List of U.S. cities with significant Chinese-American populations
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.
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![]() 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] |
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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
editThe list of metropolitan areas with a Chinese-American population of 20,000 or more as of the 2011-2015 American Community Survey[update].
Large-sized cities
editThe 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[update].
New York City boroughs
editAs 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 | Prozentualer Anteil |
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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
editList 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.
Small-sized cities
editThe 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.
Amerikanisch-Samoa
editRank | City [17] | Prozentualer Anteil |
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1 | Atu'u | 6.7 |
California
editCity | County | Chinese-Americans | Prozentualer Anteil |
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Davis | Yolo | 6,448 | 9.7 |
Isla Vista | Santa Barbara | 2,298 | 8.7 |
Florin | Sacramento | 2,803 | 5.5 |
- Greater Los Angeles Area
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.
- 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.
Delaware
editRank | City | Prozentualer Anteil |
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1 | Hockessin | 5.0 |
Georgien
editRank | City | Prozentualer Anteil |
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1 | Berkeley Lake, Georgia | 6.0 |
2 | Duluth, Georgia | 5.4 |
3 | Doraville, Georgia | 4.0 |
Guam
editRank | City [18] | Prozentualer Anteil |
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1 | Tamuning (including Tumon) | 5.0 |
2 | Hagåtña | 4.0 |
Hawaii
editRank | City | County | Chinese-Americans | Prozentualer Anteil |
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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
editRank | City | Prozentualer Anteil |
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1 | West Lafayette | 11.1 |
2 | Carmel | 3.5 |
New Jersey
editRank | City | Prozentualer Anteil |
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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 |
Nördliche Marianen
editRank | City [19] | Prozentualer Anteil |
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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
editRank | City | Prozentualer Anteil |
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1 | Glenwillow | 7.0 |
2 | Solon | 5.3 |
3 | Oxford | 4.7 |
4 | Athens | 4.2 |
5 | Dublin | 3.9 |
Texas
editRank | City | Prozentualer Anteil |
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1 | Sugar Land | 12.8 |
2 | New Territory | 5.0 |
3 | Bellaire | 8.7 |
4 | Richardson | 4.0 |
5 | Jollyville | 3.2 |
Washington
editThe 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 | Prozentualer Anteil |
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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
edit- Chinatown
- List of U.S. cities with Asian American majority populations
- List of U.S. cities with large Japanese-American populations
- List of U.S. cities with significant Korean-American populations
- List of U.S. cities with large Vietnamese-American populations
- Lists of U.S. cities with large ethnic identity populations
- Palmdale, California
Notes
edit- ^ San Francisco is a consolidated city-county.
- ^ Further subdivided into 5 boroughs which are also counties of its own rights.
- ^ Honolulu is a consolidated city-county.
- ^ Officially, a County under Urban County Executive Form of Government. (Essentially, a highly urbanized county-city.)
- ^ Philadelphia is a consolidated city-county.
- ^ Lexington is a consolidated city-county.
- ^ Washington is a federal district.
- ^ 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.)
References
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- ^ "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2013 Supplemental Table 2". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
- ^ a b "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2012 Supplemental Table 2". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2011 Supplemental Table 2". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ John Marzulli (May 9, 2011). "Malaysian man smuggled illegal Chinese immigrants into Brooklyn using Queen Mary 2: authorities". New York: © Copyright 2012 NY Daily News.com. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ "Chinese New Year 2012 in Flushing". QueensBuzz.com. January 25, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ "ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2012 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ^ "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2012 Supplemental Table 2". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
- ^ "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2011 Supplemental Table 2". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
- ^ "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2010 Supplemental Table 2". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
- ^ John Marzulli (May 9, 2011). "Malaysian man smuggled illegal Chinese immigrants into Brooklyn using Queen Mary 2: authorities". New York: © Copyright 2012 NY Daily News.com. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
- ^ "Chinese New Year 2012 in Flushing". QueensBuzz.com. January 25, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
- ^ "About the San Gabriel Valley" (PDF). Advancingjustu=ice-la.org. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Melia Robinson (May 27, 2015). "This is what it's like in one of the biggest and fastest growing Chinatowns in the world". Business Insider. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "Kings County (Brooklyn Borough), New York QuickLinks". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
- ^ "Queens County (Queens Borough), New York QuickLinks". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder - 2010 summary file [Geography set to "Atu'u village, American Samoa".] URL unavailable.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. 2010 summary file [Geography set to "Tamuning village, Guam" / "Hagatna village, Guam"]. URL unavailable.
- ^ a b U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. 2010 summary file [Geography set to "Tinian municipality, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands" / "Saipan municipality, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands"]. URL unavailable.
- ^ "American FactFinder - Results". Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
Further reading
edit- Wei Li. "Building Ethnoburbia: The Emergence and Manifestation of the Chinese Ethnoburb in Los Angeles' San Gabriel Valley." Journal of Asian American Studies 2(1): 1-28 (1999).