{"id":198109,"date":"2025-05-01T14:05:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T18:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/collections\/asians-in-the-united-states\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:07:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:07:05","slug":"asians-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"collections","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/collections\/asians-in-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact Sheets: Asian Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-eadee6f5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-sans-serif-font-family\" id=\"fact-sheets-asian-americans\">Fact Sheets: Asian Americans<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5ef71e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"7d675b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/ST_21.05.01_AsianAm-fact_sheet_lede_image.png?resize=480,270 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/ST_21.05.01_AsianAm-fact_sheet_lede_image.png?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/ST_21.05.01_AsianAm-fact_sheet_lede_image.png?resize=960,541 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/ST_21.05.01_AsianAm-fact_sheet_lede_image.png?resize=1200,676 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/ST_21.05.01_AsianAm-fact_sheet_lede_image.png?resize=1280,721 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"361\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/ST_21.05.01_AsianAm-fact_sheet_lede_image.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-168840 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7d675b; width:640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.227), 16px);\">The U.S. Asian population is diverse. Numbering nearly 25 million in 2023, Asian Americans trace their origins to Central, East, South and Southeast Asia. They have roots in more than two dozen countries, each with its own unique history, cultures, languages and other characteristics. For detailed information on the data and analysis used for these fact sheets, read the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2025\/05\/01\/methodology-asian-american-fact-sheets\/\">methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c9dac35a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center sans serif\" id=\"select-an-origin-group-below-to-explore-detailed-geographic-demographic-social-and-economic-data\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.227), 16px);\"><strong>Select an origin group below to explore detailed geographic, demographic, social and economic data<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5bc13bde wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><nav class=\"items-justified-center wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Fact Sheets: Asian Americans\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container items-justified-center wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">All Asians<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-bangladeshis-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Bangladeshis<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-bhutanese-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Bhutanese<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-burmese-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Burmese<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-cambodians-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Cambodians<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-chinese-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Chinese<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-filipinos-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Filipinos<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-hmong-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Hmong<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-indians-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Indians<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-indonesians-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Indonesians<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-japanese-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Japanese<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-koreans-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Koreans<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-laotians-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Laotians<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-malaysians-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Malaysians<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-mien-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Mien<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-mongolians-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Mongolians<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-nepalese-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Nepalese<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-pakistanis-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Pakistanis<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-sri-lankans-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Sri Lankans<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-taiwanese-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Taiwanese<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-thai-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Thai<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-uzbeks-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Uzbeks<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/fact-sheet\/asian-americans-vietnamese-in-the-u-s\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Vietnamese<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-960ad195 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--ui-gray-light);border-top-width:1px;margin-top:1.25rem;margin-bottom:1.25rem;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><article class=\"left aligned wp-block-prc-block-story-item\" id=\"post-9092\" data-image-size=\"A2\"><div class=\"meta\"><span class=\"label\">short read<\/span><time class=\"date\" datetime=\"2025-05-01T00:00:00+00:00\">May 1, 2025<\/time><\/div> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/05\/01\/key-facts-about-asians-in-the-us\/\" class=\"image jetpack-lazy-image A2 bordered\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/SR_25.05.01_AA-key-facts_crop.png?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/SR_25.05.01_AA-key-facts_crop.png?w=536&#038;h=302&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\">\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/SR_25.05.01_AA-key-facts_crop.png?w=536&#038;h=302&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/SR_25.05.01_AA-key-facts_crop.png?w=536&#038;h=302&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"536\" height=\"302\">\t\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/SR_25.05.01_AA-key-facts_crop.png?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t <h2 class=\"header medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/05\/01\/key-facts-about-asians-in-the-us\/\">Key facts about Asians in the U.S.<\/a><\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The number of Asian Americans grew from 11.9 million in 2000 to 24.8 million in 2023.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Asian population is diverse. Numbering nearly 25 million in 2023, Asian Americans trace their origins to Central, East, South and Southeast Asia. They have roots in more than two dozen countries, each with its own unique history, cultures, languages and other characteristics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":168840,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"collections-custom","meta":{"sub_headline":"","sub_title":"","_prc_public_revisions":[],"_ppp_expiration_hours":0,"_ppp_enabled":false,"ai_generated_summary":"","kicker_pattern_slug":"","datacite_doi":"","datacite_doi_citation":"","_prc_seo_qr_attachment_id":0,"displayBylines":true,"footnotes":""},"level_of_effort":[],"primary_audience":[],"information_type":[],"_post_visibility":[],"formats":[2448,464],"class_list":["post-198109","collections","type-collections","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","formats-collection","formats-fact-sheet"],"label":"Collection","post_parent":0,"word_count":102,"canonical_url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/collections\/asians-in-the-united-states\/","art_direction":{"A2":{"id":168840,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/ST_21.05.01_AsianAm-fact_sheet_lede_image.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/ST_21.05.01_AsianAm-fact_sheet_lede_image.png?w=268&h=151&crop=1","width":268,"height":151,"caption":"","chartArt":false},"XL":{"id":168840,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/ST_21.05.01_AsianAm-fact_sheet_lede_image.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/ST_21.05.01_AsianAm-fact_sheet_lede_image.png?w=720&h=405&crop=1","width":720,"height":405,"caption":"","chartArt":false},"A3":{"id":168840,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/ST_21.05.01_AsianAm-fact_sheet_lede_image.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/ST_21.05.01_AsianAm-fact_sheet_lede_image.png?w=194&h=110&crop=1","width":194,"height":110,"caption":"","chartArt":false},"A4":{"id":168840,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/ST_21.05.01_AsianAm-fact_sheet_lede_image.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/ST_21.05.01_AsianAm-fact_sheet_lede_image.png?w=268&h=151&crop=1","width":268,"height":151,"caption":"","chartArt":false},"A1":{"id":168840,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/ST_21.05.01_AsianAm-fact_sheet_lede_image.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/ST_21.05.01_AsianAm-fact_sheet_lede_image.png?w=564&h=317&crop=1","width":564,"height":317,"caption":"","chartArt":false},"social":{"id":168840,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/ST_21.05.01_AsianAm-fact_sheet_lede_image.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/ST_21.05.01_AsianAm-fact_sheet_lede_image.png?w=1200&h=628&crop=1","width":1200,"height":628,"caption":"","chartArt":false}},"_embeds":[],"table_of_contents":[],"datacite_doi":"","prc_seo_data":{"title":"Fact Sheets: Asian Americans","description":"The U.S. Asian population is diverse. Numbering nearly 25 million in 2023, Asian Americans trace their origins to Central, East, South and Southeast Asia. They have roots in more than two dozen countries, each with its own unique history, cultures, languages and other characteristics.","og_title":"Fact Sheets: Asian Americans","og_description":"The U.S. Asian population is diverse. Numbering nearly 25 million in 2023, Asian Americans trace their origins to Central, East, South and Southeast Asia. They have roots in more than two dozen countries, each with its own unique history, cultures, languages and other characteristics.","schema_type":"WebPage","noindex":false,"canonical_url":"","primary_terms":[],"custom_schema":[],"og_image":168840,"indexnow_submitted_at":null,"gsc_index_status":null},"prepublish_checks":{},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"bylinesOrdered":[{"key":"_mnb42rrbc","termId":618}],"acknowledgementsOrdered":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/collections\/198109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/collections"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/collections"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/collections\/198109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":288337,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/collections\/198109\/revisions\/288337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"level_of_effort","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/level_of_effort?post=198109"},{"taxonomy":"primary_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/primary_audience?post=198109"},{"taxonomy":"information_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/information_type?post=198109"},{"taxonomy":"_post_visibility","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/_post_visibility?post=198109"},{"taxonomy":"formats","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/formats?post=198109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}