Asian Pacific American - Historical Demographics

Historical Demographics

Asian and Pacific Islander % of Population by U.S. State (1860-2010)
State/Territory 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
United States of America 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.5% 0.8% 1.5% 2.9% 3.7% 4.8%
Alabama 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.5% 0.7% 1.1%
Alaska 7.1% 5.3% 3.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% 2.0% 3.6% 4.5% 5.4%
Arizona 0.0% 0.2% 4.0% 1.3% 1.4% 0.8% 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.8% 1.5% 1.9% 2.8%
Arkansas 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.5% 0.9% 1.2%
California 9.2% 8.8% 8.7% 6.1% 3.8% 3.4% 3.1% 3.0% 2.4% 1.7% 2.0% 2.8% 5.3% 9.6% 11.2% 13.0%
Colorado 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1.0% 1.8% 2.3% 2.8%
Connecticut 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.6% 1.5% 2.4% 3.8%
Delaware 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.7% 1.4% 2.1% 3.2%
District of Columbia 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 0.6% 0.7% 1.0% 1.8% 2.8% 3.5%
Florida 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.6% 1.2% 1.8% 2.4%
Georgia 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4% 1.2% 2.2% 3.2%
Hawaii 80.9% 76.5% 78.4% 78.0% 73.3% 72.9% 65.3% 57.7% 60.5% 61.8% 51.0% 38.6%
Idaho 28.5% 10.4% 2.4% 2.3% 1.7% 0.7% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.9% 1.0% 1.2%
Illinois 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 1.4% 2.5% 3.4% 4.6%
Indiana 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4% 0.7% 1.0% 1.6%
Iowa 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4% 0.9% 1.3% 1.7%
Kansas 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.6% 1.3% 1.7% 2.4%
Kentucky 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.5% 0.7% 1.1%
Louisiana 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.6% 1.0% 1.2% 1.5%
Maine 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.5% 0.7% 1.0%
Maryland 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.5% 1.5% 2.9% 4.0% 5.5%
Massachusetts 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 0.9% 2.4% 3.8% 5.3%
Michigan 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.6% 1.1% 1.8% 2.4%
Minnesota 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.7% 1.8% 2.9% 4.0%
Mississippi 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.5% 0.7% 0.9%
Missouri 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.5% 0.8% 1.2% 1.6%
Montana 9.5% 4.5% 1.8% 1.7% 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6%
Nebraska 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 0.8% 1.3% 1.8%
Nevada 0.0% 7.3% 8.7% 6.0% 3.7% 2.3% 1.9% 1.3% 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 1.8% 3.2% 4.9% 7.2%
New Hampshire 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.8% 1.3% 2.2%
New Jersey 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 1.4% 3.5% 5.7% 8.3%
New Mexico 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.5% 0.9% 1.2% 1.4%
New York 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.7% 1.8% 3.9% 5.5% 7.3%
North Carolina 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4% 0.8% 1.4% 2.2%
North Dakota 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.5% 0.6% 1.0%
Ohio 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 0.8% 1.2% 1.7%
Oklahoma 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.6% 1.1% 1.5% 1.7%
Oregon 0.0% 3.7% 5.4% 3.0% 3.1% 1.6% 1.0% 0.9% 0.6% 0.4% 0.5% 0.7% 1.3% 2.4% 3.2% 3.7%
Pennsylvania 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.5% 1.2% 1.8% 2.7%
Rhode Island 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4% 0.6% 1.8% 2.4% 2.9%
South Carolina 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4% 0.6% 0.9% 1.3%
South Dakota 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4% 0.6% 0.9%
Tennessee 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.7% 1.0% 1.4%
Texas 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.8% 1.9% 2.8% 3.8%
Utah 0.0% 0.5% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.5% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 1.0% 1.9% 2.4% 2.0%
Vermont 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.6% 0.9% 1.3%
Virginia 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 1.2% 2.6% 3.8% 5.5%
Washington 0.0% 1.0% 4.2% 1.0% 1.8% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.1% 0.7% 1.0% 1.3% 2.5% 4.3% 5.9% 7.2%
West Virginia 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.7%
Wisconsin 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 1.1% 1.7% 2.3%
Wyoming 1.6% 4.4% 0.7% 0.9% 1.3% 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8%
Puerto Rico 0.2% 0.2%

a^ The data for 2000 is generated by adding the Asian and Pacific Islander populations from two different sources both by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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