Asian Americans in Washington (state) explained

Population:	939,846 12.2% of state's population (2020)
Languages:	English, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Hindustani, Korean, Japanese, other Languages of Asia
Religions:	Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Irreligion, Others
Related:	Asian Americans

Asian Washingtonians are residents of the state of Washington who are of Asian ancestry. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Asian-Americans were 7.7% of the state's population. ^[1] As per the 2019 it’s 9-10%.

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.

See also

• Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
• History of Chinese Americans in Seattle
• History of the Japanese in Seattle

External links

• A History Bursting With Telling: Asian Americans in Washington State

Notes and References

1. Web site: Washington QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau . Quickfacts.census.gov . 2011 . January 27, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160217201325/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/53000.html . February 17, 2016 . dead .