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US states by asian population share

Hawaii had the highest asian population share of 51 states in 2021, at 36.7%. West Virginia had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 2.8% and the figure for the United States was 5.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest36.7Hawaii
Lowest0.8West Virginia
Median2.851 states
United States5.6History

All states, 2021

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HawaiiHawaii: 36.7 %36.7CaliforniaCalifornia: 14.7 %14.7New JerseyNew Jersey: 9.7 %9.7WashingtonWashington: 8.9 %8.9New YorkNew York: 8.6 %8.6NevadaNevada: 8.2 %8.2MassachusettsMassachusetts: 6.8 %6.8VirginiaVirginia: 6.7 %6.7MarylandMaryland: 6.4 %6.4AlaskaAlaska: 6.3 %6.3IllinoisIllinois: 5.6 %5.6MinnesotaMinnesota: 5 %5TexasTexas: 5 %5ConnecticutConnecticut: 4.6 %4.6OregonOregon: 4.4 %4.4GeorgiaGeorgia: 4.2 %4.2District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 4 %4DelawareDelaware: 4 %4PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 3.5 %3.5Rhode IslandRhode Island: 3.4 %3.4ArizonaArizona: 3.2 %3.2MichiganMichigan: 3.2 %3.2ColoradoColorado: 3.2 %3.2North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 3 %3KansasKansas: 3 %3WisconsinWisconsin: 2.8 %2.8FloridaFlorida: 2.7 %2.7New HampshireNew Hampshire: 2.7 %2.7IowaIowa: 2.5 %2.5NebraskaNebraska: 2.5 %2.5IndianaIndiana: 2.4 %2.4OhioOhio: 2.3 %2.3UtahUtah: 2.3 %2.3OklahomaOklahoma: 2.2 %2.2MissouriMissouri: 2 %2TennesseeTennessee: 1.8 %1.8LouisianaLouisiana: 1.7 %1.7VermontVermont: 1.7 %1.7South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 1.6 %1.6North DakotaNorth Dakota: 1.6 %1.6ArkansasArkansas: 1.5 %1.5KentuckyKentucky: 1.5 %1.5New MexicoNew Mexico: 1.5 %1.5South DakotaSouth Dakota: 1.4 %1.4AlabamaAlabama: 1.4 %1.4IdahoIdaho: 1.3 %1.3MaineMaine: 1.1 %1.1MississippiMississippi: 1 %1WyomingWyoming: 0.9 %0.9MontanaMontana: 0.8 %0.8West VirginiaWest Virginia: 0.8 %0.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStates2021 (%)
1Hawaii36.7
2California14.7
3New Jersey9.7
4Washington8.9
5New York8.6
6Nevada8.2
7Massachusetts6.8
8Virginia6.7
9Maryland6.4
10Alaska6.3
11Illinois5.6
12Minnesota5
12Texas5
14Connecticut4.6
15Oregon4.4
16Georgia4.2
17District of Columbia4
18Delaware4
19Pennsylvania3.5
20Rhode Island3.4
21Arizona3.2
22Michigan3.2
23Colorado3.2
24North Carolina3
25Kansas3
26Wisconsin2.8
27Florida2.7
28New Hampshire2.7
29Iowa2.5
30Nebraska2.5
31Indiana2.4
32Ohio2.3
33Utah2.3
34Oklahoma2.2
35Missouri2
36Tennessee1.8
37Louisiana1.7
38Vermont1.7
39South Carolina1.6
40North Dakota1.6
41Arkansas1.5
41Kentucky1.5
43New Mexico1.5
44South Dakota1.4
45Alabama1.4
46Idaho1.3
47Maine1.1
48Mississippi1
49Wyoming0.9
50Montana0.8
51West Virginia0.8

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Asian as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which state has the highest asian population share?

Hawaii, with 36.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest asian population share?

West Virginia, with 0.8% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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