Sunbury, PAPA107,7889–

104Kirksville, MOMO29,8248–

105Burlington, VTVT227,8038–

106Kenosha, WIWI168,4488–

107Pittsfield, MAMA128,2248–

108Racine, WIWI198,9198–

109Tampa, FLFL3,418,8958–

110Heber, UTUT81,6557–

111Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4517–

112San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3677–

113Scranton, PAPA574,4186–

114Baraboo, WIWI66,6526–

115Manitowoc, WIWI81,7105–

116Richmond, VAVA1,389,3385–

117Trenton, NJNJ399,2895–

118Bowling Green, KYKY197,1804–

119New Orleans, LALA970,8494–

120Moscow, IDID41,8423–

121Norfolk, NENE49,2283–

122Sioux City, IAIA145,7383–

123Dayton, OHOH826,5543–

124Campbellsville, KYKY38,4073–

125Durango, COCO56,8982–

126Pottsville, PAPA145,0852–

127Rutland, VTVT59,6532–

128Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6452–

129Modesto, CACA557,7192–

130Chambersburg, PAPA160,6521–

131Hilo, HIHI210,0431–

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

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest malaysian population?

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks #1 with 3,565 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by malaysian population?

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

131 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).