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Eth125 Appendix e

This document provides statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau about the Asian American population in the United States. It reveals that as of July 2021, there were an estimated 15.5 million Asian Americans, comprising about 5% of the total U.S. population. The state with the largest Asian population was California, at 5.1 million people. Chinese Americans were the largest Asian group at 3.8 million people. The median household income for single-race Asian Americans in 2021 was $87,000. The document also provides data on poverty rates, education levels, languages spoken, and projected future growth of the Asian American population.

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Eth125 Appendix e

This document provides statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau about the Asian American population in the United States. It reveals that as of July 2021, there were an estimated 15.5 million Asian Americans, comprising about 5% of the total U.S. population. The state with the largest Asian population was California, at 5.1 million people. Chinese Americans were the largest Asian group at 3.8 million people. The median household income for single-race Asian Americans in 2021 was $87,000. The document also provides data on poverty rates, education levels, languages spoken, and projected future growth of the Asian American population.

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Axia College Material

Appendix E
Asian Americans According to the U.S. Census Bureau
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Statistic 1 Statistic 2 Statistic 3
Cultural Makeup 15.5 million
The estimated number of U.S.
residents in July 2! "ho said they
"ere #sian alone or #sian in
combination "ith one or more other
races. This $roup comprised about 5
percent of the total population.
5.1 million
The #sian population in California%
the state that had the lar$est #sian
population on July 1% 2!% as "ell as
the lar$est numerical increase from
2& to 2! '15%(. )e" *ork '1.5
million( and Te+as ',5-%( follo"ed
in population. .n /a"aii% our nation0s
only ma1ority2#sian state% #sians
made up the hi$hest proportion of
the total population '53 percent(.
#sians "ere the lar$est minority
$roup in /a"aii and 4ermont.
3.-2 million
)umber of #sians of Chinese descent
in the U.S. in 2!. Chinese2
#mericans "ere the lar$est #sian
$roup% follo"ed by 5ilipinos '3.,
million(% #sian .ndians '2.&3 million(%
4ietnamese '1.&3 million(% 6oreans
'1.-1 million( and Japanese '1.3
million(. These estimates represented
the number of people "ho "ere either
of a particular #sian $roup only or
"ere of that $roup in combination
"ith one or more other #sian $roups
or races.
5inancial 7 &%-,
Median household income for sin$le2
race #sians in 2!.
11.!8
9o:erty rate for sin$le2race #sians in
2!% up from 1.2 percent in 2&.
Source; .ncome% 9o:erty% and /ealth
.nsurance Co:era$e in the United
States; 2!
1&.-8
9ercenta$e of sin$le2race #sians
"ithout health insurance co:era$e in
2!% not statistically different from
2&.
Source; .ncome% 9o:erty% and /ealth
.nsurance Co:era$e in the United
States; 2!
)ationality 3
)umber of #sian lan$ua$es 21
Census <uestionnaires are a:ailable
in upon re<uest; Chinese% 4ietnamese
and 6orean.
Source; 21 Census =eb site
13
)umber of #sian lan$ua$es 21
Census ads are in; >en$ali% Chinese
'Mandarin and Cantonese(% /indi%
/mon$% Japanese% 6hmer% 6orean%
?aotian% Ta$alo$% Thai% Urdu and
4ietnamese. The Census has $one to
$reat len$ths to be true to the
ethnicities it is tryin$ to reach. 5or
e+ample% Chinese #mericans are
depicted in ads for Chinese
#mericans% rather than $eneric
ima$es of the #sian population.
1,
)umber of #sian lan$ua$es 21
Census ?an$ua$e #ssistance @uides
are in; >en$ali% >urmese% Cebuano%
Chinese 'Traditional and Simplified(%
/indi% /mon$% .locano% Japanese%
6hmer% 6orean% ?aotian% Malayalam%
Ta$alo$% Tamil% Telu$u% Thai% Urdu
and 4ietnamese. .n addition% they are
a:ailable in the follo"in$ )ati:e
/a"aiian and Ather 9acific .slander
lan$ua$es; Chamorro% Chuukese%
Marshallese% Samoan and Ton$an.
Bducation 58
The percenta$e of sin$le2race #sians
25 and older "ho had a bachelor0s
de$ree or hi$her le:el of education.
This compared "ith 2! percent for all
#mericans 25 and older.
!58
The percenta$e of sin$le2race #sians
25 and older "ho had at least a hi$h
school diploma. This compared "ith
!5 percent for all #mericans 25 and
older.
28
The percenta$e of sin$le2race #sians
25 and older "ho had a $raduate
'e.$.% master0s or doctorate( or
professional de$ree. This compared
"ith 1 percent for all #mericans
Career 3!8 228 1-8
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The proportion of ci:ilian employed
sin$le2race #sians 1- and older "ho
"orked in mana$ement% professional
and related occupations% such as
financial mana$ers% en$ineers%
teachers and re$istered nurses.
#dditionally
"orked in sales and office
occupations%
in ser:ice occupations and 11 percent
in production% transportation and
material mo:in$ occupations.
Cemo$raphics #ccordin$ to the 2 U.S. Census%
those "ho identify only as #sian2
#merican comprise 3.- percent of the
#merican population% appro+imately
1 million indi:iduals.
2
The Census >ureau pro1ects that the
#sian2#merican population "ill $ro"
to 3&.- million indi:iduals by the year
25% comprisin$ ,.3 percent of the
population.
2
The population of #sian #mericans
includin$ those of more than one
race% "as estimated at 15.5 million%
makin$ up about 5 percent of the
total population as of July 1% 2!
accordin$ to the Census >ureau.
3
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!art II
Next, answer the following questions:
a. What do these statistics reveal aout !sian diversit" in !#erica$
%ro# what & gathered fro# these statistics is that !sian !#ericans have een diversif"ing in 'ust
aout all areas covered fro# "ear to "ear.
. What do "ou elieve is the future of !sian diversit" in !#erica$
& see all the trends continuing to show that !sian !#ericans are #oving into all areas #entioned
and the nu#ers will continue to rise
e.erence
(.). *ensus +ureau. ,2--., !/ril 101. Asian Pacific American heritage month: May 2004.
2etrieved 3ece#er 1, 2--., fro# htt/:44www.census.gov45ress6
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