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 City Total Population(2010) Asian-American, alone or with other races Asian-American, alone Mixed-race Asian-AmericanRank Percentage of total populationRank Percentage oftotal populationRank Percentage oftotal populationHonolulu, HI 337,256 1 68.2 2 54.8 1 13.4Daly City, CA 101,123 2 58.4 1 55.6 21 2.8Fremont, CA 214,089 3 54.5 3 50.6 5 3.9Sunnyvale, CA 140,081 4 43.7 4 40.9 19 2.8Irvine, CA 212,375 5 43.3 5 39.2 4 4.1Santa Clara, CA 116,468 6 40.8 6 37.7 11 3.2Garden Grove, CA 170,883 7 38.6 7 37.1 75 1.4Torrance, CA 145,438 8 38.2 8 34.5 6 3.6San Francisco, CA 805,235 9 35.8 9 33.3 25 2.6San Jose, CA 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 Totalpopulation(2010) Asian-American, alone or mixed with other races Asian-American, alone Mixed-race Asian-AmericanRank Percent oftotal populationRank Percent oftotal populationRank Percent oftotal populationHonolulu, HI 337,256 1 68.2 2 54.8 1 13.4Elk Grove, CA 153,015 11 30.6 12 26.3 2 4.3Fairfield, CA 105,321 26 19.0 32 14.9 3 4.1Irvine, CA 212,375 5 43.3 5 39.2 4 4.1Fremont, CA 214,089 3 54.5 3 50.6 5 3.9Torrance, CA 145,438 8 38.2 8 34.5 6 3.6Berkeley, CA 112,580 21 22.8 22 19.3 7 3.6Vallejo, CA 115,942 13 28.3 15 24.9 8 3.3Enterprise, NV 108,481 20 24.5 20 21.2 9 3.3Hayward, CA 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 populationand the highest number of Asian-Americans City Totalpopulation(2010) Asian-American,alone or mixed with other races Asian-American,alone Mixed-race Asian-AmericanRank NumberRank NumberRank NumberNew York, NY 8,175,133 1 1,134,919 1 1,038,388 1 96,531Los Angeles, CA 3,792,621 2 483,585 2 426,959 2 56,626San Jose, CA 945,942 3 326,627 3 303,138 5 23,489San Francisco, CA 805,235 4 288,529 4 267,915 6 20,614San Diego, CA 1,307,402 5 241,293 5 207,944 4 33,349Honolulu, HI 337,256 6 230,071 6 184,950 3 45,121Chicago, IL 2,695,598 7 166,770 7 147,164 7 19,606Houston, TX 2,099,451 8 139,960 8 126,378 9 13,582Fremont, CA 214,089 9 116,755 9 108,332 22 8,423Philadelphia, PA 1,526,006 10 106,720 10 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 Daly City (2020, 56.93%) Fremont (2020, 63.72%) Sunnyvale (2020, 49.78%)
Population between 25,000 and 99,999
Alhambra (2020, 51.35%) Arcadia (2020, 64.59%) Cerritos (2020, 62.14%) Cupertino (2020, 70.14%) Diamond Bar (2020, 59.24%) Dublin (2020, 53.53%) Foster City (2020, 53.5%) Hercules (50.6%) Milpitas (2020, 71.33%) Monterey Park (2020, 66.05%) Rosemead (2020, 64.00%) Rowland Heights (2020, 61.34%) San Gabriel (2020, 63.35%) San Ramon (2020, 50.89%) Saratoga (2020, 54.20%) Temple City (2020, 63.54%) Union City (2020, 57.41%) Walnut (2020, 67.05%) Westminster (2020, 51.16%)
Population less than 25,000
Camino Tassajara CDP (2020, 57.46%) East San Gabriel CDP (2020, 54.82%) La Palma (2020, 50.29%) Midway City (2020, 52.09%) Millbrae (2020, 52.7%) Mountain House (57.6%) Norris Canyon CDP (69.2%) Post Mountain CDP (2020, 55.21%) San Marino (2020, 60.58%) South San Gabriel CDP (2020, 57.35%)
Asian-American majority as of the 2020 Census New jurisdiction first appearing in the 2020 Census
Guam Population less than 25,000 Tamuning (including Tumon) (50.0%) U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder - 2010 summary file [Geography set to "Tamuning village, Guam"]. URL unavailable.
Hawaii Population over 100,000 Honolulu (2020, 52.34%)
Population between 25,000 and 99,999 Waipahu (67.1%) Pearl City (53.2%)
Population less than 25,000
Kaumakani (77.3%) 'Ewa Villages (70.4%) Whitmore Village (65.9%) Puhi (65.7%) 'Ele`ele (61.8%) Hamamaulu (61.5%) Lāna`i City (58.1%) Village Park (57.9%) 'Aiea (57.7%) Kea`au (57.7%) Waipio (54.7%) Pepe`ekeo (54.7%) Kahului (53.6%) Pāhoa (52.4%) Waialua (51.9%) Hālawa (51.6%) 'Ewa Gentry (51.4%)
New Jersey
Population over 100,000 Edison (2020, 53.62%)
Population between 25,000 and 99,000 West Windsor (54.7%)
Population less than 25,000
Belle Mead CDP (2020, 57.34%) Dayton CDP (2020, 53.99%) Forsgate CDP (2020 67.07%) Harlingen CDP (2020, 50.23%) Iselin CDP (2020, 57.42%) Monmouth Junction CDP (2020, 57.45%) Monroe Manor CDP (2020, 73.19%) Palisades Park (2020, 58.64%) Plainsboro (57.8%) Plainsboro Center CDP (2020, 51.49%) Princeton Meadows CDP (2020, 58.53%) Rutgers University-Busch Campus CDP (2020, 54.12%) Ten Mile Run CDP (2020, 58.00%)
Asian-American majority as of the 2020 Census New jurisdiction first appearing in the 2020 Census
New York
Population less than 25,000 Herricks CDP Lake Success Searingtown CDP
Northern Mariana Islands
Population between 25,000 and 100,000 Saipan (50.9%) U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. 2010 summary file [Geography set to "Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands"]. URL unavailable. Garapan, Saipan (81.2%) China Town, Saipan (77.2%) Chalan Piao, Saipan (71.9%) Chalan Kanoa I, Saipan (66.9%)
Pennsylvania
Population less than 25,000 Millbourne (63.9%)
Virginia
Population less than 25,000 Loudoun Valley Estates CDP (61.0%) Navy CDP (2020, 50.13%) Sully Square CDP (2020, 61.09%) New jurisdiction first appearing in the 2020 Census
See also Lists of United States cities with large ethnic minority populations List of U.S. cities with large Cambodian-American populations List of U.S. cities with significant Chinese-American populations List of U.S. cities with large Filipino-American populations List of U.S. cities with large Japanese-American populations List of U.S. cities with significant Korean-American populations List of U.S. cities with large Vietnamese-American populations
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