| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 378,672 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Enterprise,Spring Valley,Summerlin South,Whitney,Fallon Station, NV,Paradise,Henderson,Reno,North Las Vegas,Las Vegas[1] | |
| Languages | |
| English •Tagalog •Chinese •Vietnamese •Korean •Japanese | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity •Buddhism •Hinduism •Islam |
Asian Americans are a fast growing ethnic group in the US state ofNevada. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, Asian Americans were 9.1% of the state's population,[2] or 378,672 people.
Filipinos are the largest Asian ethnic group in the state.[3] InClark County, the four largest Asian groups are Filipino (52%),Chinese (12%), andNative Hawaiian/Pacific Islander andIndian (both 7%).[4] The largest Asian ethnic groups in Nevada are Filipino (168,200), Chinese (53,234),Japanese (28,366),Vietnamese (21,719),Korean (17,743), and Indian (14,602).[5]
As of 2022, Asians make up about 10 percent of Nevada's eligible voters, comprising a larger share compared to any state except Hawaii and California.[6]
| Ancestry by origin[7] | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| 178,160 | ||
| 34,133 | ||
| 24,576 | ||
| 70,458 | ||
| 19,199 | ||
| 7,607 | ||
| 3,995 | ||
| 2,107 | ||
| 16,569 | ||
| 2,390 | ||
| 3,400 | ||
| 1,216 | ||
| 517 |