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Statistics

Quick Facts
  • There were approximately 19.7 million Asian Americans living in the United States in 2022, representing about 5.9% of the U.S. population.
  • The top five states with the largest Asian American populations in 2023 were Hawai'i (37.3%), California (16.5%), Washington (10.8%), New Jersey (10.6%), and a tie between Nevada and New York (9.7%).
  • In 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the average estimated life expectancy at birth for Asian Americans was 86.3 years for women and 82.4 years for men. In comparison, life expectancy was calculated for non-Hispanic Whites to be 80.1 years for women and 75.1 years for men.

Source: Asian American Population Information, US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health


three children dancing in Asian traditional dress Chicago 1977


Rehearsal of the Estudiantina de San Pio; Civic Center Plaza Ethnic Dance Festival, Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Ethnic Arts Project collection (AFC 1981/004), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress