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 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 86,674. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 7,397, against an all-states median of 979.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTAIWANESE POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281194,263–

01California, CACA39,287,37786,674–

02New York, NYNY19,852,36617,208–

03Texas, TXTX30,188,42415,598–

04Washington, WAWA7,816,1169,570–

05New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8096,715–

06Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564,919–

07Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114,638–

08Illinois, ILIL12,694,7984,532–

09Virginia, VAVA8,705,1704,118–

10Florida, FLFL22,416,0774,012–

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393,271–

12Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072,800–

13Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612,712–

14Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932,600–

15North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,898–

16Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,771–

17Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,715–

18Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,700–

19Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,590–

20Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121,336–

21Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,240–

22Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081,145–

23Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,076–

24Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,075–

25Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351,015–

26Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872979–

27Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824914–

28Alabama, ALAL5,086,768833–

29South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225715–

30Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634714–

31Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801632–

32Utah, UTUT3,392,331539–

33Kansas, KSKS2,947,197448–

34Iowa, IAIA3,210,507421–

35Louisiana, LALA4,611,961370–

36New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868349–

37Nebraska, NENE1,978,707333–

38District of Columbia, DCDC681,294328–

39Alaska, AKAK735,706266–

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246246–

41Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779211–

42West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373190–

43Delaware, DEDE1,021,191189–

44Montana, MTMT1,116,875168–

45Idaho, IDID1,934,262147–

46Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391141–

47Maine, MEME1,387,81791–

48Vermont, VTVT647,10657–

49North Dakota, NDND784,84134–

50Wyoming, WYWY582,39719–

51South Dakota, SDSD907,4281–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest taiwanese population?

California ranks #1 with 86,674 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by taiwanese population?

California, New York, Texas, Washington, 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 taiwanese population measured?

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