List of U.S. communities with Asian-American majority populations explained

The following list of ethnic groups is a partial list of United States cities and towns in which a majority (over 50%) of the population is Asian American or Asian, according to the United States Census Bureau. This list does not include cities in which, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, merely a plurality (as opposed to a majority) of the residents are Asian American. The list below is organized by state or territory and, within each state or territory, by population size. The percentage of each city's population that is Asian American is listed in parentheses next to the city's name.

There are 51 communities in four states and two territories with Asian-American majority populations.

Cities with the highest percentage of Asian-Americans

Top Ten cities with 100,000 or more total population and the highest percentages of Asian-Americans, alone or with other races[1]
City Total Population
(2010)
Asian-American, alone or with other racesAsian-American, aloneMixed-race Asian-American
Rank Percentage of total populationRank Percentage of
total population
Rank Percentage of
total population
337,256 1 68.2 2 54.8 1 13.4
101,123 2 58.4 1 55.6 21 2.8
214,089 3 54.5 3 50.6 5 3.9
140,081 4 43.7 4 40.9 19 2.8
212,375 5 43.3 5 39.2 4 4.1
116,468 6 40.8 6 37.7 11 3.2
170,883 7 38.6 7 37.1 75 1.4
145,438 8 38.2 8 34.5 6 3.6
805,235 9 35.8 9 33.3 25 2.6
945,942 10 34.5 10 32.0 27 2.5
Ten cities with 100,000 or more total population and the highest percentage "Asian in combination" (mixed with other races)
City Total
population
(2010)
Asian-American, alone or mixed with other racesAsian-American, aloneMixed-race Asian-American
Rank Percent of
total population
Rank Percent of
total population
Rank Percent of
total population
337,256 1 68.2 2 54.8 1 13.4
153,015 11 30.6 12 26.3 2 4.3
105,321 26 19.0 32 14.9 3 4.1
212,375 5 43.3 5 39.2 4 4.1
214,089 3 54.5 3 50.6 5 3.9
145,438 8 38.2 8 34.5 6 3.6
112,580 21 22.8 22 19.3 7 3.6
115,942 13 28.3 15 24.9 8 3.3
108,481 20 24.5 20 21.2 9 3.3
144,186 17 25.2 18 22.0 10 3.2

Cities with the highest number of Asian-Americans

Ten cities with 100,000 or more total population
and the highest number of Asian-Americans
City Total
population
(2010)
Asian-American,
alone or mixed with other races
Asian-American,
alone
Mixed-race Asian-American
Rank NumberRank NumberRank Number
8,175,133 1 1,134,919 1 1,038,388 1 96,531
3,792,621 2 483,585 2 426,959 2 56,626
945,942 3 326,627 3 303,138 5 23,489
805,235 4 288,529 4 267,915 6 20,614
1,307,402 5 241,293 5 207,944 4 33,349
337,256 6 230,071 6 184,950 3 45,121
2,695,598 7 166,770 7 147,164 7 19,606
2,099,451 8 139,960 8 126,378 9 13,582
214,089 9 116,755 9 108,332 22 8,423
Philadelphia, PA1,526,00610106,72010 96,405 14 10,315

=Cities and census-designated places with Asian alone, Non-Hispanic majority populations=Following are cities with Asian alone, non-Hispanic majority populations

California

Population over 100,000

Population between 25,000 and 99,999

Population less than 25,000

Asian-American majority as of the 2020 Census

Guam

Population less than 25,000

Hawaii

Population over 100,000

Population between 25,000 and 99,999

Population less than 25,000

New Jersey

Population between 25,000 and 100,000

Population less than 25,000

Asian-American majority as of the 2020 Census

New York

Northern Mariana Islands

Population between 25,000 and 100,000

Pennsylvania

Population less than 25,000

Virginia

Population less than 25,000

New jurisdiction first appearing in the 2020 Census

See also

Notes and References

  1. The Asian Population: 2010 . Table 7. U.S. Census Bureau.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder - 2010 summary file [Geography set to "Tamuning village, Guam"]. URL unavailable.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. 2010 summary file [Geography set to "Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands"]. URL unavailable.