Numerical perspective From the 1990 Census
| Ethnic Group | Population | %Asians | % US |
Chinese (605-607, 976) |
1,648,696.00 |
23.98% |
0.66% |
Filipino (608, 977) |
1,419,711.00 |
20.65% |
0.57% |
Japanese (611, 981) |
866,160.00 |
12.60% |
0.35% |
Asian Indian (600, 982) |
786,694.00 |
11.44% |
0.32% |
Korean (612, 979) |
797,304.00 |
11.59% |
0.32% |
Vietnamese (619, 980) |
593,213.00 |
8.63% |
0.24% |
Cambodian (604) |
149,047.00 |
2.17% |
0.06% |
Hmong (609) |
94,439.00 |
1.37% |
0.04% |
Laotian (613) |
147,375.00 |
2.14% |
0.06% |
Thai (618) |
91,360.00 |
1.33% |
0.04% |
Other Asian (601-603, 610, 614-617, 620-652, 985) |
282,395.00 |
4.11% |
0.11% |
Total |
6,876,394.00 |
100.00% |
2.76% |
Total US |
248,709,873.00 |