Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1910 | 160 | — |
| 1920 | 5,603 | +3401.9% |
| 1930 | 45,208 | +706.9% |
| 1940 | 45,563 | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 61,636 | +35.3% |
| 1960 | 176,310 | +186.1% |
| 1970 | 343,060 | +94.6% |
| 1980 | 774,652 | +125.8% |
| 1990 | 1,406,770 | +81.6% |
| 2000 | 2,364,815 | +68.1% |
| 2010 | 3,416,840 | +44.5% |
| 2000 & 2010 figures include Multiracial Filipino Americans Source: |
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The Filipino American community is the second largest Asian American group in the United States with a population of over 3.4 million as of the 2010 US Census; making up 19.7 percent of Asian Americans; only Chinese Americans have a larger population among Asian Americans. Not including Multiracial Filipino Americans, the population of those responding as Filipino alone in the 2010 Census were 2,555,923; an increase of 38% in population from the 2000 Census. Filipino Americans are also the largest subgroup of Overseas Filipinos. 69 Percent of Filipino Americans are foreign born, and 77 percent are United States Citizens. Life expectancy for Filipino Americans are higher than the general population of the United States; however, survival rates of Filipino Americans diagnosed with cancer are lower than European Americans.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that the 2007 American Community Survey, identified approximately 3.1 million persons as "Filipino alone or in any combination." The census also found that about 80% of the Filipino-American community are United States citizens. Also in 2011, the U.S. State Department estimated the size of the Filipino American community at 4 million or 1.5% of the United States population. There are no official records of Filipinos who hold dual citizenship; however, during the 2000 Census data indicated that Filipino Americans had the lowest percentage of non-citizens amongst Asian Americans, at twenty six (26) percent. Additionally, although historically there had been a larger number of Filipino American men than women, women represented 54% of the Filipino American adult population in the 2000 Census.
Filipino Americans are the largest group of Overseas Filipinos, and the majority were born overseas; at the same time more than seventy three (73) percent are United States Citizens. One in five are Multiracial Americans. Multiple languages are spoken by Filipino Americans, and the majority are Roman Catholic. A U.S. Census Bureau survey done in 2004 found that Filipino Americans had the second highest median family income amongst Asian Americans, and also had a high level of educational achievement.
Interracial marriage among Filipinos is not uncommon, as they have the largest number of interracial marriages among Asian immigrant groups in California, only Japanese Americans have a higher rate nationally. It is also noted that 21.8% of Filipino Americans are multiracial, second among Asian Americans. Depending on their parentage, multiracial Filipino Americans may refer to themselves as Mestizo, Tsinoy, Blackapino, and Mexipino.
Read more about this topic: List Of U.S. Cities With Large Filipino American Populations
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