Monday, April 13, 2009

Where Asian Americans Live


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 66% of all Asian Americans live in just five states: California (12.1% of the state population), New York (5.6%), Hawai'i (63.6%), Texas (2.9%), and Illinois (3.4%).

Amazingly, 54.7% of all Asian Americans live in just six metropolitan area:

Metropolitan AreaAsian American Population% of Total U.S.
Population
Los Angeles1,799,00011.4%
New York1,343,0006.7%
San Francisco1,279,00018.8%
Honolulu566,00064.9%
Washington DC-Baltimore373,0005.1%
Chicago367,0004.2%

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