Ethnic group
Asian Americans in
Washington (state) WashingtonFlag of Washington |
| Total population |
|---|
730,596 (9.5%) in the2020 census
843,791 (10.8%) in the 2023 estimate |
| Regions with significant populations |
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| United States |
| Languages |
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| English,Chinese,Tagalog,Vietnamese,Hindustani,Korean,Japanese, otherLanguages of Asia |
| Religion |
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| Protestantism,Catholicism,Buddhism,Hinduism,Islam,Sikhism,Irreligion,Others |
| Related ethnic groups |
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| Asian Americans |
Asian Washingtonians are residents of the state ofWashington who are ofAsian ancestry. As of the2020 census, Asian-Americans were 730,596 (9.5%) of the state's population.
Chinese Americans are the largest group at nearly 2% of the state’s population and 1.4% Chinese alone. Japanese, Koreans, Vietnamese, Indians, and Filipinos are plentiful.Seattle is 5% Chinese, and 15% Asian. NearbyBellevue has a larger Chinese and Asian/Asian Indian population, at least 25%.
Significant Asian Seattle communities includeChinatown-International District, Beacon Hill and Capitol Hill.
Most Asian people live in EastKing County (Bellevue area).Redmond is the 1st largest Asian percentage.
List of municipalities for Asian Americans only in the 2020 census
[edit]| City | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Aberdeen | 315 | 1.9% |
| Airway Heights | 513 | 4.8% |
| Albion | 2 | 0.4% |
| Algona | 488 | 14.8% |
| Almira | 2 | 0.6% |
| Anacortes | 419 | 2.4% |
| Arlington | 632 | 3.2% |
| Asotin | 2 | 0.2% |
| Auburn | 11,438 | 13.1% |
| Bainbridge Island | 847 | 3.4% |
| Battle Ground | 408 | 2.0% |
| Beaux Arts Village | 22 | 6.9% |
| Bellevue | 61,684 | 40.6% |
| Bellingham | 5,516 | 6.0% |
| Benton City | 20 | 0.6% |
| Bingen | 11 | 1.4% |
| Black Diamond | 133 | 2.8% |
| Blaine | 406 | 6.9% |
| Bonney Lake | 761 | 3.4% |
| Bothell | 8,503 | 17.7% |
| Bremerton | 2,748 | 6.3% |
| Brewster | 6 | 0.3% |
| Bridgeport | 1 | 0.0% |
| Brier | 632 | 9.6% |
| Buckley | 65 | 1.3% |
| Bucoda | 4 | 0.7% |
| Burien | 7,357 | 14.1% |
| Burlington | 255 | 2.8% |
| Camas | 2,574 | 9.9% |
| Carbonado | 0 | 0.0% |
| Carnation | 140 | 6.5% |
| Cashmere | 29 | 0.9% |
| Castle Rock | 13 | 0.5% |
| Cathlamet | 8 | 1.4% |
| Centralia | 244 | 1.3% |
| Chehalis | 90 | 1.2% |
| Chelan | 39 | 0.9% |
| Cheney | 438 | 3.3% |
| Chewelah | 15 | 0.6% |
| Clarkston | 77 | 1.1% |
| Cle Elum | 31 | 1.4% |
| Clyde Hill | 1,019 | 32.6% |
| Colfax | 48 | 1.7% |
| College Place | 183 | 1.8% |
| Colton | 5 | 1.2% |
| Colville | 44 | 0.9% |
| Conconully | 1 | 0.5% |
| Concrete | 9 | 1.1% |
| Connell | 130 | 2.4% |
| Cosmopolis | 31 | 1.9% |
| Coulee City | 4 | 0.7% |
| Coulee Dam | 12 | 1.0% |
| Coupeville | 39 | 2.0% |
| Covington | 2,453 | 11.8% |
| Creston | 1 | 0.5% |
| Cusick | 2 | 1.3% |
| Darrington | 7 | 0.5% |
| Davenport | 14 | 0.8% |
| Dayton | 20 | 0.8% |
| Deer Park | 29 | 0.7% |
| Des Moines | 4,190 | 12.7% |
| DuPont | 1,359 | 13.4% |
| Duvall | 454 | 5.7% |
| East Wenatchee | 170 | 1.2% |
| Eatonville | 21 | 0.7% |
| Edgewood | 807 | 6.5% |
| Edmonds | 3,412 | 8.0% |
| Electric City | 4 | 0.4% |
| Ellensburg | 675 | 3.6% |
| Elma | 59 | 1.7% |
| Elmer City | 0 | 0.0% |
| Endicott | 3 | 1.0% |
| Entiat | 11 | 0.8% |
| Enumclaw | 138 | 1.1% |
| Ephrata | 79 | 0.9% |
| Everett | 10,602 | 9.6% |
| Everson | 28 | 1.0% |
| Fairfield | 3 | 0.5% |
| Farmington | 1 | 0.8% |
| Federal Way | 15,617 | 15.5% |
| Ferndale | 1,019 | 6.8% |
| Fife | 1,739 | 15.8% |
| Fircrest | 398 | 5.6% |
| Forks | 48 | 1.4% |
| Friday Harbor | 50 | 1.9% |
| Garfield | 4 | 0.7% |
| George | 1 | 0.1% |
| Gig Harbor | 596 | 5.0% |
| Gold Bar | 20 | 0.8% |
| Goldendale | 27 | 0.8% |
| Grand Coulee | 7 | 0.7% |
| Grandview | 59 | 0.5% |
| Granger | 7 | 0.2% |
| Granite Falls | 116 | 2.6% |
| Hamilton | 3 | 1.0% |
| Harrah | 6 | 1.0% |
| Harrington | 5 | 1.2% |
| Hartline | 1 | 0.6% |
| Hatton | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hoquiam | 101 | 1.2% |
| Hunts Point | 98 | 21.4% |
| Ilwaco | 10 | 0.9% |
| Index | 1 | 0.6% |
| Ione | 0 | 0.0% |
| Issaquah | 10,379 | 25.9% |
| Kahlotus | 1 | 0.7% |
| Kalama | 30 | 1.0% |
| Kelso | 163 | 1.3% |
| Kenmore | 3,585 | 15.0% |
| Kennewick | 2,384 | 2.8% |
| Kent | 32,240 | 23.6% |
| Kettle Falls | 15 | 0.9% |
| Kirkland | 16,485 | 17.9% |
| Kittitas | 3 | 0.2% |
| Krupp | 1 | 2.0% |
| La Center | 66 | 1.9% |
| Lacey | 4,859 | 9.1% |
| La Conner | 16 | 1.7% |
| LaCrosse | 1 | 0.3% |
| Lake Forest Park | 1,529 | 11.2% |
| Lake Stevens | 2,062 | 5.8% |
| Lakewood | 5,807 | 9.1% |
| Lamont | 1 | 1.3% |
| Langley | 16 | 1.4% |
| Latah | 0 | 0.0% |
| Leavenworth | 19 | 0.8% |
| Liberty Lake | 341 | 2.8% |
| Lind | 4 | 0.7% |
| Long Beach | 21 | 1.2% |
| Longview | 952 | 2.5% |
| Lyman | 1 | 0.2% |
| Lynden | 564 | 3.6% |
| Lynnwood | 7,399 | 19.2% |
| Mabton | 4 | 0.2% |
| Malden | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mansfield | 0 | 0.0% |
| Maple Valley | 2,500 | 8.9% |
| Marcus | 1 | 0.5% |
| Marysville | 5,303 | 7.5% |
| Mattawa | 4 | 0.1% |
| McCleary | 30 | 1.5% |
| Medical Lake | 73 | 1.5% |
| Medina | 851 | 29.2% |
| Mercer Island | 5,924 | 23.0% |
| Mesa | 8 | 2.1% |
| Metaline | 0 | 0.0% |
| Metaline Falls | 2 | 0.7% |
| Mill Creek | 4,186 | 20.0% |
| Millwood | 18 | 1.0% |
| Milton | 575 | 6.6% |
| Monroe | 791 | 4.0% |
| Montesano | 72 | 1.7% |
| Morton | 6 | 0.6% |
| Moses Lake | 688 | 2.7% |
| Mossyrock | 4 | 0.5% |
| Mount Vernon | 1,292 | 3.7% |
| Mountlake Terrace | 2,662 | 12.5% |
| Moxee | 59 | 1.4% |
| Mukilteo | 4,218 | 19.6% |
| Naches | 6 | 0.6% |
| Napavine | 22 | 1.2% |
| Nespelem | 0 | 0.0% |
| Newcastle | 4,533 | 34.8% |
| Newport | 26 | 1.2% |
| Nooksack | 16 | 1.1% |
| Normandy Park | 426 | 6.3% |
| North Bend | 305 | 4.1% |
| North Bonneville | 12 | 0.9% |
| Northport | 0 | 0.0% |
| Oakesdale | 4 | 1.0% |
| Oak Harbor | 2,524 | 10.3% |
| Oakville | 7 | 1.0% |
| Ocean Shores | 127 | 1.9% |
| Odessa | 6 | 0.7% |
| Okanogan | 23 | 1.0% |
| Olympia | 3,745 | 6.7% |
| Omak | 50 | 1.0% |
| Oroville | 14 | 0.8% |
| Orting | 233 | 2.6% |
| Othello | 96 | 1.1% |
| Pacific | 745 | 10.3% |
| Palouse | 6 | 0.6% |
| Pasco | 1,654 | 2.1% |
| Pateros | 5 | 0.8% |
| Pe Ell | 6 | 0.9% |
| Pomeroy | 5 | 0.4% |
| Port Angeles | 430 | 2.2% |
| Port Orchard | 1,069 | 6.9% |
| Port Townsend | 192 | 1.9% |
| Poulsbo | 701 | 5.9% |
| Prescott | 5 | 1.3% |
| Prosser | 140 | 2.3% |
| Pullman | 3,529 | 10.7% |
| Puyallup | 2,434 | 5.7% |
| Quincy | 67 | 0.9% |
| Rainier | 47 | 2.0% |
| Raymond | 181 | 5.9% |
| Reardan | 3 | 0.5% |
| Redmond | 30,061 | 41.0% |
| Renton | 27,917 | 26.1% |
| Republic | 11 | 1.1% |
| Richland | 3,161 | 5.2% |
| Ridgefield | 359 | 3.5% |
| Ritzville | 13 | 0.7% |
| Riverside | 0 | 0.0% |
| Rock Island | 0 | 0.0% |
| Rockford | 4 | 0.8% |
| Rosalia | 1 | 0.2% |
| Roslyn | 11 | 1.2% |
| Roy | 28 | 3.4% |
| Royal City | 1 | 0.1% |
| Ruston | 71 | 6.7% |
| St. John | 2 | 0.3% |
| Sammamish | 24,164 | 35.8% |
| SeaTac | 5,783 | 18.4% |
| Seattle | 125,668 | 17.1% |
| Sedro-Woolley | 150 | 1.2% |
| Selah | 118 | 1.4% |
| Sequim | 210 | 2.6% |
| Shelton | 127 | 1.2% |
| Shoreline | 9,383 | 16.0% |
| Skykomish | 5 | 3.1% |
| Snohomish | 243 | 2.4% |
| Snoqualmie | 1,888 | 13.4% |
| Soap Lake | 15 | 0.9% |
| South Bend | 99 | 5.7% |
| South Cle Elum | 0 | 0.0% |
| South Prairie | 2 | 0.5% |
| Spangle | 3 | 1.1% |
| Spokane | 6,519 | 2.8% |
| Spokane Valley | 1,970 | 1.9% |
| Sprague | 0 | 0.0% |
| Springdale | 0 | 0.0% |
| Stanwood | 158 | 2.1% |
| Starbuck | 1 | 0.8% |
| Steilacoom | 492 | 7.3% |
| Stevenson | 20 | 1.3% |
| Sultan | 140 | 2.7% |
| Sumas | 35 | 2.2% |
| Sumner | 328 | 3.1% |
| Sunnyside | 100 | 0.6% |
| Tacoma | 20,268 | 9.2% |
| Tekoa | 2 | 0.2% |
| Tenino | 23 | 1.2% |
| Tieton | 14 | 1.0% |
| Toledo | 3 | 0.5% |
| Tonasket | 5 | 0.5% |
| Toppenish | 32 | 0.4% |
| Tukwila | 5,709 | 26.2% |
| Tumwater | 1,372 | 5.4% |
| Twisp | 8 | 0.8% |
| Union Gap | 38 | 0.6% |
| Uniontown | 0 | 0.0% |
| University Place | 3,796 | 10.9% |
| Vader | 9 | 1.4% |
| Vancouver | 10,364 | 5.4% |
| Waitsburg | 5 | 0.4% |
| Walla Walla | 621 | 1.8% |
| Wapato | 117 | 2.5% |
| Warden | 18 | 0.7% |
| Washougal | 387 | 2.3% |
| Washtucna | 1 | 0.5% |
| Waterville | 4 | 0.4% |
| Waverly | 0 | 0.0% |
| Wenatchee | 465 | 1.3% |
| Westport | 19 | 0.9% |
| West Richland | 354 | 2.2% |
| White Salmon | 22 | 0.9% |
| Wilbur | 8 | 0.9% |
| Wilkeson | 3 | 0.6% |
| Wilson Creek | 0 | 0.0% |
| Winlock | 40.3% | 0.3% |
| Winthrop | 0 | 0.0% |
| Woodinville | 2,065 | 15.8% |
| Woodland | 70 | 1.1% |
| Woodway | 134 | 10.2% |
| Yacolt | 2 | 0.1% |
| Yakima | 1,418 | 1.5% |
| Yarrow Point | 261 | 23.0% |
| Yelm | 387 | 3.6% |
| Zillah | 19 | 0.6% |
