Asian Americans in Washington (state)
Appearance
Total population | |
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939,846 12.2% of state's population (2020) | |
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 2010 U.S. Census, Asian-Americans were 7.7% of the state's population. [1] As per the 2019 it’s 9-10%.
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.
See also
[edit]- Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
- History of Chinese Americans in Seattle
- History of the Japanese in Seattle
References
[edit]- ^ "Washington QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau". Quickfacts.census.gov. 2011. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
External links
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