Asian Americans in Washington (state) explained
| Group: | Asian Americans in
Washington (state) |
| Flag Caption: | Flag of Washington |
| Population: | 730,596 (9.5%) in the 2020 census
843,791 (10.8%) in the 2023 estimate |
| Regions: | United States |
| Languages: | English, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Hindustani, Korean, Japanese, other Languages of Asia |
| Religions: | Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Irreligion, Others |
| Related Groups: | Asian Americans |
Asian Washingtonians are residents of the state of Washington who are of Asian ancestry. As of the 2020 census, Asian-Americans were 730,596 (9.5%) of the state's population.
Distribution
Chinese Americans are the largest group at nearly 2% of the state’s population and 1.4% Chinese alone. Japanese, Koreans, Vietnamese, Indians, and Filipinos are plentiful. Seattle is 5% Chinese, and 15% Asian. Nearby Bellevue has a larger Chinese and Asian/Asian Indian population, at least 25%.
Significant Asian Seattle communities include Chinatown-International District, Beacon Hill and Capitol Hill.
Most Asian people live in East King County (Bellevue area). Redmond is the 1st largest Asian percentage.
List of municipalities for Asian Americans only in the 2020 census
| City | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Aberdeen | 315 | 1.9% |
| Airway Heights | 513 | 4.8% |
| Albion | 2 | 0.4% |
| Algona | 488 | 14.8% |
| Almira | 2 | 0.6% |
| Anacortes | 419 | 2.4% |
| Arlington | 632 | 3.2% |
| Asotin | 2 | 0.2% |
| Auburn | 11,438 | 13.1% |
| Bainbridge Island | 847 | 3.4% |
| Battle Ground | 408 | 2.0% |
| Beaux Arts Village | 22 | 6.9% |
| Bellevue | 61,684 | 40.6% |
| Bellingham | 5,516 | 6.0% |
| Benton City | 20 | 0.6% |
| Bingen | 11 | 1.4% |
| Black Diamond | 133 | 2.8% |
| Blaine | 406 | 6.9% |
| Bonney Lake | 761 | 3.4% |
| Bothell | 8,503 | 17.7% |
| Bremerton | 2,748 | 6.3% |
| Brewster | 6 | 0.3% |
| Bridgeport | 1 | 0.0% |
| Brier | 632 | 9.6% |
| Buckley | 65 | 1.3% |
| Bucoda | 4 | 0.7% |
| Burien | 7,357 | 14.1% |
| Burlington | 255 | 2.8% |
| Camas | 2,574 | 9.9% |
| Carbonado | 0 | 0.0% |
| Carnation | 140 | 6.5% |
| Cashmere | 29 | 0.9% |
| Castle Rock | 13 | 0.5% |
| Cathlamet | 8 | 1.4% |
| Centralia | 244 | 1.3% |
| Chehalis | 90 | 1.2% |
| Chelan | 39 | 0.9% |
| Cheney | 438 | 3.3% |
| Chewelah | 15 | 0.6% |
| Clarkston | 77 | 1.1% |
| Cle Elum | 31 | 1.4% |
| Clyde Hill | 1,019 | 32.6% |
| Colfax | 48 | 1.7% |
| College Place | 183 | 1.8% |
| Colton | 5 | 1.2% |
| Colville | 44 | 0.9% |
| Conconully | 1 | 0.5% |
| Concrete | 9 | 1.1% |
| Connell | 130 | 2.4% |
| Cosmopolis | 31 | 1.9% |
| Coulee City | 4 | 0.7% |
| Coulee Dam | 12 | 1.0% |
| Coupeville | 39 | 2.0% |
| Covington | 2,453 | 11.8% |
| Creston | 1 | 0.5% |
| Cusick | 2 | 1.3% |
| Darrington | 7 | 0.5% |
| Davenport | 14 | 0.8% |
| Dayton | 20 | 0.8% |
| Deer Park | 29 | 0.7% |
| Des Moines | 4,190 | 12.7% |
| DuPont | 1,359 | 13.4% |
| Duvall | 454 | 5.7% |
| East Wenatchee | 170 | 1.2% |
| Eatonville | 21 | 0.7% |
| Edgewood | 807 | 6.5% |
| Edmonds | 3,412 | 8.0% |
| Electric City | 4 | 0.4% |
| Ellensburg | 675 | 3.6% |
| Elma | 59 | 1.7% |
| Elmer City | 0 | 0.0% |
| Endicott | 3 | 1.0% |
| Entiat | 11 | 0.8% |
| Enumclaw | 138 | 1.1% |
| Ephrata | 79 | 0.9% |
| Everett | 10,602 | 9.6% |
| Everson | 28 | 1.0% |
| Fairfield | 3 | 0.5% |
| Farmington | 1 | 0.8% |
| Federal Way | 15,617 | 15.5% |
| Ferndale | 1,019 | 6.8% |
| Fife | 1,739 | 15.8% |
| Fircrest | 398 | 5.6% |
| Forks | 48 | 1.4% |
| Friday Harbor | 50 | 1.9% |
| Garfield | 4 | 0.7% |
| George | 1 | 0.1% |
| Gig Harbor | 596 | 5.0% |
| Gold Bar | 20 | 0.8% |
| Goldendale | 27 | 0.8% |
| Grand Coulee | 7 | 0.7% |
| Grandview | 59 | 0.5% |
| Granger | 7 | 0.2% |
| Granite Falls | 116 | 2.6% |
| Hamilton | 3 | 1.0% |
| Harrah | 6 | 1.0% |
| Harrington | 5 | 1.2% |
| Hartline | 1 | 0.6% |
| Hatton | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hoquiam | 101 | 1.2% |
| Hunts Point | 98 | 21.4% |
| Ilwaco | 10 | 0.9% |
| Index | 1 | 0.6% |
| Ione | 0 | 0.0% |
| Issaquah | 10,379 | 25.9% |
| Kahlotus | 1 | 0.7% |
| Kalama | 30 | 1.0% |
| Kelso | 163 | 1.3% |
| Kenmore | 3,585 | 15.0% |
| Kennewick | 2,384 | 2.8% |
| Kent | 32,240 | 23.6% |
| Kettle Falls | 15 | 0.9% |
| Kirkland | 16,485 | 17.9% |
| Kittitas | 3 | 0.2% |
| Krupp | 1 | 2.0% |
| La Center | 66 | 1.9% |
| Lacey | 4,859 | 9.1% |
| La Conner | 16 | 1.7% |
| LaCrosse | 1 | 0.3% |
| Lake Forest Park | 1,529 | 11.2% |
| Lake Stevens | 2,062 | 5.8% |
| Lakewood | 5,807 | 9.1% |
| Lamont | 1 | 1.3% |
| Langley | 16 | 1.4% |
| Latah | 0 | 0.0% |
| Leavenworth | 19 | 0.8% |
| Liberty Lake | 341 | 2.8% |
| Lind | 4 | 0.7% |
| Long Beach | 21 | 1.2% |
| Longview | 952 | 2.5% |
| Lyman | 1 | 0.2% |
| Lynden | 564 | 3.6% |
| Lynnwood | 7,399 | 19.2% |
| Mabton | 4 | 0.2% |
| Malden | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mansfield | 0 | 0.0% |
| Maple Valley | 2,500 | 8.9% |
| Marcus | 1 | 0.5% |
| Marysville | 5,303 | 7.5% |
| Mattawa | 4 | 0.1% |
| McCleary | 30 | 1.5% |
| Medical Lake | 73 | 1.5% |
| Medina | 851 | 29.2% |
| Mercer Island | 5,924 | 23.0% |
| Mesa | 8 | 2.1% |
| Metaline | 0 | 0.0% |
| Metaline Falls | 2 | 0.7% |
| Mill Creek | 4,186 | 20.0% |
| Millwood | 18 | 1.0% |
| Milton | 575 | 6.6% |
| Monroe | 791 | 4.0% |
| Montesano | 72 | 1.7% |
| Morton | 6 | 0.6% |
| Moses Lake | 688 | 2.7% |
| Mossyrock | 4 | 0.5% |
| Mount Vernon | 1,292 | 3.7% |
| Mountlake Terrace | 2,662 | 12.5% |
| Moxee | 59 | 1.4% |
| Mukilteo | 4,218 | 19.6% |
| Naches | 6 | 0.6% |
| Napavine | 22 | 1.2% |
| Nespelem | 0 | 0.0% |
| Newcastle | 4,533 | 34.8% |
| Newport | 26 | 1.2% |
| Nooksack | 16 | 1.1% |
| Normandy Park | 426 | 6.3% |
| North Bend | 305 | 4.1% |
| North Bonneville | 12 | 0.9% |
| Northport | 0 | 0.0% |
| Oakesdale | 4 | 1.0% |
| Oak Harbor | 2,524 | 10.3% |
| Oakville | 7 | 1.0% |
| Ocean Shores | 127 | 1.9% |
| Odessa | 6 | 0.7% |
| Okanogan | 23 | 1.0% |
| Olympia | 3,745 | 6.7% |
| Omak | 50 | 1.0% |
| Oroville | 14 | 0.8% |
| Orting | 233 | 2.6% |
| Othello | 96 | 1.1% |
| Pacific | 745 | 10.3% |
| Palouse | 6 | 0.6% |
| Pasco | 1,654 | 2.1% |
| Pateros | 5 | 0.8% |
| Pe Ell | 6 | 0.9% |
| Pomeroy | 5 | 0.4% |
| Port Angeles | 430 | 2.2% |
| Port Orchard | 1,069 | 6.9% |
| Port Townsend | 192 | 1.9% |
| Poulsbo | 701 | 5.9% |
| Prescott | 5 | 1.3% |
| Prosser | 140 | 2.3% |
| Pullman | 3,529 | 10.7% |
| Puyallup | 2,434 | 5.7% |
| Quincy | 67 | 0.9% |
| Rainier | 47 | 2.0% |
| Raymond | 181 | 5.9% |
| Reardan | 3 | 0.5% |
| Redmond | 30,061 | 41.0% |
| Renton | 27,917 | 26.1% |
| Republic | 11 | 1.1% |
| Richland | 3,161 | 5.2% |
| Ridgefield | 359 | 3.5% |
| Ritzville | 13 | 0.7% |
| Riverside | 0 | 0.0% |
| Rock Island | 0 | 0.0% |
| Rockford | 4 | 0.8% |
| Rosalia | 1 | 0.2% |
| Roslyn | 11 | 1.2% |
| Roy | 28 | 3.4% |
| Royal City | 1 | 0.1% |
| Ruston | 71 | 6.7% |
| St. John | 2 | 0.3% |
| Sammamish | 24,164 | 35.8% |
| SeaTac | 5,783 | 18.4% |
| Seattle | 125,668 | 17.1% |
| Sedro-Woolley | 150 | 1.2% |
| Selah | 118 | 1.4% |
| Sequim | 210 | 2.6% |
| Shelton | 127 | 1.2% |
| Shoreline | 9,383 | 16.0% |
| Skykomish | 5 | 3.1% |
| Snohomish | 243 | 2.4% |
| Snoqualmie | 1,888 | 13.4% |
| Soap Lake | 15 | 0.9% |
| South Bend | 99 | 5.7% |
| South Cle Elum | 0 | 0.0% |
| South Prairie | 2 | 0.5% |
| Spangle | 3 | 1.1% |
| Spokane | 6,519 | 2.8% |
| Spokane Valley | 1,970 | 1.9% |
| Sprague | 0 | 0.0% |
| Springdale | 0 | 0.0% |
| Stanwood | 158 | 2.1% |
| Starbuck | 1 | 0.8% |
| Steilacoom | 492 | 7.3% |
| Stevenson | 20 | 1.3% |
| Sultan | 140 | 2.7% |
| Sumas | 35 | 2.2% |
| Sumner | 328 | 3.1% |
| Sunnyside | 100 | 0.6% |
| Tacoma | 20,268 | 9.2% |
| Tekoa | 2 | 0.2% |
| Tenino | 23 | 1.2% |
| Tieton | 14 | 1.0% |
| Toledo | 3 | 0.5% |
| Tonasket | 5 | 0.5% |
| Toppenish | 32 | 0.4% |
| Tukwila | 5,709 | 26.2% |
| Tumwater | 1,372 | 5.4% |
| Twisp | 8 | 0.8% |
| Union Gap | 38 | 0.6% |
| Uniontown | 0 | 0.0% |
| University Place | 3,796 | 10.9% |
| Vader | 9 | 1.4% |
| Vancouver | 10,364 | 5.4% |
| Waitsburg | 5 | 0.4% |
| Walla Walla | 621 | 1.8% |
| Wapato | 117 | 2.5% |
| Warden | 18 | 0.7% |
| Washougal | 387 | 2.3% |
| Washtucna | 1 | 0.5% |
| Waterville | 4 | 0.4% |
| Waverly | 0 | 0.0% |
| Wenatchee | 465 | 1.3% |
| Westport | 19 | 0.9% |
| West Richland | 354 | 2.2% |
| White Salmon | 22 | 0.9% |
| Wilbur | 8 | 0.9% |
| Wilkeson | 3 | 0.6% |
| Wilson Creek | 0 | 0.0% |
| Winlock | 4 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Winthrop | 0 | 0.0% |
| Woodinville | 2,065 | 15.8% |
| Woodland | 70 | 1.1% |
| Woodway | 134 | 10.2% |
| Yacolt | 2 | 0.1% |
| Yakima | 1,418 | 1.5% |
| Yarrow Point | 261 | 23.0% |
| Yelm | 387 | 3.6% |
| Zillah | 19 | 0.6% | |
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