Distribution of Korean People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Korean

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0.55%
1.1%
1.65%
2.2%
3.3%
4.4%
5.5%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Bergen County, New Jersey	6.4%
2	Fairfax city, Virginia	4.76%
3	Howard County, Maryland	4.47%
4	Honolulu County, Hawaii	4.33%
5	Fairfax County, Virginia	4.07%
6	Orange County, California	3.23%
7	Long County, Georgia	2.93%
8	Gwinnett County, Georgia	2.8%
9	Socorro County, New Mexico	2.54%
10	Queens County, New York	2.36%
11	Los Angeles County, California	2.3%
12	Hawaii County, Hawaii	2.11%
13	Pierce County, Washington	2.02%
14	Roberts County, Texas	1.92%
15	Pulaski County, Missouri	1.88%
16	Baker County, Georgia	1.88%
17	Montgomery County, Maryland	1.88%
18	Lee County, Alabama	1.87%
19	Snohomish County, Washington	1.84%
20	Champaign County, Illinois	1.83%

Top Counties by Population of Korean

#	County	Population
1	Los Angeles County, California	232,622
2	Orange County, California	102,274
3	Bergen County, New Jersey	59,482
4	Queens County, New York	54,294
5	Fairfax County, Virginia	46,545
6	Honolulu County, Hawaii	42,738
7	Cook County, Illinois	40,500
8	King County, Washington	38,576
9	Santa Clara County, California	34,137
10	San Diego County, California	29,481
11	Gwinnett County, Georgia	25,235
12	Alameda County, California	23,622
13	New York County, New York	21,930
14	Montgomery County, Maryland	19,502
15	Clark County, Nevada	17,987
16	Pierce County, Washington	17,375
17	San Bernardino County, California	16,687
18	Maricopa County, Arizona	16,176
19	Riverside County, California	14,529
20	Snohomish County, Washington	14,509

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Hawaii	3.54%	50,378
2	California	1.38%	539,959
3	Washington	1.21%	88,437
4	New Jersey	1.18%	104,842
5	Virginia	1.06%	88,976
6	Maryland	0.97%	58,474
7	Alaska	0.9%	6,656
8	New York	0.72%	142,091
9	Nevada	0.69%	20,135
10	Georgia	0.67%	69,230
11	Oregon	0.58%	23,866
12	Colorado	0.57%	31,313
13	Illinois	0.55%	70,270
14	District of Columbia	0.54%	3,721
15	Massachusetts	0.46%	31,313
16	Minnesota	0.44%	24,356
17	Pennsylvania	0.39%	49,435
18	Connecticut	0.38%	13,713
19	Arizona	0.35%	24,620
20	Michigan	0.35%	34,999
21	Texas	0.35%	97,902
22	Delaware	0.33%	3,136
23	Alabama	0.31%	15,127
24	Utah	0.31%	9,369
25	New Hampshire	0.29%	3,955
26	Iowa	0.29%	9,123
27	North Carolina	0.29%	29,354
28	Kansas	0.28%	8,126
29	Nebraska	0.27%	5,174
30	Vermont	0.26%	1,650
31	Oklahoma	0.26%	10,345
32	Missouri	0.24%	14,542
33	Rhode Island	0.23%	2,480
34	Tennessee	0.23%	15,425
35	Indiana	0.22%	14,611
36	Wisconsin	0.21%	12,229
37	Ohio	0.21%	24,455
38	Montana	0.21%	2,169
39	Florida	0.21%	42,755
40	Wyoming	0.2%	1,159
41	New Mexico	0.2%	4,092
42	South Dakota	0.19%	1,678
43	Kentucky	0.18%	8,066
44	South Carolina	0.18%	8,800
45	Maine	0.17%	2,271
46	North Dakota	0.17%	1,257
47	Idaho	0.15%	2,508
48	Arkansas	0.14%	4,290
49	Louisiana	0.11%	4,937
50	West Virginia	0.1%	1,859
51	Mississippi	0.09%	2,623
52	Puerto Rico	0%	104

Top States and Territories by Population of Korean

#	State	Population
1	California	539,959
2	New York	142,091
3	New Jersey	104,842
4	Texas	97,902
5	Virginia	88,976
6	Washington	88,437
7	Illinois	70,270
8	Georgia	69,230
9	Maryland	58,474
10	Hawaii	50,378
11	Pennsylvania	49,435
12	Florida	42,755
13	Michigan	34,999
14	Colorado	31,313
15	Massachusetts	31,313
16	North Carolina	29,354
17	Arizona	24,620
18	Ohio	24,455
19	Minnesota	24,356
20	Oregon	23,866
21	Nevada	20,135
22	Tennessee	15,425
23	Alabama	15,127
24	Indiana	14,611
25	Missouri	14,542
26	Connecticut	13,713
27	Wisconsin	12,229
28	Oklahoma	10,345
29	Utah	9,369
30	Iowa	9,123
31	South Carolina	8,800
32	Kansas	8,126
33	Kentucky	8,066
34	Alaska	6,656
35	Nebraska	5,174
36	Louisiana	4,937
37	Arkansas	4,290
38	New Mexico	4,092
39	New Hampshire	3,955
40	District of Columbia	3,721
41	Delaware	3,136
42	Mississippi	2,623
43	Idaho	2,508
44	Rhode Island	2,480
45	Maine	2,271
46	Montana	2,169
47	West Virginia	1,859
48	South Dakota	1,678
49	Vermont	1,650
50	North Dakota	1,257
51	Wyoming	1,159
52	Puerto Rico	104

Source Data

This data was sourced from the 2013-2018 American Communities Survey. As this is freely available government data, feel free to use and share these numbers and metrics.