RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Taiwanese population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Taiwanese, 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 1,281,691. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 109,951, against an all-states median of 12,049.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTAIWANESE POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,3771,281,691–

02Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235209,243–

03Texas, TXTX30,188,424138,677–

04Nevada, NVNV3,184,612129,815–

05Illinois, ILIL12,694,798121,406–

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809113,071–

07New York, NYNY19,852,366110,466–

08Washington, WAWA7,816,116108,159–

09Florida, FLFL22,416,077105,869–

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,17074,741–

11Maryland, MDMD6,206,01150,281–

12Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83844,711–

13Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63928,200–

14Alaska, AKAK735,70626,466–

15Georgia, GAGA10,940,40725,329–

16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40424,828–

17Michigan, MIMI10,077,76124,809–

18Ohio, OHOH11,810,29321,455–

19Oregon, OROR4,254,29321,214–

20Colorado, COCO5,862,18918,412–

21Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05614,585–

22South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22514,444–

23Missouri, MOMO6,191,81414,303–

24Indiana, ININ6,851,07314,240–

25Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38312,359–

26Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44512,049–

27Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50811,290–

28Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8729,997–

29Louisiana, LALA4,611,9619,067–

30New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2469,016–

31Utah, UTUT3,392,3318,222–

32Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6347,199–

33Alabama, ALAL5,086,7686,872–

34Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8246,343–

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075,447–

36Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975,440–

37Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7794,992–

38Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914,946–

39Idaho, IDID1,934,2624,015–

40Delaware, DEDE1,021,1913,865–

41Nebraska, NENE1,978,7073,676–

42New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8683,369–

43Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013,102–

44West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3733,085–

45District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942,706–

46North Dakota, NDND784,8412,700–

47Montana, MTMT1,116,8752,663–

48Maine, MEME1,387,8172,066–

49South Dakota, SDSD907,4281,582–

50Wyoming, WYWY582,397963–

51Vermont, VTVT647,106764–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest taiwanese population?

California ranks #1 with 1,281,691 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by taiwanese population?

California, Hawaii, Texas, Nevada, 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 taiwanese population measured?

Number of residents who are Taiwanese (Asian origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).