Asian Americans in Washington (state)
 WashingtonFlag of Washington | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 730,596 (9.5%) in the 2020 census 843,791 (10.8%) in the 2023 estimate | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States | |
| Languages | |
| English, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Hindustani, Korean, Japanese, other Languages of Asia | |
| Religion | |
| Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Irreligion, Others | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Asian Americans |
Asian Washingtonians are residents of the state of Washington who are of Asian ancestry. As of the 2020 census, Asian-Americans were 730,596 (9.5%) of the state's population.
Distribution
[edit]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. Nearby Bellevue has a larger Chinese and Asian/Asian Indian population, at least 25%.
Significant Asian Seattle communities include Chinatown-International District, Beacon Hill and Capitol Hill.
Most Asian people live in East King 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 | 4 0.3% | 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% |
See also
[edit]- Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
- History of Chinese Americans in Seattle
- History of the Japanese in Seattle
- List of municipalities in Washington
References
[edit]External links
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