Taiwanese Population in California by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Taiwanese population in California totals 131,847, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Los Angeles (9,140), followed by San Jose (9,034) and Irvine (7,189), each hosting visible segments of the community. While these urban centers anchor much of the population, the statewide total points to a broader presence in unincorporated areas and smaller towns beyond major city boundaries. The analysis below explores how Taiwanese residents are distributed across California''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest Taiwanese population in California

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  • 1
    Los Angeles
    Taiwanese population in Los Angeles is 9,140
    0.24% of Los Angeles population is Taiwanese
  • 2
    San Jose
    Taiwanese population in San Jose is 9,034
    0.91% of San Jose population is Taiwanese
  • 3
    Irvine
    Taiwanese population in Irvine is 7,189
    2.33% of Irvine population is Taiwanese
  • 4
    San Diego
    Taiwanese population in San Diego is 5,351
    0.39% of San Diego population is Taiwanese
  • 5
    San Francisco
    Taiwanese population in San Francisco is 4,678
    0.56% of San Francisco population is Taiwanese

Overview of Taiwanese population in California

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data indicate California contains 131,847 Taiwanese residents (0.34% of 39.2 million total state population), positioning the state at the 100th percentile nationally among U.S. states for Taiwanese population concentrations.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data records indicate California's Taiwanese population of 0.34% exceeds the national average of 0.091% by a factor of 3.7.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates California's 131,847 Taiwanese residents constitute 43.5% of the nation's total Taiwanese population of 303,060, placing the state among jurisdictions with the highest demographic concentrations, with 43.5% of all American Taiwanese Americans residing within state boundaries.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey document California with 0.85 Taiwanese Americans per square mile, more than nine times the national average density of 0.086 per square mile, placing the state among jurisdictions with significantly elevated demographic concentrations nationally.
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473 Cities in California Ranked by Taiwanese Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show Taiwanese population in California present in Los Angeles, San Jose, and Irvine, along with several other incorporated cities reporting non-zero populations. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in California ranked by Taiwanese population count
Rank by Taiwanese Population
City
Taiwanese Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total California Taiwanese Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Los Angeles 9,140 0.24% 6.93%
2 San Jose 9,034 0.91% 6.85%
3 Irvine 7,189 2.33% 5.45%
4 San Diego 5,351 0.39% 4.06%
5 San Francisco 4,678 0.56% 3.55%
6 Fremont 4,463 1.95% 3.39%
7 Arcadia 3,289 5.92% 2.49%
8 2,370 3.04% 1.80%
9 2,051 3.82% 1.56%
10 1,882 2.29% 1.43%
11 1,828 3.10% 1.39%
12 1,758 1.15% 1.33%
13 1,527 1.18% 1.16%
14 1,480 1.03% 1.12%
15 1,414 2.93% 1.07%
16 1,409 5.06% 1.07%
17 1,341 0.31% 1.02%
18 1,303 1.60% 0.99%
19 1,159 0.66% 0.88%
20 1,095 3.61% 0.83%
21 1,086 0.80% 0.82%
22 1,021 0.85% 0.77%
23 978 1.25% 0.74%
24 961 0.93% 0.73%
25 937 1.21% 0.71%
26 933 2.61% 0.71%
27 911 0.85% 0.69%
28 898 1.34% 0.68%
29 897 7.31% 0.68%
30 856 1.00% 0.65%
31 848 0.60% 0.64%
32 802 0.93% 0.61%
33 794 1.68% 0.60%
34 787 1.59% 0.60%
35 775 0.85% 0.59%
36 760 1.13% 0.58%
37 759 0.22% 0.58%
38 741 1.80% 0.56%
39 714 0.90% 0.54%
40 707 0.22% 0.54%
41 676 1.80% 0.51%
42 667 0.13% 0.51%
43 660 1.94% 0.50%
44 618 0.13% 0.47%
45 615 1.59% 0.47%
46 578 0.33% 0.44%
47 562 1.41% 0.43%
48 554 0.79% 0.42%
49 544 0.65% 0.41%
50 522 0.88% 0.40%
51 514 1.56% 0.39%
52 495 0.25% 0.38%
53 491 0.54% 0.37%
53 491 0.21% 0.37%
54 485 1.13% 0.37%
55 472 0.67% 0.36%
56 467 1.52% 0.35%
57 453 0.86% 0.34%
58 417 0.33% 0.32%
59 413 3.17% 0.31%
60 409 2.07% 0.31%
61 405 1.17% 0.31%
62 396 1.51% 0.30%
63 374 0.25% 0.28%
64 372 0.56% 0.28%
65 367 0.85% 0.28%
66 364 0.32% 0.28%
67 348 0.62% 0.26%
68 337 0.66% 0.26%
69 336 0.71% 0.25%
70 332 0.24% 0.25%
71 317 0.92% 0.24%
72 315 0.45% 0.24%
73 314 1.39% 0.24%
74 306 0.28% 0.23%
75 305 0.16% 0.23%
76 303 1.18% 0.23%
77 297 0.17% 0.23%
78 293 0.62% 0.22%
79 283 0.09% 0.21%
80 281 0.16% 0.21%
81 279 0.10% 0.21%
81 279 0.26% 0.21%
82 278 0.41% 0.21%
83 273 0.32% 0.21%
84 268 0.90% 0.20%
85 267 0.29% 0.20%
86 266 0.17% 0.20%
87 265 0.38% 0.20%
88 263 1.35% 0.20%
89 262 0.25% 0.20%
90 260 0.36% 0.20%
91 251 0.16% 0.19%
91 251 0.08% 0.19%
92 249 0.42% 0.19%
92 249 0.41% 0.19%
93 238 0.31% 0.18%
93 238 0.29% 0.18%
93 238 1.37% 0.18%
94 234 0.20% 0.18%
95 233 0.19% 0.18%
96 232 0.38% 0.18%
97 226 0.35% 0.17%
98 225 1.46% 0.17%
99 217 0.26% 0.16%
100 215 0.44% 0.16%
101 214 0.27% 0.16%
102 211 0.41% 0.16%
103 209 2.50% 0.16%
104 207 0.22% 0.16%
105 204 0.56% 0.15%
105 204 0.10% 0.15%
106 201 0.98% 0.15%
107 199 0.04% 0.15%
107 199 0.53% 0.15%
107 199 0.42% 0.15%
108 198 0.65% 0.15%
109 196 1.22% 0.15%
110 194 0.39% 0.15%
111 191 0.23% 0.14%
112 187 0.29% 0.14%
112 187 0.57% 0.14%
112 187 0.32% 0.14%
112 187 0.21% 0.14%
113 186 0.25% 0.14%
114 182 1.43% 0.14%
114 182 0.11% 0.14%
114 182 1.65% 0.14%
115 179 0.10% 0.14%
116 178 0.28% 0.14%
117 173 0.08% 0.13%
118 171 0.17% 0.13%
119 169 1.52% 0.13%
120 166 0.74% 0.13%
121 162 1.47% 0.12%
122 159 0.50% 0.12%
123 155 0.12% 0.12%
124 154 1.97% 0.12%
125 147 0.17% 0.11%
126 145 0.58% 0.11%
127 143 0.29% 0.11%
128 142 0.52% 0.11%
129 140 0.23% 0.11%
129 140 0.83% 0.11%
130 137 0.16% 0.10%
131 135 0.13% 0.10%
132 129 0.21% 0.10%
132 129 0.27% 0.10%
133 127 0.12% 0.10%
134 125 0.08% 0.09%
135 121 0.28% 0.09%
136 115 0.08% 0.09%
137 114 0.50% 0.09%
137 114 0.13% 0.09%
137 114 0.16% 0.09%
138 111 0.42% 0.08%
139 108 0.15% 0.08%
140 107 0.14% 0.08%
141 106 0.32% 0.08%
142 103 0.21% 0.08%
143 102 0.40% 0.08%
144 100 0.11% 0.08%
145 99 0.10% 0.08%
146 96 0.10% 0.07%
147 93 0.51% 0.07%
148 92 0.28% 0.07%
149 91 0.20% 0.07%
150 90 0.09% 0.07%
150 90 0.11% 0.07%
151 87 0.16% 0.07%
152 85 0.07% 0.06%
153 83 0.05% 0.06%
153 83 0.11% 0.06%
154 81 0.22% 0.06%
154 81 0.23% 0.06%
155 80 0.15% 0.06%
155 80 0.98% 0.06%
156 78 1.35% 0.06%
157 77 0.46% 0.06%
157 77 0.21% 0.06%
158 75 0.40% 0.06%
159 72 0.03% 0.05%
160 69 0.06% 0.05%
161 68 0.31% 0.05%
161 68 0.34% 0.05%
161 68 0.07% 0.05%
162 67 0.47% 0.05%
162 67 0.27% 0.05%
163 66 0.29% 0.05%
163 66 0.48% 0.05%
164 64 0.03% 0.05%
164 64 0.50% 0.05%
165 63 0.10% 0.05%
166 61 0.32% 0.05%
167 59 0.01% 0.04%
167 59 0.04% 0.04%
168 57 7.23% 0.04%
169 55 1.40% 0.04%
170 54 0.11% 0.04%
171 53 0.09% 0.04%
172 52 0.05% 0.04%
173 50 0.06% 0.04%
174 48 0.04% 0.04%
175 47 0.13% 0.04%
175 47 1.36% 0.04%
176 45 0.15% 0.03%
176 45 0.18% 0.03%
176 45 0.06% 0.03%
176 45 0.04% 0.03%
177 44 0.18% 0.03%
178 43 0.04% 0.03%
178 43 0.02% 0.03%
179 42 0.04% 0.03%
180 40 0.57% 0.03%
180 40 0.11% 0.03%
181 37 0.03% 0.03%
182 36 0.04% 0.03%
182 36 0.07% 0.03%
183 35 0.14% 0.03%
183 35 0.09% 0.03%
184 33 0.60% 0.03%
185 32 0.43% 0.02%
186 31 0.26% 0.02%
187 30 0.05% 0.02%
188 28 0.28% 0.02%
188 28 0.07% 0.02%
188 28 0.05% 0.02%
188 28 0.06% 0.02%
188 28 0.03% 0.02%
189 27 0.08% 0.02%
189 27 0.03% 0.02%
189 27 0.04% 0.02%
190 26 0.03% 0.02%
191 25 0.05% 0.02%
191 25 0.08% 0.02%
191 25 1.65% 0.02%
191 25 0.08% 0.02%
192 24 0.12% 0.02%
193 23 0.04% 0.02%
193 23 0.05% 0.02%
193 23 0.13% 0.02%
194 22 0.04% 0.02%
194 22 0.08% 0.02%
195 21 0.02% 0.02%
195 21 0.08% 0.02%
196 20 0.13% 0.02%
197 19 0.12% 0.01%
198 18 0.06% 0.01%
198 18 0.02% 0.01%
199 16 0.01% 0.01%
200 15 0.05% 0.01%
201 14 0.24% 0.01%
202 13 0.01% 0.01%
202 13 0.11% 0.01%
202 13 0.08% 0.01%
203 12 0.03% 0.01%
203 12 0.02% 0.01%
204 11 0.03% 0.01%
204 11 0.15% 0.01%
204 11 0.01% 0.01%
204 11 0.01% 0.01%
205 10 0.03% 0.01%
205 10 0.07% 0.01%
205 10 0.19% 0.01%
206 9 0.03% 0.01%
206 9 0.02% 0.01%
207 7 0.03% 0.01%
208 6 0.03% 0.00%
209 5 0.03% 0.00%
209 5 0.01% 0.00%
209 5 0.01% 0.00%
210 4 0.19% 0.00%
211 2 0.01% 0.00%
212 1 0.00% 0.00%
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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 city in California by their Taiwanese population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Taiwanese population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Taiwanese ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Taiwanese alone, while others identify as Taiwanese along with another race (such as Taiwanese and German).
  • We’ve used the “Taiwanese alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Taiwanese population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Taiwanese alone or in combination in city. 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 Taiwanese .
  2. % of Total California Taiwanese Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Taiwanese 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 Taiwanese 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.
  • City that don’t have any reported Taiwanese 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 Taiwanese populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.