The Korean-American Population

As Korean-American Day approaches we look at the distribution of Koreans throughout the United States:

		Korean-American Population			Korean-American Population, as a Percent of Total Population
	United States	1,456,076	1	Hawaii	1.82%
1	California	467,165	2	California	1.25%
2	New York	139,357	3	New Jersey	1.14%
3	New Jersey	100,125	4	Washington	0.94%
4	Texas	75,619	5	Virginia	0.92%
5	Virginia	73,427	6	Maryland	0.83%
6	Washington	63,689	7	New York	0.72%
7	Illinois	58,160	8	Georgia	0.55%
8	Georgia	53,817	9	Alaska	0.55%
9	Maryland	47,950	10	Nevada	0.54%
10	Pennsylvania	39,755	11	District of Columbia	0.49%
11	Florida	25,658		United States	0.47%
12	Hawaii	24,872	12	Illinois	0.45%
13	Massachusetts	24,861	13	Colorado	0.41%
14	Michigan	23,664	14	Massachusetts	0.38%
15	North Carolina	23,195	15	Oregon	0.35%
16	Colorado	20,822	16	Pennsylvania	0.31%
17	Arizona	16,685	17	Texas	0.30%
18	Ohio	16,269	18	Connecticut	0.27%
19	Nevada	14,548	19	Arizona	0.26%
20	Oregon	13,358	20	Rhode Island	0.26%
21	Minnesota	13,026	21	Minnesota	0.25%
22	Tennessee	11,125	22	North Carolina	0.24%
23	Indiana	9,765	23	Utah	0.24%
24	Connecticut	9,484	24	Michigan	0.24%
25	Wisconsin	9,189	25	Iowa	0.24%
26	Missouri	8,891	26	Nebraska	0.20%
27	Iowa	7,243	27	New Hampshire	0.19%
28	Alabama	7,009	28	Tennessee	0.18%
29	Utah	6,670	29	Wisconsin	0.16%
30	Oklahoma	5,361	30	Kansas	0.15%
31	South Carolina	4,913	31	Indiana	0.15%
32	Kansas	4,426	32	Missouri	0.15%
33	Alaska	3,935	33	Alabama	0.15%
34	Kentucky	3,648	34	Oklahoma	0.14%
35	Nebraska	3,579	35	Ohio	0.14%
36	District of Columbia	2,952	36	Florida	0.14%
37	Rhode Island	2,715	37	Vermont	0.14%
38	Mississippi	2,562	38	North Dakota	0.13%
39	New Hampshire	2,518	39	Idaho	0.12%
40	Louisiana	2,431	40	South Carolina	0.11%
41	New Mexico	2,016	41	New Mexico	0.10%
42	Idaho	1,867	42	Delaware	0.09%
43	Arkansas	1,405	43	Mississippi	0.09%
44	Maine	1,138	44	Maine	0.09%
45	West Virginia	924	45	Kentucky	0.08%
46	North Dakota	857	46	Wyoming	0.08%
47	Vermont	850	47	Montana	0.07%
48	Delaware	827	48	South Dakota	0.07%
49	Montana	717	49	Louisiana	0.05%
50	South Dakota	570	50	West Virginia	0.05%
51	Wyoming	467	51	Arkansas	0.05%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
B02006 Asian Alone by Selected Groups, 1 year estimates
C02006 Asian Alone by Selected Groups, 1 year estimates