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U.S. cities with significant Chinese-American populations
New York City is home to the largest Chinese-American population of any city proper, with over half a million.[1] Multiple large Chinatowns in Manhattan, Brooklyn (above), and Queens are thriving as traditionally urban enclaves, as large-scale Chinese immigration continues into New York,[2][3][4][5] with the largest metropolitan Chinese population outside Asia.[6]

Cities considered to have significant Chinese-American populations are large U.S. cities or municipalities with a critical mass of at least 1% of the total urban population; medium-sized cities with a critical mass of at least 1% of their total population; and small cities with a critical mass of at least 10% of the total population.

According to the 2012 Census estimates,[7] the three metropolitan areas with the largest Chinese-American populations were the Greater New York Combined Statistical Area at 735,019 people, the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland Combined Statistical Area at 629,243 people, and the Greater Los Angeles Combined Statistical Area at about 566,968 people. In the post-1965 era, first- and second-generation immigrants include those from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Also included in the Chinese-American population enumeration are ethnic Chinese from Malaysia and Vietnam who might identify themselves as Chinese, thus skewing the census reporting.

New York City is home to by far the highest Chinese-American population of any city proper, with an estimated 573,388 Chinese-Americans in New York City,[1] significantly higher than the total of the next five cities combined; multiple large Chinatowns in Manhattan, Brooklyn (three), and Queens (three) are thriving as traditionally urban enclaves, as large-scale Chinese immigration continues into New York,[8][9][10][11] with the largest metropolitan Chinese population outside Asia.[12] The Los Angeles County city of Monterey Park has the highest percentage of Chinese-Americans of any municipality, at 43.7% of its population, or 24,758 people. The San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County is the single largest concentration of combined Chinese and Taiwanese Americans in the country,[13] having a collections of U.S. suburbs with large foreign-born Chinese-speaking populations, ranging from working-class individuals residing in Rosemead and El Monte to wealthier immigrants living in Arcadia, San Marino, and Diamond Bar. A similar demographic shift has also taken place in the southern half of the San Francisco Bay Area. Conversely, the suburbs of New York City within the state of New Jersey are notable for their widespread and increasing prevalence of Chinese-Americans (see list below), reflecting their general affluence and propensity for professional occupation.

Metropolitan areas with more than 20,000 Chinese-Americans

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The list of metropolitan areas with a Chinese-American population of 20,000 or more as of the 2011-2015 American Community Survey.

Rank MSA Region Chinese-Americans Percentage
1 New York-Newark-Jersey City Mid-Atlantic 739,144 3.7
2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Pacific 528,248 4.0
3 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward Pacific 460,252 10.2
4 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara Pacific 169,026 8.8
5 Boston-Cambridge-Newton New England 133,241 2.8
6 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin East North Central 109,046 1.1
7 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria South Atlantic 105,462 1.8
8 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Pacific 98,949 2.7
9 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land West South Central 86,246 1.4
10 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Mid-Atlantic 82,487 1.4
11 Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade Pacific 61,203 2.8
12 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington West South Central 57,325 0.8
13 San Diego-Carlsbad Pacific 56,751 1.8
14 Urban Honolulu Pacific 53,119 5.4
15 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Pacific 51,628 1.2
16 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell South Atlantic 46,859 0.8
17 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach South Atlantic 34,210 0.6
18 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Pacific 31,533 1.4
19 Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise Pacific 30,329 1.5
20 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Mountain 28,550 0.6
21 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington West North Central 24,721 0.7
22 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn East North Central 24,524 0.6
23 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson South Atlantic 24,092 0.9
24 Austin-Round Rock West South Central 20,182 1.1

Large-sized cities

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The list of large cities (population greater than 250,000) with a Chinese-American population of at least 1% of the total population, as of the 2011-2016 American Community Survey.

Rank City State Chinese-Americans Percentage
1 San Francisco[n 1] California 180,372 21.2
2 Irvine California 34,022 13.8
3 Oakland California 34,106 8.3
4 San Jose California 75,582 7.5
5 New York[n 2] New York 562,205 6.6
6 Plano Texas 14,822 5.3
7 Honolulu[n 3] Hawaii 51,149 5.2
8 Boston Massachusetts 30,097 4.6
9 Seattle Washington 30,223 4.5
10 Sacramento California 21,691 4.5
11 Jersey City New Jersey 8,420 3.3
12 San Diego California 43,715 3.2
13 Fairfax[n 4] Virginia 28,806 2.5
14 Philadelphia[n 5] Pennsylvania 35,451 2.3
15 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 6,677 2.2
16 Stockton California 6,226 2.1
17 Portland Oregon 12,222 2.0
18 Los Angeles California 77,073 2.0
19 Chicago Illinois 52,917 1.9
20 Austin Texas 15,170 1.7
21 Durham North Carolina 3,990 1.6
22 Houston Texas 34,088 1.5
23 Riverside California 4,491 1.4
24 Anaheim California 4,908 1.4
25 Columbus Ohio 9,788 1.2
26 Henderson Nevada 3,329 1.2
27 Raleigh North Carolina 4,692 1.1
28 Lexington[n 6] Kentucky 3,078 1.0
29 Washington[n 7] District of Columbia 6,345 1.0
30 Long Beach California 4,527 1.0

New York City boroughs

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Main article: Chinese Americans in New York City
See also: Asian Americans in New York City
The busy intersection of Main Street, Kissena Boulevard, and 41st Avenue in the Flushing Chinatown (法拉盛華埠), Queens, New York City, the Chinese "Times Square". The segment of Main Street between Kissena Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue, punctuated by the Long Island Rail Road trestle overpass, represents the cultural heart of Flushing Chinatown. Housing over 30,000 individuals born in China alone, the largest by this metric outside Asia, Flushing has become home to the largest and one of the fastest-growing Chinatowns in the world.[14] Approximately 250,000 Chinese live in the Queens borough of New York City.

As the city proper with the nation's largest Chinese-American population by a wide margin, with an estimated 562,205 in 2016 by the 2010-2016 American Community Survey, and as the primary destination for new Chinese immigrants,[3] New York City is subdivided into official municipal boroughs, which themselves are home to significant Chinese populations, with Brooklyn and Queens, adjacently located on Long Island, leading the fastest growth.[15][16] After the City of New York itself, the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn encompass the largest Chinese populations, respectively, of all municipalities in the United States.

Rank Borough County Chinese-Americans Percentage
1 Queens (Chinatowns) Queens 232,317 10.1
2 Brooklyn (Chinatowns) Kings 204,225 7.8
3 Manhattan (Chinatown) New York 104,176 6.4
4 Staten Island Richmond 14,416 3.0
5 The Bronx Bronx 7,071 0.5

Medium-sized cities

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List of medium-sized cities (population between 100,000 and 250,000) with a Chinese-American population of at least one percent of the total population, according to the American Community Survey.

2010-2016
Rank City State Chinese-Americans Percentage
1 Daly City California 20,048 19.0
2 Fremont California 40,752 17.9
3 El Monte California 20,190 17.5
4 Sunnyvale California 19,395 13.0
5 Bellevue Washington 15,804 11.6
6 West Covina California 12,193 11.3
7 Berkeley California 10,094 8.5
8 Elk Grove California 10,758 6.6
9 Cambridge Massachusetts 7,404 6.8
10 Pasadena California 8,867 6.3
11 Ann Arbor Michigan 7,998 6.8
12 Torrance California 7,696 5.2
13 Spring Valley Nevada 10,927 5.7
14 Richmond California 5,523 5.1
15 Enterprise Nevada 5,879 4.5
16 Hayward California 6,930 4.5
17 Naperville Illinois 6,584 4.5
18 Fullerton California 5,328 3.8
19 Richardson Texas 4,646 4.3
20 College Station Texas 4,079 3.9
21 Thousand Oaks California 3,889 3.0
22 Rancho Cucamonga California 5,778 3.3
23 Cary North Carolina 5,283 3.4
24 Pomona California 4,867 3.2
25 Jersey City New Jersey 8,420 3.2
26 Concord California 3,607 2.8
27 Madison Wisconsin 6,899 2.8
28 Tempe Arizona 4,361 2.5
29 New Haven Connecticut 2,635 2.0
30 Kent Washington 3,273 2.6
31 Antioch California 2,342 2.2
32 Chandler Arizona 5,273 2.2
33 Orange California 2,729 2.0
34 Columbia Missouri 2,765 2.4
35 Arlington[n 8] Virginia 4,827 2.1
36 Huntington Beach California 3,925 2.0
37 Boulder Colorado 2,376 2.3
38 Gainesville Florida 2,358 1.8
39 Glendale California 3,818 1.9
40 Durham North Carolina 3,990 1.6
41 Garden Grove California 3,032 1.7
42 Stamford Connecticut 1,884 1.5
43 Salt Lake City Utah 3,037 1.6
44 Eugene Oregon 2,487 1.6
45 Syracuse New York 2,351 1.6
46 Norwalk California 1,719 1.6
47 Providence Rhode Island 2,647 1.5
48 Frisco Texas 2,077 1.5
49 Miramar Florida 1,993 1.5
50 Norman Oklahoma 1,751 1.5
51 Carlsbad California 1,701 1.5
52 Overland Park Kansas 2,450 1.4
53 Costa Mesa California 1,584 1.4
54 Rochester Minnesota 1,507 1.4
55 Burbank California 1,473 1.4
56 Simi Valley California 1,606 1.3
57 Fairfield California 1,407 1.3
58 Carrollton Texas 1,605 1.3
59 Worcester Massachusetts 2,311 1.3
60 Roseville California 1,633 1.3
61 Corona California 1,952 1.2
62 Vallejo California 1,422 1.2
63 Vancouver Washington 1,881 1.1
64 Fort Collins Colorado 1,666 1.1
65 Denton Texas 1,384 1.1
66 Pearland Texas 1,112 1.1
67 Garland Texas 2,278 1.0
68 Baton Rouge Louisiana 2,207 1.0
69 Athens Georgia 1,982 1.0

Small-sized cities

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The following is a list of places in the United States with a population fewer than 100,000 in which at least three percent (five percent in Los Angeles or San Francisco Bay areas) of the total population is Chinese, according to the 2010-2015 American Community Survey, and the 2010 U.S. Census for the U.S. territories.

American Samoa

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Rank City [17] Percentage
1 Atu'u 6.7

California

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City County Chinese-Americans Percentage
Davis Yolo 6,448 9.7
Isla Vista Santa Barbara 2,298 8.7
Florin Sacramento 2,803 5.5
Greater Los Angeles Area
Main article: Chinese enclaves in the San Gabriel Valley

The majority of the Chinese-American population of more than 400,000 in Los Angeles County lives within the San Gabriel Valley, which is particularly noted for cities that have a large Chinese-American ethnic plurality. The following cities have the highest percentage of Chinese-Americans in Greater Los Angeles.

2010-2015
Rank City County Chinese-Americans Percentage
1 Arcadia Los Angeles 26,229 45.6
2 Monterey Park Los Angeles 27,244 44.6
3 Temple City Los Angeles 15,741 43.6
4 San Marino Los Angeles 5,766 43.3
5 San Gabriel Los Angeles 16,893 42.0
6 East San Gabriel Los Angeles 6,109 38.2
7 Alhambra Los Angeles 30,683 36.2
8 Rowland Heights Los Angeles 18,276 36.2
9 Rosemead Los Angeles 19,480 35.7
10 Walnut Los Angeles 10,296 34.4
11 Hacienda Heights Los Angeles 15,127 27.4
12 Diamond Bar Los Angeles 15,203 26.9
13 North El Monte Los Angeles 1,072 26
14 South San Gabriel Los Angeles 1,941 21.8
15 Mayflower Village Los Angeles 1,162 21.4
16 East Pasadena Los Angeles 1,019 16.8
17 Bradbury Los Angeles 139 16.6
18 Cerritos Los Angeles 6,999 14.1
19 South Pasadena Los Angeles 3,432 13.2
20 Chino Hills San Bernardino 8,917 11.6
21 La Habra Heights Los Angeles 563 10.4
22 San Pasqual Los Angeles 185 9.3
23 Rancho Palos Verdes Los Angeles 3,905 9.2
24 Eastvale Riverside 5,071 9.0
25 Palos Verdes Estates Los Angeles 1,203 8.8
26 Artesia Los Angeles 1,324 7.9
27 Baldwin Park Los Angeles 5,951 7.8
28 Claremont Los Angeles 2,649 7.4
29 Rolling Hills Los Angeles 133 7.3
30 Monrovia Los Angeles 2,623 7.1
31 Rolling Hills Estates Los Angeles 567 6.9
32 Sierra Madre Los Angeles 744 6.7
33 La Palma Orange 1,023 6.5
34 Oak Park Ventura 950 6.3
35 San Dimas Los Angeles 2,015 5.9
36 Duarte Los Angeles 1,211 5.6
37 Cypress Orange 2,680 5.5
38 Avocado Heights Los Angeles 861 5.4
39 Montebello Los Angeles 3,377 5.3
40 South El Monte Los Angeles 1,040 5.1
41 Yorba Linda Orange 3,352 5.0
42 Fountain Valley Orange 2,819 5.0
San Francisco Bay Area

Traditionally centered in San Francisco and Chinatown Oakland, the suburbanization of the Bay Area's Chinese-American population has resulted in significant concentrations in the southwestern East Bay, eastern Peninsula, and northern Santa Clara County. Chinese enclaves have also formed in many of these cities, in a similar manner to that of Southern California's San Gabriel Valley.

2010-2015
Rank City County Chinese-Americans Percentage
1 Millbrae San Mateo 7,198 32.1
2 Cupertino Santa Clara 16,836 28.0
3 Camino Tassajara Contra Costa 620 27.6
4 Foster City San Mateo 7,361 22.7
5 Saratoga Santa Clara 6,977 22.6
6 Highlands-Baywood Park San Mateo 934 22.1
7 Hillsborough San Mateo 2,201 19.6
8 Broadmoor San Mateo 1,026 19.0
9 Palo Alto Santa Clara 10,500 15.8
10 Los Altos Hills Santa Clara 1,270 15.3
11 San Leandro Alameda 12,844 14.6
12 Albany Alameda 2,810 14.6
13 Loyola Santa Clara 506 14.3
14 Stanford Santa Clara 2,018 14.2
15 Alameda Alameda 10,790 14.1
16 Milpitas Santa Clara 9,847 13.8
17 Los Altos Santa Clara 4,014 13.3
18 Piedmont Alameda 1,425 12.8
19 Castro Valley Alameda 7,385 11.9
20 San Ramon Contra Costa 8,708 11.7
21 Mountain View Santa Clara 8,793 11.3
22 El Cerrito Contra Costa 2,755 11.3
23 South San Francisco San Mateo 7,332 11.1
24 Union City Alameda 7,797 10.7
25 San Bruno San Mateo 4,509 10.6
26 Burlingame San Mateo 2,961 9.9
27 Emeryville Alameda 1,060 9.8
28 Dublin Alameda 5,038 9.7
29 Belmont San Mateo 2,565 9.6
30 San Mateo San Mateo 9,408 9.3
31 Brisbane San Mateo 420 9.3
32 San Lorenzo Alameda 2,279 9.2
33 Moraga Contra Costa 1,482 8.8
34 Blackhawk Contra Costa 798 8.6
35 Hercules Contra Costa 1,982 8.0
36 Fruitdale Santa Clara 78 8.0
37 Orinda Contra Costa 1,433 7.7
38 Atherton San Mateo 537 7.6
39 Pleasanton Alameda 5,402 7.2
40 Ashland Alameda 1,710 7.1
41 Pacifica San Mateo 2,310 6.0
42 Newark Alameda 2,522 5.7
43 Campbell Santa Clara 2,227 5.5
44 Colma San Mateo 82 5.2

Delaware

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Rank City Percentage
1 Hockessin 5.0

Georgia

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Rank City Percentage
1 Berkeley Lake, Georgia 6.0
2 Duluth, Georgia 5.4
3 Doraville, Georgia 4.0

Guam

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Rank City [18] Percentage
1 Tamuning (including Tumon) 5.0
2 Hagåtña 4.0

Hawaii

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Rank City County Chinese-Americans Percentage
1 East Honolulu Honolulu 5,190 10.8
2 Kalaheo Kauai 297 6.8
3 Waimea Kauai 92 5.4
4 Volcano Hawaii 128 5.3
5 Aiea Honolulu 428 4.6
6 Halawa Honolulu 656 4.4
7 Laie Honolulu 225 4.0
8 He'eia Honolulu 173 3.9
9 Ko Olina Honolulu 71 3.8
10 Pearl City Honolulu 1,700 3.6
11 Kaneohe Honolulu 1,222 3.6
12 Waikele Honolulu 282 3.6
13 Punaluu Honolulu 38 3.6
14 Wailuā Homesteads Kauai 197 3.5
15 Discovery Harbour Hawaii 38 3.4
16 Maunawili Honolulu 64 3.0
17 Wailuku Maui 428 2.7
18 Kailua Honolulu 966 2.5
19 Waimalu Honolulu 386 2.9

Indiana

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Rank City Percentage
1 West Lafayette 11.1
2 Carmel 3.5

New Jersey

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Rank City Percentage
1 Kingston 16.0
2 Holmdel Township 12.1
3 West Windsor Township 11.6
4 Montgomery Township 11.4
5 Plainsboro Township 9.7
6 Englewood Cliffs 9.7
7 Fort Lee 8.7
8 Harrison 8.4
9 Bernards Township 8.0
10 East Brunswick 7.1
11 Warren Township 7.1
12 Livingston 6.9
13 Montville 6.9
14 Bridgewater Township 6.7
15 Alpine 6.5
16 Marlboro Township 6.4
17 New Providence 6.2
18 Edison 6.1
19 Parsippany-Troy Hills 6.1
20 Cranbury Township 6.0
21 Piscataway Township 5.8
22 Kendall Park 5.5
23 East Hanover 5.4
24 South Brunswick Township 4.9
25 Closter 4.6
26 Princeton Township 4.5
27 Highland Park 4.3
28 Berkeley Heights 4.1
29 Princeton Junction 4.1
30 Dayton 3.9
31 Millburn 3.9
32 Cresskill 3.9
33 Paramus 3.1
34 Edgewater 3.0

Northern Mariana Islands

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Rank City [19] Percentage
1 Tinian 7.6
2 Saipan 7.1

Within Saipan, villages with significant Chinese populations include Garapan (19.7% Chinese), Chalan Piao (18.1% Chinese), Chalan Kanoa IV (15.1% Chinese), and San Antonio (19.8% Chinese).[19]

Ohio

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Rank City Percentage
1 Glenwillow 7.0
2 Solon 5.3
3 Oxford 4.7
4 Athens 4.2
5 Dublin 3.9

Texas

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Rank City Percentage
1 Sugar Land 12.8
2 New Territory 5.0
3 Bellaire 8.7
4 Richardson 4.0
5 Jollyville 3.2

Washington

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The overwhelming majority of these cities are in King County, while three others (Edmonds, Lynnwood, and Mill Creek) are in Snohomish County. Pullman is in Whitman County.

Rank City Percentage
1 Newcastle 11.5
2 Redmond 8.6
3 Sammamish 7.9
4 Mercer Island 7.4
5 Clyde Hill 7.4
6 Pullman 5.5
7 West Lake 4.0
8 Bryn Mawr-Skyway 3.7
9 Shoreline 3.4

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ San Francisco is a consolidated city-county.
  2. ^ Further subdivided into 5 boroughs which are also counties of its own rights.
  3. ^ Honolulu is a consolidated city-county.
  4. ^ Officially, a County under Urban County Executive Form of Government. (Essentially, a highly urbanized county-city.)
  5. ^ Philadelphia is a consolidated city-county.
  6. ^ Lexington is a consolidated city-county.
  7. ^ Washington is a federal district.
  8. ^ Officially, a County under County Manager Plan of government. (Essentially, a highly urbanized county with a population density of at least 500 people per square mile.)

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