Census ACS 5-Year · 73 cities

US Cities With Largest Asian Population

US cities with the largest Asian populations cluster in Hawaii, the San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Los Angeles, and the New York metro. Honolulu (HI), Daly City (CA), and Fremont (CA) have Asian population shares exceeding 50%. These cities host significant Chinese, Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese communities with distinctive ethnic neighborhoods, food cultures, and business networks. Asian-majority cities tend to have high educational attainment, elevated household incomes, and strong international business ties.

Key Findings

1Albuquerque city, NM leads with a Asian population percentage of 2.6%, followed by Rio Rancho city, NM (1.8%) and Tempe city, AZ (1.3%).
2The gap between #1 Albuquerque city, NM and #73 Chino Hills city, CA (0.1%) is 2.5 percentage points.
3The national median across all states is 0.2% (Pleasanton city, CA at the midpoint).
4The top 10 states are: Albuquerque city, NM, Rio Rancho city, NM, Tempe city, AZ, Chandler city, AZ, Phoenix city, AZ, Mesa city, AZ, San Tan Valley Cdp, AZ, Glendale city, AZ, Avondale city, AZ, Santa Fe city, NM.

Full Ranking: US Cities With Largest Asian Population

Source: Census ACS 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Asian %	Population	Median Income
1	Yuma city, AZ	0.1%	98,461	$62,546
2	Whittier city, CA	0.1%	85,925	$92,374
3	Westminster city, CO	0.2%	115,546	$96,145
4	West Valley City city, UT	0.4%	137,955	$88,604
5	West Jordan city, UT	0.1%	116,277	$103,960
6	Vista city, CA	0.3%	98,646	$91,854
7	Vacaville city, CA	0.1%	102,085	$108,580
8	Upland city, CA	0.1%	78,940	$101,407
9	Tucson city, AZ	0.3%	543,348	$54,546
10	Thornton city, CO	0.1%	142,878	$100,985
11	Tempe city, AZ	1.3%	186,419	$77,643
12	Tacoma city, WA	0.1%	220,482	$83,857
13	Surprise city, AZ	0.3%	149,519	$93,371
14	St. George city, UT	0.4%	99,184	$72,870
15	Spring Valley Cdp, NV	0.1%	219,913	$72,364
16	Spokane Valley city, WA	0.1%	105,460	$70,722
17	Spokane city, WA	0.1%	229,228	$65,745
18	South Jordan city, UT	0.1%	80,331	$126,400
19	Scottsdale city, AZ	0.2%	242,169	$107,372
20	Santa Fe city, NM	0.5%	88,224	$70,110
21	Sandy city, UT	0.2%	94,723	$111,242
22	San Tan Valley Cdp, AZ	0.8%	105,231	$93,642
23	Salt Lake City city, UT	0.3%	203,888	$74,925
24	Rio Rancho city, NM	1.8%	106,533	$85,755
25	Redding city, CA	0.1%	93,268	$69,443
26	Pueblo city, CO	0.4%	111,514	$55,305
27	Provo city, UT	0.3%	114,303	$62,800
28	Pomona city, CA	0.1%	148,391	$78,869
29	Pleasanton city, CA	0.2%	77,500	$186,206
30	Phoenix city, AZ	0.8%	1,624,832	$77,041
31	Peoria city, AZ	0.2%	194,338	$93,403
32	Orem city, UT	0.3%	97,048	$81,292
33	Ogden city, UT	0.3%	86,973	$70,053
34	Odessa city, TX	0.1%	114,080	$73,030
35	Oakland city, CA	0.1%	438,072	$97,369
36	Nampa city, ID	0.2%	106,289	$72,122
37	Mesa city, AZ	0.8%	507,478	$78,779
38	Longmont city, CO	0.1%	98,958	$89,724
39	Layton city, UT	0.1%	82,512	$99,188
40	Lawrence city, KS	0.2%	95,459	$62,838
41	Las Cruces city, NM	0.4%	112,612	$55,176
42	Largo city, FL	0.1%	82,506	$60,465
43	Lakewood city, CO	0.2%	156,309	$85,789
44	Lakewood city, CA	0.1%	80,510	$116,794
45	Lakeland city, FL	0.2%	117,030	$60,947
46	Kent city, WA	0.1%	135,015	$90,416
47	Jurupa Valley city, CA	0.1%	106,244	$96,190
48	Hillsboro city, OR	0.1%	107,050	$103,207
49	Highlands Ranch Cdp, CO	0.1%	101,437	$155,847
50	Hawthorne city, CA	0.1%	85,933	$72,719
51	Greeley city, CO	0.2%	109,421	$68,650
52	Goodyear city, AZ	0.3%	102,891	$101,814
53	Glendale city, AZ	0.7%	250,193	$70,139
54	Gilbert town, AZ	0.4%	271,118	$121,351
55	Fresno city, CA	0.1%	543,615	$66,804
56	Fort Collins city, CO	0.1%	169,705	$83,598
57	Federal Way city, WA	0.1%	99,232	$82,144
58	Enterprise Cdp, NV	0.2%	232,043	$93,980
59	El Monte city, CA	0.1%	107,066	$64,484
60	Downey city, CA	0.1%	111,793	$87,400
61	Denver city, CO	0.1%	713,734	$91,681
62	Colorado Springs city, CO	0.1%	483,099	$83,198
63	Citrus Heights city, CA	0.1%	87,036	$77,167
64	Chino Hills city, CA	0.1%	78,024	$122,600
65	Chandler city, AZ	0.9%	278,123	$103,691
66	Buckeye city, AZ	0.2%	99,844	$98,778
67	Boulder city, CO	0.1%	106,274	$85,364
68	Billings city, MT	0.2%	118,321	$71,855
69	Bellingham city, WA	0.1%	92,367	$65,821
70	Avondale city, AZ	0.7%	90,644	$81,260
71	Arvada city, CO	0.2%	122,835	$113,396
72	Anchorage municipality, AK	0.1%	289,069	$98,152
73	Albuquerque city, NM	2.6%	562,488	$65,604

Methodology

Rankings are based on American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates from the US Census Bureau. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are included. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides detailed demographic, social, economic, and housing data. 5-Year estimates offer the most reliable data for state-level comparisons by averaging responses over a 60-month period. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Albuquerque city, NM has the highest Asian population percentage at 2.6%, according to latest Census ACS data. Rio Rancho city, NM and Tempe city, AZ round out the top three.

Chino Hills city, CA has the lowest Asian population percentage at 0.1%. Upland city, CA is second-lowest at 0.1%.

The median across all 73 states is 0.2%. Note that the national median and the state-level median are calculated differently, the state median represents the midpoint when all states are ranked.

This data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates published by the US Census Bureau. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides the most comprehensive demographic data available between decennial censuses.

Rankings are based on the latest available Census ACS 5-Year estimates. The Census Bureau releases new ACS data annually. Our data was last updated on April 12, 2026.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates