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U.S. Asian Population, Census 2000 and 2010

Compare the number of people of Asian descent living in the U.S. as of the 2000 and 2010 Census.

National origin	2000 population¹	2010 population	Percent change
Total²	11,898,828	17,320,856	45.6%
Asian Indian	1,899,599	3,183,063	67.6
Bangladeshi	57,412	147,300	156.6
Bhutanese	212	19,439	9,069.3
Burmese	16,720	100,200	499.3
Cambodian	206,052	276,667	34.3
Chinese, except Taiwanese	2,734,841	3,779,732	38.9
Filipino	2,364,815	3,416,840	44.5
Hmong	186,310	260,073	39.6
Indonesian	63,073	95,270	51.0
Iwo Jiman	78	12	–84.6
Japanese	1,148,932	1,304,286	13.5
Korean	1,228,427	1,706,822	38.9
Laotian	198,203	232,130	17.1%
Malaysian	18,566	26,179	41.0
Maldivian	51	127	149.0
Mongolian	5,868	18,344	212.6
Nepalese	9,399	59,490	532.9
Okinawan	10,599	11,326	6.9
Pakistani	204,309	409,163	100.3
Singaporean	2,394	5,347	123.4
Sri Lankan	24,587	45,381	84.6
Taiwanese	130,391	215,441	65.2
Thai	150,283	237,583	58.1
Vietnamese	1,223,736	1,737,433	42.0
Other Asian, not specified	376,723	623,761	65.6

1. The numbers by national origin do not add up to the total population figure because respondents may have put down more than one country. Respondents reporting several countries are counted several times.

2. Total includes Asians alone or in combination with one or more other races or other Asian groups. The Asian population alone in

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, Census 2010.

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