- List of U.S. cities with significant Chinese American populations
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Cities with large Chinese American populations with a critical mass of at least 1% of the total urban population and at least 10% of the total suburban population. Information is based on the 2005-2009 American Community Survey.
Multi-generation Chinese Americans include those descended from earlier immigrants - from the 1850s to 1950s - and fully become Americanized and they often have very little social connections and interactions to the new Chinese immigrants and their U.S.-born descendants. In the post-1965 era, first- and second-generation immigrants include those from Mainland China (mostly Mandarin-speaking), Taiwan (Mandarin and Taiwanese-speaking), and Hong Kong, Macau, and Guangdong Province (Cantonese-speaking). Also included in the Chinese American population are ethnic Chinese from Vietnam who might consider themselves more Chinese than Vietnamese, thus skewing Census reporting (see main article for more details). There are also major Chinese populations in southeast Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, whereas ethnically Chinese people from those countries may identify themselves as Chinese.
The three metropolitan areas with the highest Chinese American populations as per the 2009 American Community Survey were the Greater New York Combined Statistical Area (665,714), the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland Combined Statistical Area (562,355), and the Greater Los Angeles Combined Statistical Area (495,420).[1] New York City is home to the highest Chinese American population of any city proper (486,463), while 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 in particular has one of the most prominent collections of U.S. suburbs with large foreign-born Chinese-speaking populations, ranging from working-class residing in Rosemead and El Monte to wealthier immigrants living in Arcadia, San Marino and Diamond Bar. 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 occupations.
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Large cities
The list of large cities (population greater than 250,000) with a Chinese-American population in excess of one percent of the total population.
Rank City State Chinese-Americans Percentage 1 San Francisco California 172,181 21.4 2 Honolulu Hawaii 38,330 10.2 3 Oakland California 34,083 8.7 4 San Jose California 63,434 6.7 5 New York City New York 486,463 6.0 6 Plano Texas 13,592 5.2 7 Sacramento California 20,307 4.4 8 Seattle Washington 27,216 4.1 9 Boston Massachusetts 24,910 4.0 10 San Diego California 32,977 2.5 11 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 30,069 2.0 12 Stockton California 5,188 1.8 13 Los Angeles California 65,514 1.7 14 Portland Oregon 9,113 1.7 15 Chicago Illinois 43,228 1.6 16 Anaheim California 4,738 1.4 17 Houston Texas 29,429 1.3 18 Austin Texas 8,886 1.2 19 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 3,402 1.1 20 Riverside California 2,985 1.0 Medium-size cities
List of medium-sized cities (population between 100,000 and 250,000) with a Chinese-American population in excess of one percent of the total population.
Smaller communities
List of places with a population fewer than 100,000 and a Chinese-American population in excess of one percent of the total population.
Groups listed (e.g., Mainland Chinese, Taiwanese) after these cities form a large proportion of the Chinese-origin population.
California - Los Angeles - San Gabriel Valley
Main Article: Chinese enclaves in the San Gabriel Valley
With a Chinese American population of more than 400,000 in Los Angeles County, the majority are within the San Gabriel Valley, which are particularly noted for cities that have a Chinese American ethnic majority. The following cities have the highest percentage of Chinese Americans among the 40 cities that make up the San Gabriel Valley.
- Monterey Park, California - 43.7% (24,758) - Previously Taiwanese, nowadays Mainland Chinese
- San Marino, California - 39.3% (5,260) - Taiwanese
- Arcadia, California - 34.0% (18,041) - Mainland Chinese
- San Gabriel, California - 33.6% (13,376) - Mainland Chinese, Vietnamese Chinese
- East San Gabriel, California (unincorporated, but it has a San Gabriel post office) - 28.2% (4,096)
- Alhambra, California - 33.1% (28,437) - Mainland Chinese
- Rosemead, California - 29.3% (15,678) - Mainland Chinese, Vietnamese Chinese
- Rowland Heights, California - 29.0% (14,057) - Taiwanese, growing number of Mainland Chinese
- Walnut, California - 28.6% (8,590) - Taiwanese
- Temple City, California - 27.9% (9,322) - Taiwanese
- Hacienda Heights, California - 22.4% (11,921) - Taiwanese
- Diamond Bar, California - 17.9% (10,091) - Taiwanese
- El Monte, California - 10.3% - Mainland Chinese, Vietnamese Chinese
California - Los Angeles - Cerritos
- Cerritos, California - 15% - Taiwanese
California - San Francisco Bay Area
- Cupertino, California - 27.2% - Taiwanese
- Millbrae, California - 26.0% - Hong Kong Chinese
- Foster City, California - 19.2% - Taiwanese
- Albany, California - 16.0%
- Milpitas, California - 14.0% - Taiwanese, Hong Kong Chinese, Mainland Chinese, Vietnamese Chinese (Milpitas, California has one of the most regionally diverse Chinese populations in the United States.)
- El Cerrito, California - 13.6%
- Piedmont, California - 11.3%
- Emeryville, California - 10.4%
- San Leandro, California - 10.1% - Hong Kong Chinese, Mainland Chinese (Guangdong)
- Union City, California - 8.8%
Georgia
- Berkeley Lake, Georgia - 3.3%
- Duluth, Georgia - 3.1%
- Doraville, Georgia - 3.0%
- Druid Hills, Georgia - 2.3%
- Lilburn, Georgia - 1.9%
- Dunwoody, Georgia - 1.5%
- Alpharetta, Georgia - 1.4%
- Tucker, Georgia - 1.4%
- Chamblee, Georgia - 1.3%
- Norcross, Georgia - 1.3%
New Jersey
- Holmdel Township, New Jersey - 10.8%
- West Windsor Township, New Jersey - 8.9%
- Plainsboro Township, New Jersey - 8.7%
- Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey - 8.3%
- Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey - 7.2%
- East Brunswick, New Jersey - 7.1%
- Livingston, New Jersey - 6.9%
- Montgomery Township, New Jersey - 6.3%
- Edison, New Jersey - 6.1%
- Marlboro Township, New Jersey - 6.1%
- Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey - 6.0%
- Montville, New Jersey - 5.9%
- Fort Lee, New Jersey - 5.6%
- Alpine, New Jersey - 5.4%
- East Hanover, New Jersey - 5.4%
- Highland Park, New Jersey - 5.2%
- Edgewater, New Jersey - 5.1%
- Piscataway Township, New Jersey - 5.0%
- Tenafly, New Jersey - 5.0%
- Kingston, New Jersey - 4.9%
- Warren Township, New Jersey - 4.9%
- Dayton, New Jersey - 4.7%
- Princeton Township, New Jersey - 4.5%
- South Brunswick Township, New Jersey - 4.2%
- Berkeley Heights, New Jersey - 4.1%
- Bridgewater Township, New Jersey - 4.1%
- Millburn, New Jersey - 3.9%
- Paramus, New Jersey - 3.9%
- Kendall Park, New Jersey - 3.8%
- Cranbury Township, New Jersey - 3.7%
- Princeton Junction, New Jersey - 3.6%
- Bernards Township, New Jersey - 3.3%
- Closter, New Jersey - 3.3%
- Cresskill, New Jersey - 3.3%
- New Providence, New Jersey - 3.1%
- Monmouth Junction, New Jersey - 2.9%
- Old Tappan, New Jersey - 2.8%
- Eatontown, New Jersey - 2.7%
- Iselin, New Jersey - 2.7%
- River Edge, New Jersey - 2.7%
- Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey - 2.5%
- Hillsborough Township, New Jersey - 2.5%
- Lawrenceville, New Jersey - 2.4%
- Matawan, New Jersey - 2.4%
- North Brunswick Township, New Jersey - 2.4%
- Palisades Park, New Jersey - 2.4%
- Bedminster Township, New Jersey - 2.3%
- Cherry Hill, New Jersey - 2.3%
- Mountain Lakes, New Jersey - 2.2%
- Old Bridge Township, New Jersey - 2.2%
- Oradell, New Jersey - 2.2%
- Branchburg Township, New Jersey - 2.1%
- Chatham Township, New Jersey - 2.1%
- Kearny, New Jersey - 2.1%
- Manalapan Township, New Jersey - 2.1%
- Scotch Plains, New Jersey - 2.1%
- Fords, New Jersey - 2.0%
- Morris Plains, New Jersey - 2.0%
- New Milford, New Jersey - 2.0%
- Norwood, New Jersey - 2.0%
- Secaucus, New Jersey - 2.0%
- Englishtown, New Jersey - 1.9%
- Florham Park, New Jersey - 1.9%
- North Caldwell, New Jersey - 1.9%
- Ridgewood, New Jersey - 1.9%
- Lincroft, New Jersey - 1.8%
- Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey - 1.8%
- East Windsor Township, New Jersey - 1.7%
- Emerson, New Jersey - 1.7%
- Franklin Lakes, New Jersey - 1.7%
- Freehold Township, New Jersey - 1.7%
- Maywood, New Jersey - 1.7%
- Metuchen, New Jersey - 1.7%
- Montvale, New Jersey - 1.7%
- Ramsey, New Jersey - 1.7%
- Saddle River, New Jersey - 1.7%
- Somerset, New Jersey - 1.7%
- Twin Rivers, New Jersey - 1.7%
- Upper Saddle River, New Jersey - 1.7%
- West Orange, New Jersey - 1.7%
- Allendale, New Jersey - 1.6%
- Boonton Township, New Jersey - 1.6%
- Cliffside Park, New Jersey - 1.6%
- Haworth, New Jersey - 1.6%
- Milltown, New Jersey - 1.6%
- Somerville, New Jersey - 1.6%
- Guttenberg, New Jersey - 1.5%
- Mahwah, New Jersey - 1.5%
- Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey - 1.5%
- Carlstadt, New Jersey - 1.4%
- Chatham Borough, New Jersey - 1.4%
- Denville, New Jersey - 1.4%
- Hillsdale, New Jersey - 1.4%
- Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey - 1.4%
- Nutley, New Jersey - 1.4%
- River Vale, New Jersey - 1.4%
- Rutherford, New Jersey - 1.4%
- Sayreville, New Jersey - 1.4%
- South Orange, New Jersey - 1.4%
- Tinton Falls, New Jersey - 1.4%
- Woodbridge Township, New Jersey - 1.4%
- Colts Neck, New Jersey - 1.2%
- Glen Rock, New Jersey - 1.2%
- Hazlet, New Jersey - 1.2%
- Hoboken, New Jersey - 1.2%
- Madison, New Jersey - 1.2%
- North Plainfield, New Jersey - 1.2%
- Northvale, New Jersey - 1.2%
- Raritan Township, New Jersey - 1.2%
- Ridgefield[disambiguation needed
] borough, New Jersey - 1.2% - Rockaway Township, New Jersey - 1.2%
- Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey - 1.2%
- Summit, New Jersey - 1.2%
- Waldwick, New Jersey - 1.2%
- Wayne Township, New Jersey - 1.2%
- Bloomfield, New Jersey - 1.1%
- Fair Lawn, New Jersey - 1.1%
- Marlton, New Jersey - 1.1%
- Middletown Township, New Jersey - 1.1%
- Morristown, New Jersey - 1.1%
- Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey - 1.1%
- Mount Olive Township, New Jersey - 1.1%
- New Brunswick, New Jersey - 1.1%
- North Arlington, New Jersey - 1.1%
- Mendham Township, New Jersey - 1.0%
- Teaneck, New Jersey - 1.0%
- West Caldwell, New Jersey - 1.0%
Rhode Island
- Westerly, Rhode Island - 2.0%
- South Kingstown, Rhode Island - 1.1%
- East Greenwich, Rhode Island - 1.0%
- Barrington, Rhode Island - 1.0%
Texas
- Sugar Land, Texas - 9.1%
- New Territory, Texas - 7.1%
- Bellaire, Texas - 3.5%
- Stafford, Texas - 3.3%
- Jollyville, Texas - 3.2%
- Port Lavaca, Texas - 2.9%
- Missouri City, Texas - 2.8%
- Mission Bend, Texas - 2.4%
- College Station, Texas - 2.3%
- Greatwood, Texas - 2.3%
- Cinco Ranch, Texas - 2.1%
- Jersey Village - 2.0%
- West University Place, Texas - 1.8%
- McAllen, Texas - 1.8%
- Brushy Creek, Texas - 1.7%
- Coppell, Texas - 1.5%
- Flower Mound, Texas - 1.3%
- Wells Branch, Texas - 1.3%
- Anderson Mill, Texas - 1.2%
- Denton, Texas - 1.2%
- Addison, Texas - 1.1%
- Commerce, Texas- 1.1%
- Southlake, Texas - 1.1%
- Colleyville, Texas - 1.05%
- South Brazos, Texas - 1.04%
- University Park, Texas - 1.02%
- Galveston, Texas - 1.02%
- Allen, Texas - 1.02%
- Bedford, Texas - 1.01%
- Leon Valley, Texas - 1.01%
- Cedar Park, Texas - 1.0%
- Webster, Texas - 1.0%
- The Woodlands, Texas - 1.0%
- Lake Jackson, Texas - 1.0%
- League City, Texas - 1.0%
- Seabrook, Texas - 1.0%
- Windemere, Texas - 1.0%
Utah
- Logan, Utah - 1.1%
- Millcreek, Utah - 1.1%
- Mount Olympus, Utah - 1.07%
- Emigration Canyon, Utah - 1.04%
- Cottonwood Heights, Utah - 1.02%
- Sandy, Utah - 1.01%
Virginia
Fairfax County
- Floris - 10.8%
- McLean - 4.1%
- Chantilly - 3.7%
- Fair Oaks - 3.4%
- Centreville - 2.6%
- Burke - 2.3%
- Reston 1.8%
- Annandale - 1.7%
- Herndon - 1.5%
Vermont
- South Burlington, Vermont - 1.2%
- Brattleboro, Vermont - 1.03%
- Essex, Vermont - 1.0%
- Colchester, Vermont - 1.0%
Washington
The overwhelming majority of these cities are in King County, Washington, while three others (Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mill Creek) are all in Snohomish County, Washington.
- Newcastle, Washington - 12.5%
- Mercer Island, Washington - 7.7%
- Redmond, Washington - 6.2%
- West Lake Sammamish, Washington - 4.0%
- Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington - 3.8%
- Shoreline, Washington - 3.3%
- Sammamish, Washington - 3.3%
- Pullman, Washington - 3.0%
- Clyde Hill, Washington - 3.0%
- Eastgate, Washington - 2.9%
- Mill Creek, Washington - 2.7%
- Issaquah, Washington - 2.6%
- Medina, Washington - 2.5%
- Lake Forest Park, Washington - 2.4%
- Lynnwood, Washington - 2.2%
- Kingsgate, Washington - 2.2%
- East Hill-Meridian, Washington - 2.2%
- Kirkland, Washington - 2.1%
- Kenmore, Washington - 2.1%
- Kent, Washington - 1.5%
- Bothell, Washington - 1.3%
- Federal Way, Washington - 1.2%
- Bellingham, Washington - 1.2%
- Edmonds, Washington - 1.1%
- Olympia, Washington - 1.1%
Regions in the USA
Areas with significant Chinese populations though smaller in size or number than in Metropolitan ethnoburbs.
- States like Washington, Oregon, Arizona and Nevada.
- Central Coast of California and Central Valley of California.
- Northern California and Southern California (each widespread).
- Hawaii, the state itself may have 10-15% of Chinese ancestry.
See also
- List of cities with large Chinese Canadian populations
- Chinatown
- List of U.S. cities with Asian American majority populations
- List of U.S. cities with large Vietnamese American populations
- Lists of U.S. cities with large ethnic population
References
- ^ "New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area". American Community Survey. U.S. Census Bureau. 2009. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-context=adp&-qr_name=ACS_2009_1YR_G00_DP5&-ds_name=ACS_2009_1YR_G00_&-tree_id=309&-redoLog=false&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=33000US408&-format=&-_lang=en. Retrieved 2010-10-01
Sources
- http://www.city-data.com/
- http://factfinder.census.gov
- 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).
Categories:- Lists of United States populated places by ethnic group
- American people of Chinese descent
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