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Top 10 U.S. metropolitan areas by Chinese population, 2019


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Note: Chinese also includes those identifying as Taiwanese. Based on mixed-race and mixed-group populations, regardless of Hispanic origin. See methodology for more detail.
Source: Pew Research Center analysis of 2017-2019 American Community Survey (IPUMS).
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CityChinese population
New York865,000
Los Angeles678,000
San Francisco582,000
San Jose, CA239,000
Boston174,000
Seattle166,000
Washington135,000
Chicago135,000
Honolulu117,000
Houston111,000

Source: Pew Research Center analysis of 2017-2019 American Community Survey (IPUMS).

Note: Chinese also includes those identifying as Taiwanese. Based on mixed-race and mixed-group populations, regardless of Hispanic origin. See methodology for more detail.

PEW RESEARCH CENTER


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