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Cities in California ranked by Asian Population

This list ranks the 480 cities in California based on their Asian population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 10, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Asian population in California

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  • 1
    Los Angeles
    Asian population in Los Angeles is 544,072
    12.08% of Los Angeles population is Asian
  • 2
    San Jose
    Asian population in San Jose is 410,720
    35.90% of San Jose population is Asian
  • 3
    San Francisco
    Asian population in San Francisco is 326,710
    34.97% of San Francisco population is Asian
  • 4
    San Diego
    Asian population in San Diego is 292,012
    18.07% of San Diego population is Asian
  • 5
    Irvine
    Asian population in Irvine is 151,305
    43.77% of Irvine population is Asian

List of 480 cities in California by Asian Population

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Rank by Asian Population
City
Asian Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total California Asian Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Los Angeles 544,072 12.08% 8.61%
2 San Jose 410,720 35.90% 6.50%
3 San Francisco 326,710 34.97% 5.17%
4 San Diego 292,012 18.07% 4.62%
5 Irvine 151,305 43.77% 2.39%
6 Fremont 149,359 60.89% 2.36%
7 Sacramento 122,545 19.94% 1.94%
8 88,333 13.11% 1.40%
9 83,504 16.84% 1.32%
10 81,250 48.26% 1.29%
11 78,850 19.80% 1.25%
12 73,802 38.03% 1.17%
13 71,598 17.18% 1.13%
14 69,068 13.13% 1.09%
15 66,037 46.56% 1.05%
16 64,559 31.55% 1.02%
17 62,577 55.04% 0.99%
18 62,410 38.18% 0.99%
19 58,512 69.76% 0.93%
20 52,961 29.10% 0.84%
21 50,905 14.13% 0.81%
22 48,862 49.32% 0.77%
23 45,459 48.73% 0.72%
24 43,558 47.42% 0.69%
25 43,525 70.88% 0.69%
26 42,419 53.66% 0.67%
27 40,436 53.58% 0.64%
28 39,950 62.28% 0.63%
29 39,587 10.77% 0.63%
30 39,440 7.91% 0.62%
31 37,891 23.18% 0.60%
32 35,682 41.55% 0.56%
33 35,415 24.24% 0.56%
34 35,304 59.37% 0.56%
35 34,678 27.39% 0.55%
36 34,258 37.97% 0.54%
37 33,706 54.68% 0.53%
38 33,507 33.39% 0.53%
39 32,997 62.50% 0.52%
40 32,487 14.35% 0.51%
41 32,316 34.23% 0.51%
42 32,291 27.29% 0.51%
43 32,189 8.74% 0.51%
44 32,015 59.68% 0.51%
45 31,938 24.66% 0.51%
46 31,625 11.49% 0.50%
47 31,468 15.25% 0.50%
48 31,436 23.21% 0.50%
49 30,043 14.43% 0.48%
50 29,544 40.13% 0.47%
51 29,421 18.63% 0.47%
52 28,940 29.71% 0.46%
53 28,464 26.03% 0.45%
54 27,721 31.07% 0.44%
55 27,707 37.47% 0.44%
56 26,172 18.56% 0.41%
57 26,084 14.88% 0.41%
58 24,300 21.05% 0.38%
59 23,797 59.91% 0.38%
60 23,683 55.16% 0.37%
61 22,820 35.78% 0.36%
62 22,680 13.75% 0.36%
63 22,651 12.09% 0.36%
64 22,614 15.20% 0.36%
65 22,098 40.78% 0.35%
66 22,022 24.30% 0.35%
67 21,755 21.81% 0.34%
68 21,085 36.79% 0.33%
69 20,861 7.67% 0.33%
70 20,239 14.07% 0.32%
71 20,211 8.13% 0.32%
72 19,801 26.00% 0.31%
73 19,715 26.24% 0.31%
74 19,647 9.08% 0.31%
75 19,553 17.64% 0.31%
76 19,335 64.29% 0.31%
77 19,325 53.44% 0.31%
78 19,141 14.11% 0.30%
79 18,945 58.83% 0.30%
80 18,828 13.72% 0.30%
81 18,732 20.42% 0.30%
82 18,407 17.26% 0.29%
83 18,006 10.04% 0.28%
84 17,867 18.49% 0.28%
85 17,844 7.98% 0.28%
86 17,614 19.36% 0.28%
87 17,594 17.72% 0.28%
88 17,483 11.98% 0.28%
89 17,317 17.97% 0.27%
90 17,060 12.99% 0.27%
91 16,664 20.51% 0.26%
92 16,650 23.36% 0.26%
93 16,583 13.58% 0.26%
94 16,330 18.53% 0.26%
95 16,324 5.93% 0.26%
96 15,956 10.97% 0.25%
97 15,890 19.40% 0.25%
98 15,726 13.38% 0.25%
99 15,532 31.63% 0.25%
100 15,440 13.00% 0.24%
101 15,276 32.84% 0.24%
102 15,220 7.46% 0.24%
103 15,206 11.66% 0.24%
104 14,934 16.06% 0.24%
105 14,883 18.75% 0.24%
106 14,825 13.91% 0.23%
107 14,642 6.04% 0.23%
108 14,119 25.82% 0.22%
109 14,098 7.60% 0.22%
110 13,966 12.37% 0.22%
111 13,620 10.23% 0.22%
112 13,365 12.80% 0.21%
113 13,049 17.56% 0.21%
114 13,007 9.97% 0.21%
115 12,644 38.03% 0.20%
116 12,579 26.12% 0.20%
117 12,568 42.12% 0.20%
118 12,548 4.88% 0.20%
119 12,305 22.28% 0.19%
120 11,806 28.72% 0.19%
120 11,806 47.57% 0.19%
121 11,658 18.43% 0.18%
122 11,358 6.63% 0.18%
123 11,325 25.76% 0.18%
124 11,132 6.08% 0.18%
125 11,053 8.49% 0.17%
126 10,890 18.50% 0.17%
127 10,847 10.56% 0.17%
128 10,638 11.59% 0.17%
129 10,617 15.37% 0.17%
130 10,544 12.61% 0.17%
131 10,500 11.12% 0.17%
132 10,243 21.54% 0.16%
133 10,189 15.61% 0.16%
134 10,080 23.11% 0.16%
135 10,026 32.90% 0.16%
136 9,782 20.80% 0.15%
137 9,767 7.08% 0.15%
138 9,639 13.34% 0.15%
139 9,629 4.57% 0.15%
140 9,610 11.62% 0.15%
141 9,528 28.57% 0.15%
142 9,525 31.15% 0.15%
143 9,243 16.20% 0.15%
144 9,041 12.31% 0.14%
145 9,031 10.42% 0.14%
146 8,924 10.34% 0.14%
147 8,860 4.52% 0.14%
147 8,860 67.54% 0.14%
148 8,839 29.80% 0.14%
149 8,824 11.42% 0.14%
150 8,787 9.51% 0.14%
151 8,769 34.40% 0.14%
152 8,668 15.67% 0.14%
153 8,649 5.14% 0.14%
154 8,594 25.24% 0.14%
155 8,563 50.13% 0.14%
156 8,280 13.40% 0.13%
157 8,214 13.58% 0.13%
158 8,101 6.67% 0.13%
159 8,096 6.36% 0.13%
160 7,955 11.43% 0.13%
161 7,922 27.59% 0.13%
162 7,788 19.67% 0.12%
163 7,623 6.62% 0.12%
164 7,516 9.39% 0.12%
165 7,454 11.99% 0.12%
166 7,415 20.69% 0.12%
167 7,361 19.82% 0.12%
168 7,286 13.35% 0.12%
169 7,266 10.51% 0.12%
170 7,237 32.80% 0.11%
171 7,195 40.12% 0.11%
172 7,160 15.70% 0.11%
173 7,104 5.46% 0.11%
174 6,992 30.43% 0.11%
175 6,710 15.40% 0.11%
176 6,670 16.23% 0.11%
177 6,628 18.63% 0.10%
178 6,619 6.34% 0.10%
179 6,449 7.47% 0.10%
180 6,215 17.38% 0.10%
180 6,215 4.06% 0.10%
181 6,186 13.79% 0.10%
182 6,134 16.01% 0.10%
183 6,093 7.26% 0.10%
184 6,083 8.09% 0.10%
185 5,847 5.55% 0.09%
186 5,806 5.93% 0.09%
187 5,793 8.06% 0.09%
188 5,640 8.70% 0.09%
189 5,611 8.51% 0.09%
190 5,562 12.74% 0.09%
191 5,471 24.60% 0.09%
192 5,442 7.74% 0.09%
193 5,396 10.42% 0.09%
194 5,363 8.79% 0.08%
195 5,226 8.12% 0.08%
196 5,180 5.10% 0.08%
197 5,157 5.00% 0.08%
198 5,085 8.44% 0.08%
199 5,020 4.62% 0.08%
200 4,976 7.37% 0.08%
201 4,884 14.15% 0.08%
202 4,840 6.98% 0.08%
203 4,782 12.87% 0.08%
204 4,689 25.16% 0.07%
205 4,618 17.71% 0.07%
206 4,609 6.26% 0.07%
207 4,595 20.23% 0.07%
208 4,547 11.82% 0.07%
209 4,540 11.63% 0.07%
210 4,432 9.60% 0.07%
211 4,403 16.55% 0.07%
212 4,385 8.11% 0.07%
213 4,317 13.79% 0.07%
214 4,286 7.95% 0.07%
215 4,257 4.60% 0.07%
216 4,256 34.62% 0.07%
217 4,240 6.18% 0.07%
218 4,200 23.42% 0.07%
219 4,177 11.17% 0.07%
220 4,164 30.17% 0.07%
221 4,048 14.81% 0.06%
222 4,025 3.26% 0.06%
223 4,013 17.30% 0.06%
224 3,888 4.25% 0.06%
225 3,871 5.72% 0.06%
226 3,862 8.90% 0.06%
227 3,808 15.68% 0.06%
228 3,805 9.36% 0.06%
229 3,683 10.88% 0.06%
230 3,640 41.05% 0.06%
231 3,587 25.51% 0.06%
232 3,585 2.88% 0.06%
233 3,577 14.27% 0.06%
234 3,520 3.74% 0.06%
235 3,423 4.84% 0.05%
236 3,413 24.58% 0.05%
237 3,400 11.80% 0.05%
238 3,324 20.87% 0.05%
239 3,182 8.01% 0.05%
240 3,095 25.78% 0.05%
241 3,075 2.41% 0.05%
242 3,071 4.86% 0.05%
243 3,033 5.08% 0.05%
244 2,945 8.69% 0.05%
245 2,855 4.16% 0.05%
246 2,851 12.79% 0.05%
247 2,802 4.16% 0.04%
248 2,722 6.19% 0.04%
249 2,713 8.24% 0.04%
250 2,711 4.46% 0.04%
251 2,687 13.17% 0.04%
252 2,680 7.43% 0.04%
253 2,664 3.06% 0.04%
254 2,640 2.21% 0.04%
255 2,585 11.27% 0.04%
256 2,573 28.69% 0.04%
257 2,553 5.59% 0.04%
258 2,540 11.50% 0.04%
259 2,438 5.76% 0.04%
260 2,419 4.75% 0.04%
261 2,404 17.79% 0.04%
262 2,399 3.24% 0.04%
263 2,378 3.04% 0.04%
264 2,285 7.58% 0.04%
265 2,235 6.84% 0.04%
266 2,214 17.89% 0.04%
267 2,183 6.09% 0.03%
268 2,152 3.86% 0.03%
269 2,007 3.01% 0.03%
270 2,003 18.23% 0.03%
271 2,001 15.85% 0.03%
272 1,941 8.30% 0.03%
273 1,926 5.07% 0.03%
274 1,892 2.34% 0.03%
275 1,886 5.18% 0.03%
276 1,839 5.59% 0.03%
277 1,800 10.78% 0.03%
278 1,781 5.42% 0.03%
279 1,767 5.15% 0.03%
280 1,731 31.66% 0.03%
281 1,715 5.84% 0.03%
282 1,650 6.62% 0.03%
283 1,643 9.67% 0.03%
284 1,640 2.60% 0.03%
285 1,639 21.33% 0.03%
286 1,636 5.18% 0.03%
287 1,537 6.47% 0.02%
288 1,529 5.44% 0.02%
289 1,523 4.69% 0.02%
290 1,522 4.06% 0.02%
291 1,478 4.66% 0.02%
292 1,429 2.69% 0.02%
293 1,389 6.34% 0.02%
294 1,375 9.67% 0.02%
295 1,373 6.21% 0.02%
296 1,366 7.57% 0.02%
297 1,345 1.15% 0.02%
298 1,331 4.60% 0.02%
299 1,314 4.55% 0.02%
300 1,241 8.25% 0.02%
301 1,230 8.78% 0.02%
302 1,226 5.68% 0.02%
303 1,208 2.34% 0.02%
304 1,199 8.36% 0.02%
305 1,180 7.86% 0.02%
306 1,171 18.73% 0.02%
307 1,169 4.34% 0.02%
308 1,168 8.91% 0.02%
309 1,109 5.12% 0.02%
310 1,099 17.78% 0.02%
311 1,074 7.37% 0.02%
312 1,063 5.10% 0.02%
313 1,041 1.87% 0.02%
314 1,022 9.04% 0.02%
315 1,021 3.74% 0.02%
316 1,013 0.86% 0.02%
316 1,013 10.46% 0.02%
317 928 2.20% 0.01%
318 892 2.76% 0.01%
319 870 23.05% 0.01%
320 861 5.68% 0.01%
320 861 2.97% 0.01%
321 860 2.84% 0.01%
322 857 9.85% 0.01%
323 822 2.67% 0.01%
324 804 4.18% 0.01%
325 797 2.66% 0.01%
326 796 7.26% 0.01%
327 771 3.65% 0.01%
328 770 3.63% 0.01%
328 770 1.57% 0.01%
329 728 3.93% 0.01%
330 716 8.66% 0.01%
331 703 8.02% 0.01%
332 697 1.87% 0.01%
333 690 5.01% 0.01%
334 689 2.62% 0.01%
335 687 0.84% 0.01%
336 679 5.77% 0.01%
337 660 7.38% 0.01%
338 640 5.39% 0.01%
339 629 3.87% 0.01%
340 615 5.29% 0.01%
341 595 3.83% 0.01%
342 591 2.90% 0.01%
343 588 7.65% 0.01%
344 587 5.34% 0.01%
344 587 2.79% 0.01%
345 582 3.79% 0.01%
346 572 4.55% 0.01%
347 571 1.99% 0.01%
348 528 1.57% 0.01%
349 521 1.13% 0.01%
350 519 4.42% 0.01%
351 517 7.28% 0.01%
351 517 9.16% 0.01%
352 503 6.61% 0.01%
353 500 3.21% 0.01%
354 485 5.70% 0.01%
355 466 3.32% 0.01%
355 466 9.80% 0.01%
356 459 0.65% 0.01%
357 447 2.38% 0.01%
358 446 5.25% 0.01%
359 440 3.69% 0.01%
360 430 3.71% 0.01%
361 429 6.45% 0.01%
361 429 3.69% 0.01%
362 424 5.23% 0.01%
363 413 23.68% 0.01%
364 411 4.64% 0.01%
364 411 2.90% 0.01%
365 399 2.05% 0.01%
366 397 6.11% 0.01%
367 393 3.29% 0.01%
368 386 2.47% 0.01%
369 385 3.15% 0.01%
370 380 2.50% 0.01%
371 377 3.92% 0.01%
372 362 4.13% 0.01%
373 361 1.17% 0.01%
374 351 1.26% 0.01%
375 347 2.67% 0.01%
376 339 1.06% 0.01%
377 331 1.93% 0.01%
378 330 3.91% 0.01%
379 329 19.90% 0.01%
380 298 33.63% -
381 294 1.70% -
381 294 1.65% -
382 288 3.45% -
383 277 0.74% -
384 244 2.07% -
385 242 4.15% -
386 241 1.08% -
387 240 5.58% -
388 226 0.40% -
389 221 1.47% -
390 213 3.54% -
390 213 6.98% -
391 212 2.00% -
392 207 1.03% -
393 204 4.02% -
394 194 6.81% -
395 180 0.29% -
396 163 0.98% -
397 162 1.71% -
398 161 8.97% -
398 161 2.40% -
399 156 2.19% -
400 151 2.79% -
400 151 0.93% -
401 144 1.90% -
402 140 3.83% -
403 139 3.31% -
403 139 2.28% -
404 129 0.51% -
405 126 1.42% -
406 124 1.50% -
407 123 4.81% -
408 115 3.35% -
408 115 4.33% -
409 114 1.23% -
409 114 3.03% -
410 110 1.42% -
410 110 0.63% -
410 110 2.05% -
411 107 0.68% -
412 102 1.67% -
413 98 1.77% -
414 97 1.22% -
414 97 3.29% -
414 97 3.06% -
415 89 0.84% -
416 88 2.47% -
417 83 0.93% -
418 82 1.80% -
419 74 0.58% -
420 68 2.45% -
421 50 26.32% -
422 49 0.77% -
423 48 0.15% -
423 48 0.35% -
424 47 2.67% -
425 44 1.86% -
426 40 2.30% -
427 39 0.68% -
428 37 3.44% -
429 36 1.61% -
429 36 0.79% -
429 36 0.45% -
430 33 3.92% -
431 32 0.80% -
432 30 0.35% -
433 29 0.49% -
434 27 0.29% -
434 27 3.77% -
435 26 2.16% -
436 21 0.62% -
436 21 1.50% -
437 17 0.94% -
437 17 3.62% -
437 17 1.55% -
438 15 0.89% -
439 13 3.37% -
440 10 1.09% -
440 10 2.98% -
441 9 1.89% -
442 8 0.27% -
443 4 0.10% -
443 4 0.57% -
444 3 1.34% -
445 2 0.03% -

List of cities with no Asian Population in California

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in California have no recorded Asian population*:
  • Blue Lake
  • Huron
  • Loyalton
  • Westmorland
* These cities were not included in the ranking above, as they do not meet the population criteria. It is possible that a small population exists but was not reported or captured due to limitations or variations in Census data collection and reporting.

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in California by their Asian population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Asian Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Asian, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Asian alone, while others identify as Asian along with another race (such as Asian and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Asian .
  • We’ve used the “Asian alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Asian population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Asian alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Asian .
  2. % of Total California Asian Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Asian population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Asian populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported Asian population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Asian populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.