Census ACS 5-Year · 254 counties

US Counties With Largest Asian Population

The counties with the largest Asian American populations cluster in Hawaii, the San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Los Angeles, and the New York metro. Honolulu County is over 40% Asian, while Santa Clara County (Silicon Valley) and several New York City boroughs combine large Chinese, Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, and Korean communities. These counties tend to have higher median incomes, college-educated workforces, and significant cultural infrastructure including Asian-owned businesses, places of worship, and ethnic media.

Key Findings

1Apache County, AZ leads with a Asian population percentage of 68.3%, followed by McKinley County, NM (62.7%) and San Juan County, UT (43.9%).
2The gap between #1 Apache County, AZ and #254 Wheeler County, OR (0.1%) is 68.2 percentage points.
3The national median across all states is 0.2% (Chouteau County, MT at the midpoint).
4The top 10 states are: Apache County, AZ, McKinley County, NM, San Juan County, UT, San Juan County, NM, Navajo County, AZ, Coconino County, AZ, Cibola County, NM, Kalawao County, HI, Socorro County, NM, Montezuma County, CO.

Full Ranking: US Counties With Largest Asian Population

Source: Census ACS 5-Year Estimates

#	County	State	Asian %	Median Income
1	Yuma County, AZ	AZ	0.1%	$60,417
2	Yellowstone County, MT	MT	0.2%	$74,400
3	Yavapai County, AZ	AZ	0.4%	$66,106
4	Yakutat City and Borough, AK	AK	0.4%	$80,625
5	Woods County, OK	OK	0.1%	$50,512
6	Winona County, MN	MN	0.1%	$70,198
7	Winkler County, TX	TX	0.9%	$91,898
8	Williamson County, IL	IL	0.1%	$65,521
9	White Pine County, NV	NV	0.8%	$72,294
10	Wheeler County, TX	TX	0.2%	$67,964
11	Wheeler County, OR	OR	0.1%	$51,250
12	Weld County, CO	CO	0.1%	$93,287
13	Weber County, UT	UT	0.2%	$87,083
14	Wayne County, NY	NY	0.1%	$73,914
15	Washington County, UT	UT	0.3%	$76,411
16	Washington County, TX	TX	0.1%	$75,085
17	Washington County, AL	AL	1.6%	$60,503
18	Wasco County, OR	OR	0.1%	$63,602
19	Valencia County, NM	NM	0.7%	$58,333
20	Utah County, UT	UT	0.2%	$96,877
21	Union County, NM	NM	0.9%	$45,319
22	Union County, GA	GA	0.1%	$65,697
23	Uintah County, UT	UT	0.1%	$69,861
24	Twin Falls County, ID	ID	0.1%	$65,338
25	Torrance County, NM	NM	1.4%	$46,250
26	Tooele County, UT	UT	0.1%	$101,846
27	Todd County, SD	SD	0.1%	$39,148
28	Thurston County, NE	NE	1.3%	$64,838
29	Terrebonne Parish, LA	LA	0.1%	$64,819
30	Taos County, NM	NM	1.1%	$58,908
31	Sweetwater County, WY	WY	0.1%	$76,464
32	Stark County, ND	ND	0.1%	$80,744
33	Spokane County, WA	WA	0.1%	$73,513
34	Socorro County, NM	NM	10.1%	$47,556
35	Siskiyou County, CA	CA	0.1%	$55,499
36	Sioux County, ND	ND	0.1%	$41,676
37	Sierra County, NM	NM	0.1%	$37,840
38	Shasta County, CA	CA	0.1%	$71,931
39	Sevier County, UT	UT	0.1%	$73,765
40	Scotts Bluff County, NE	NE	0.1%	$60,960
41	Santa Fe County, NM	NM	0.5%	$74,689
42	Santa Cruz County, AZ	AZ	0.1%	$53,614
43	Sanpete County, UT	UT	0.3%	$67,459
44	Sandoval County, NM	NM	3.5%	$84,053
45	San Miguel County, NM	NM	1.2%	$47,400
46	San Miguel County, CO	CO	0.5%	$80,117
47	San Juan County, UT	UT	43.9%	$54,890
48	San Juan County, NM	NM	37.5%	$53,020
49	San Bernardino County, CA	CA	0.1%	$82,184
50	Salt Lake County, UT	UT	0.2%	$94,658
51	Saguache County, CO	CO	1.1%	$54,283
52	Rosebud County, MT	MT	0.4%	$56,430
53	Roseau County, MN	MN	0.1%	$73,611
54	Roosevelt County, NM	NM	0.3%	$52,445
55	Roosevelt County, MT	MT	0.2%	$53,125
56	Roger Mills County, OK	OK	0.1%	$62,721
57	Roberts County, TX	TX	0.3%	$66,118
58	Rio Grande County, CO	CO	1.1%	$62,166
59	Rio Arriba County, NM	NM	2.2%	$53,901
60	Riley County, KS	KS	0.1%	$59,560
61	Richmond County, NC	NC	0.4%	$43,626
62	Richland County, ND	ND	0.1%	$72,524
63	Rich County, UT	UT	0.4%	$76,875
64	Red River County, TX	TX	0.1%	$46,912
65	Rawlins County, KS	KS	0.5%	$65,000
66	Quay County, NM	NM	0.4%	$43,698
67	Pueblo County, CO	CO	0.4%	$62,250
68	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK	AK	0.2%	$59,079
69	Polk County, MN	MN	0.1%	$69,136
70	Pinal County, AZ	AZ	0.7%	$77,588
71	Pima County, AZ	AZ	0.3%	$67,929
72	Pierce County, WA	WA	0.1%	$96,632
73	Pawnee County, OK	OK	0.1%	$57,551
74	Park County, CO	CO	0.1%	$95,450
75	Ottawa County, OK	OK	0.1%	$48,656
76	Otero County, NM	NM	0.8%	$52,717
77	Northwest Arctic Borough, AK	AK	0.1%	$81,298
78	Navajo County, AZ	AZ	25.4%	$52,752
79	Natrona County, WY	WY	0.1%	$71,247
80	Mountrail County, ND	ND	1.2%	$81,292
81	Motley County, TX	TX	0.3%	$62,857
82	Morgan County, CO	CO	0.5%	$75,407
83	Mora County, NM	NM	0.9%	$50,178
84	Montrose County, CO	CO	0.2%	$66,072
85	Montezuma County, CO	CO	4.2%	$63,005
86	Mohave County, AZ	AZ	0.2%	$55,799
87	Moffat County, CO	CO	0.1%	$70,975
88	Mitchell County, KS	KS	0.2%	$58,233
89	Minidoka County, ID	ID	0.2%	$70,060
90	Mineral County, MT	MT	0.2%	$61,117
91	Mesa County, CO	CO	0.2%	$71,485
92	Merced County, CA	CA	0.2%	$65,044
93	Mellette County, SD	SD	0.2%	$51,364
94	Meeker County, MN	MN	0.1%	$75,037
95	Mecosta County, MI	MI	0.2%	$57,774
96	Meade County, SD	SD	0.1%	$74,161
97	McLean County, ND	ND	0.4%	$81,847
98	McKinley County, NM	NM	62.7%	$44,496
99	McKenzie County, ND	ND	1.1%	$88,289
100	McIntosh County, GA	GA	0.1%	$50,348
101	Mayes County, OK	OK	0.1%	$57,279
102	Martin County, KY	KY	0.2%	$46,185
103	Marshall County, TN	TN	0.1%	$70,829
104	Mariposa County, CA	CA	0.1%	$65,378
105	Maricopa County, AZ	AZ	0.6%	$85,518
106	Madison County, ID	ID	0.2%	$58,259
107	Macon County, GA	GA	0.1%	$37,177
108	Lyon County, NV	NV	0.1%	$73,460
109	Luna County, NM	NM	0.1%	$37,917
110	Los Alamos County, NM	NM	0.5%	$143,188
111	Logan County, KS	KS	0.1%	$71,389
112	Logan County, CO	CO	0.1%	$55,074
113	Lincoln County, NV	NV	2.2%	$69,496
114	Lincoln County, NM	NM	2.3%	$51,643
115	Liberty County, MT	MT	0.4%	$53,264
116	Lewis County, WA	WA	0.1%	$69,690
117	Lee County, NC	NC	0.1%	$63,060
118	Lee County, KY	KY	0.1%	$34,182
119	Lea County, NM	NM	0.2%	$68,750
120	Latimer County, OK	OK	0.1%	$41,048
121	Las Animas County, CO	CO	0.1%	$50,408
122	Larimer County, CO	CO	0.1%	$91,364
123	Lake County, OR	OR	0.2%	$61,222
124	Lake County, MT	MT	0.1%	$61,965
125	Lake County, CO	CO	0.3%	$93,655
126	Lake County, CA	CA	0.1%	$58,738
127	La Plata County, CO	CO	3.0%	$85,296
128	La Paz County, AZ	AZ	0.9%	$49,506
129	Kusilvak Census Area, AK	AK	0.1%	$48,233
130	Kodiak Island Borough, AK	AK	0.1%	$83,716
131	Kleberg County, TX	TX	0.6%	$57,612
132	Klamath County, OR	OR	0.1%	$59,353
133	Kings County, CA	CA	0.1%	$68,750
134	Kane County, UT	UT	0.3%	$75,000
135	Kalawao County, HI	HI	11.6%	$86,250
136	Juab County, UT	UT	0.4%	$89,803
137	Jerome County, ID	ID	0.1%	$69,338
138	Jefferson County, CO	CO	0.1%	$107,800
139	Iron County, UT	UT	0.3%	$65,527
140	Huerfano County, CO	CO	0.2%	$52,139
141	Hopkins County, TX	TX	0.1%	$64,725
142	Hill County, MT	MT	0.2%	$55,313
143	Haskell County, KS	KS	0.1%	$69,138
144	Harrison County, OH	OH	0.1%	$53,851
145	Harrison County, MO	MO	0.3%	$53,364
146	Harding County, NM	NM	0.3%	$41,250
147	Hardee County, FL	FL	0.2%	$54,231
148	Hamilton County, IL	IL	0.1%	$61,520
149	Gunnison County, CO	CO	0.1%	$77,358
150	Guadalupe County, NM	NM	2.8%	$40,149
151	Greenwood County, KS	KS	0.1%	$58,276
152	Greenlee County, AZ	AZ	0.4%	$75,239
153	Greene County, MS	MS	0.5%	$55,838
154	Grant County, OR	OR	0.2%	$59,800
155	Grand Forks County, ND	ND	0.1%	$68,450
156	Grand County, UT	UT	3.5%	$62,521
157	Grand County, CO	CO	0.1%	$84,558
158	Graham County, NC	NC	0.2%	$49,038
159	Graham County, AZ	AZ	0.7%	$67,326
160	Glenn County, CA	CA	0.1%	$70,487
161	Glacier County, MT	MT	0.1%	$45,129
162	Gilpin County, CO	CO	0.3%	$88,654
163	Gila County, AZ	AZ	0.9%	$59,089
164	Garrard County, KY	KY	0.2%	$62,572
165	Garfield County, UT	UT	0.1%	$61,688
166	Garfield County, CO	CO	0.1%	$86,172
167	Gallatin County, MT	MT	0.1%	$87,454
168	Fremont County, WY	WY	0.4%	$64,646
169	Fremont County, CO	CO	0.1%	$61,027
170	Franklin County, VT	VT	0.1%	$79,078
171	Forest County, WI	WI	0.2%	$59,727
172	Ford County, KS	KS	0.3%	$70,495
173	Flathead County, MT	MT	0.1%	$71,327
174	Fillmore County, NE	NE	0.1%	$76,354
175	Ferry County, WA	WA	0.4%	$54,650
176	Fergus County, MT	MT	0.1%	$59,731
177	Fallon County, MT	MT	2.3%	$72,284
178	Emmet County, IA	IA	0.1%	$65,181
179	Emery County, UT	UT	0.8%	$69,956
180	Elko County, NV	NV	0.4%	$83,427
181	El Paso County, CO	CO	0.1%	$87,470
182	Eddy County, NM	NM	0.5%	$79,605
183	Ector County, TX	TX	0.1%	$71,031
184	East Carroll Parish, LA	LA	0.3%	$28,321
185	Dunn County, ND	ND	1.0%	$94,688
186	Duchesne County, UT	UT	0.1%	$74,738
187	Douglas County, WA	WA	0.1%	$80,374
188	Douglas County, KS	KS	0.1%	$68,756
189	Doña Ana County, NM	NM	0.3%	$55,663
190	Dolores County, CO	CO	2.0%	$70,490
191	Dewey County, OK	OK	0.2%	$60,550
192	Desha County, AR	AR	0.1%	$36,064
193	Denver County, CO	CO	0.1%	$91,681
194	Denton County, TX	TX	0.1%	$108,185
195	Delta County, CO	CO	0.2%	$58,330
196	Davis County, UT	UT	0.2%	$108,058
197	Dakota County, NE	NE	0.3%	$71,655
198	Daggett County, UT	UT	1.2%	$58,750
199	Curry County, NM	NM	0.2%	$56,259
200	Culberson County, TX	TX	1.9%	$42,672
201	Crowley County, CO	CO	1.6%	$47,563
202	Crenshaw County, AL	AL	0.2%	$49,040
203	Craven County, NC	NC	0.1%	$64,635
204	Costilla County, CO	CO	0.8%	$36,519
205	Conejos County, CO	CO	0.3%	$47,209
206	Colfax County, NM	NM	0.8%	$52,690
207	Coleman County, TX	TX	0.2%	$52,364
208	Coconino County, AZ	AZ	21.7%	$69,748
209	Cochise County, AZ	AZ	0.1%	$58,970
210	Clay County, MN	MN	0.1%	$77,664
211	Clay County, AR	AR	0.2%	$48,500
212	Clark County, NV	NV	0.1%	$73,845
213	Cibola County, NM	NM	15.8%	$51,765
214	Chouteau County, MT	MT	0.2%	$56,927
215	Cherokee County, OK	OK	0.1%	$53,668
216	Chaves County, NM	NM	0.2%	$52,029
217	Chase County, NE	NE	0.3%	$62,782
218	Chaffee County, CO	CO	0.1%	$70,909
219	Catron County, NM	NM	0.7%	$46,439
220	Caribou County, ID	ID	0.1%	$66,653
221	Carbon County, WY	WY	0.2%	$66,721
222	Carbon County, UT	UT	0.2%	$53,673
223	Canyon County, ID	ID	0.1%	$72,355
224	Canadian County, OK	OK	0.1%	$85,427
225	Caldwell County, TX	TX	0.2%	$68,503
226	Caddo County, OK	OK	0.2%	$52,817
227	Burleigh County, ND	ND	0.1%	$84,948
228	Buchanan County, MO	MO	0.1%	$59,423
229	Bryan County, OK	OK	0.1%	$54,280
230	Brown County, KS	KS	0.2%	$58,886
231	Brown County, IN	IN	0.3%	$72,644
232	Broomfield County, CO	CO	0.1%	$121,025
233	Box Elder County, UT	UT	0.1%	$77,865
234	Boulder County, CO	CO	0.1%	$102,772
235	Bossier Parish, LA	LA	0.1%	$66,336
236	Bonneville County, ID	ID	0.1%	$76,646
237	Bledsoe County, TN	TN	0.1%	$49,655
238	Bingham County, ID	ID	0.1%	$76,842
239	Big Horn County, MT	MT	0.4%	$56,680
240	Bernalillo County, NM	NM	2.6%	$66,514
241	Benton County, MO	MO	0.1%	$52,200
242	Beltrami County, MN	MN	0.2%	$67,257
243	Bee County, TX	TX	0.1%	$56,075
244	Barry County, MO	MO	0.3%	$56,611
245	Baraga County, MI	MI	0.1%	$55,117
246	Bannock County, ID	ID	0.1%	$64,080
247	Baca County, CO	CO	0.1%	$40,380
248	Arapahoe County, CO	CO	0.1%	$97,215
249	Apache County, AZ	AZ	68.3%	$40,338
250	Angelina County, TX	TX	0.1%	$58,847
251	Anchorage Municipality, AK	AK	0.1%	$98,152
252	Alamosa County, CO	CO	0.5%	$51,445
253	Aitkin County, MN	MN	0.1%	$59,498
254	Adams County, CO	CO	0.1%	$91,387

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

Apache County, AZ has the highest Asian population percentage at 68.3%, according to latest Census ACS data. McKinley County, NM and San Juan County, UT round out the top three.

Wheeler County, OR has the lowest Asian population percentage at 0.1%. Logan County, KS is second-lowest at 0.1%.

The median across all 254 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