The
Asian
Population:
2000
1860: Chinese identified separately
1870: Japanese identified separately
1910: Korean and Filipinos identified separately
The Asian Population
and the Census
Response Categories
for Asians
Asian Indian
Chinese
Filipino
Japanese
Korean
Vietnamese
Other Asian
The question on race was changed for Census 2000.
Reproduction of the Question on Race From Census 2000
The data collected by Census 2000 on race can be divided into two broad categories: the race alone population and the race in combination population.
Asians made up about four percent of the U.S. population in 2000
Population by Race: 2000
The Asian in Combination Population: 2000
The Asian population increased faster than the total population between 1990 and 2000.
Population Increase:
1990-2000
About one-half of the United States Asian population lived in the West.
Percent Distribution of the Asian Population by Region: 2000
The West had the highest proportion of Asians in its total population as well as the largest total Asian population.
Asian as a Percent
of the Total Population: 2000
NORTHEAST
4.4%
Over half of all people who reported Asian lived in just three states: California, New York, and Hawaii.
Ten States With the Largest
Asian Populations: 2000
HI
703,232
TX
644,193
WA
395,741
FL
333,013
IL
473,649
1,169,200
NY
States in Which the Asian Population Exceeded the U.S. Level of 4.2 Percent: 2000
HI
58.0%
NJ
6.2%
WA
6.7%
CA
12.3%
NV
5.6%
NY
6.2%
MD
4.5%
VA
4.3%
The Asian population was concentrated in counties in the West, especially in Hawaii and California.
Map – Percent Asian Alone or In Combination: 2000
The two places with the largest Asian population were New York and Los Angeles.
Places With the Largest
Asian Populations: 2000
Place With the Highest Percentage of Asians: 2000
Chinese was the largest Asian group in the United States, followed by Filipinos and Asian Indians.
Selected Asian Groups: 2000
“Alone Or In Any Combination”
Among the largest Asian groups, Japanese were most likely to report one or more other races or Asian groups
Percent Distribution of Selected Detailed Asian Groups by Alone or in Combination Population: 2000
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