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Does Your State Have More Chinese or Indian Americans?

Last Updated: September 24, 2024 1 Comment

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Does Your State Have More Chinese or Indian Americans?

Map created by epicap232

The map above shows which states have more Americans from Chinese backgrounds or Indian (from India) backgrounds. The author notes Delaware should be orange and DC should be Red.

In total in the United States there are:

  • 3.8 million Chinese Americans, 1.19% of the US population.
  • 3.46M million Indian Americans, 1.09% of the US population

Chinese & Indian American Ancestry by State

StatePercentage Chinese AmericansNumber of Chinese AmericansPercentage Indian AmericanNumber of Indian AmericansDifference*
California3.50%1,370,0001.70%666,000704,000
New York3.40%662,0001.80%359,000303,000
Texas0.70%183,0001.20%332,000-149,000
Massachusetts2.20%149,0001.40%93,40055,600
New Jersey1.60%145,0003.90%350,000-205,000
Illinois0.90%121,0001.70%224,000-103,000
Washington1.60%112,0001.20%88,10023,900
Pennsylvania0.80%101,0000.90%121,000-20,000
Florida0.40%90,1000.70%143,000-52,900
Maryland1.30%78,3001.50%91,100-12,800
Virginia0.80%68,8001.50%125,000-56,200
Hawaii3.90%54,6000.20%2,50752,093
Georgia0.50%53,6001.20%121,000-67,400
Michigan0.50%52,1001.00%95,400-43,300
Ohio0.40%51,7000.60%73,100-21,400
North Carolina0.40%42,1000.80%76,300-34,200
Arizona0.60%37,8000.70%47,100-9,300
Oregon0.90%36,5000.50%20,30016,200
Connecticut1.00%34,2001.60%56,700-22,500
Nevada1.20%34,0000.40%11,10022,900
Indiana0.50%31,8000.50%35,100-3,300
Colorado0.60%31,0000.50%25,7005,300
Minnesota0.50%28,1000.70%40,800-12,700
Missouri0.40%23,7000.40%25,600-1,900
Wisconsin0.30%21,5000.50%27,300-5,800
Tennessee0.30%16,4000.40%27,300-10,900
Utah0.40%13,2000.30%8,6324,568
South Carolina0.30%13,0000.30%15,600-2,600
Iowa0.40%12,8000.40%13,100-300
Kansas0.40%12,3000.50%15,700-3,400
Alabama0.20%12,1000.30%12,500-400
Louisiana0.30%11,9000.20%10,6001,300
Oklahoma0.30%10,9000.30%13,400-2,500
Kentucky0.20%9,3870.30%13,600-4,213
Delaware0.90%8,4341.50%13,600-5,166
Rhode Island0.80%8,3390.60%5,9712,368
New Hampshire0.50%6,9930.70%9,346-2,353
Arkansas0.20%6,3960.40%10,600-4,204
Nebraska0.30%6,2580.40%7,052-794
New Mexico0.30%5,9600.20%3,9082,052
Mississippi0.20%5,3320.20%6,047-715
Idaho0.30%4,5840.20%2,3452,239
Maine0.30%3,6330.10%1,6941,939
West Virginia0.20%3,3640.20%3,238126
South Dakota0.20%2,1310.10%1,0551,076
Vermont0.30%2,1000.20%1,402698
Alaska0.30%2,0710.10%8351,236
Montana0.20%1,8500.00%4071,443
North Dakota0.20%1,7840.30%1,73153
Wyoming0.20%1,0470.10%704343

* Negative numbers means more Indian Americans than Chinese Americans in those states.

In total 21 states have Chinese Americans than Indian Americans and 29 states have more Indian Americans than Chinese Americans.

The states with greater number of Chinese Americans are:

  1. California
  2. New York
  3. Massachusetts
  4. Hawaii
  5. Washington
  6. Nevada
  7. Oregon
  8. Colorado
  9. Utah
  10. Rhode Island
  11. Idaho
  12. New Mexico
  13. Maine
  14. Montana
  15. Louisiana
  16. Alaska
  17. South Dakota
  18. Vermont
  19. Wyoming
  20. West Virginia
  21. North Dakota

And the states with more Indian Americans are:

  1. New Jersey
  2. Texas
  3. Illinois
  4. Georgia
  5. Virginia
  6. Florida
  7. Michigan
  8. North Carolina
  9. Connecticut
  10. Ohio
  11. Pennsylvania
  12. Maryland
  13. Minnesota
  14. Tennessee
  15. Arizona
  16. Wisconsin
  17. Delaware
  18. Kentucky
  19. Arkansas
  20. Kansas
  21. Indiana
  22. South Carolina
  23. Oklahoma
  24. New Hampshire
  25. Missouri
  26. Nebraska
  27. Mississippi
  28. Alabama
  29. Iowa

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Comments

  1. Jim Breihan says

    July 15, 2025 at 9:27 pm

    Oklahoma should be orange, according to your information

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