Distribution of Taiwanese People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Taiwanese

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Lee County, Texas	0.71%
2	Santa Clara County, California	0.64%
3	Calhoun County, Texas	0.59%
4	Tompkins County, New York	0.49%
5	Sumter County, Georgia	0.44%
6	Alameda County, California	0.41%
7	Orange County, California	0.41%
8	Chase County, Nebraska	0.37%
9	Fort Bend County, Texas	0.36%
10	San Francisco County, California	0.34%
11	King County, Washington	0.33%
12	Washtenaw County, Michigan	0.32%
13	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	0.31%
14	Montgomery County, Maryland	0.3%
15	Yolo County, California	0.29%
16	San Mateo County, California	0.28%
17	Los Angeles County, California	0.27%
18	Queens County, New York	0.26%
19	Lexington city, Virginia	0.25%
20	Clearwater County, Idaho	0.24%

Top Counties by Population of Taiwanese

#	County	Population
1	Los Angeles County, California	27,327
2	Orange County, California	12,886
3	Santa Clara County, California	12,317
4	King County, Washington	7,100
5	Alameda County, California	6,721
6	Queens County, New York	6,088
7	San Diego County, California	5,225
8	Harris County, Texas	3,831
9	New York County, New York	3,437
10	Montgomery County, Maryland	3,124
11	San Francisco County, California	2,937
12	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	2,901
13	Fort Bend County, Texas	2,654
14	Cook County, Illinois	2,605
15	San Bernardino County, California	2,450
16	San Mateo County, California	2,107
17	Collin County, Texas	2,097
18	Riverside County, California	1,969
19	Middlesex County, New Jersey	1,637
20	Kings County, New York	1,603

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	California	0.21%	81,033
2	Washington	0.13%	9,527
3	District of Columbia	0.1%	650
4	New Jersey	0.09%	7,603
5	New York	0.08%	16,431
6	Massachusetts	0.08%	5,548
7	Maryland	0.08%	4,717
8	Hawaii	0.07%	1,025
9	Texas	0.06%	16,531
10	Rhode Island	0.06%	585
11	Virginia	0.05%	4,023
12	Oregon	0.05%	1,849
13	Nevada	0.04%	1,234
14	Illinois	0.04%	5,393
15	Connecticut	0.04%	1,275
16	Alaska	0.03%	251
17	Utah	0.03%	1,018
18	Michigan	0.03%	3,167
19	Colorado	0.03%	1,707
20	Ohio	0.03%	3,340
21	Georgia	0.03%	2,931
22	Pennsylvania	0.03%	3,609
23	New Hampshire	0.03%	364
24	Arizona	0.03%	1,865
25	Minnesota	0.03%	1,446
26	Kansas	0.03%	739
27	North Carolina	0.02%	2,249
28	Missouri	0.02%	1,287
29	Wisconsin	0.02%	1,193
30	Florida	0.02%	4,179
31	Idaho	0.02%	309
32	Vermont	0.02%	111
33	Tennessee	0.02%	1,177
34	Oklahoma	0.02%	679
35	Iowa	0.02%	489
36	Delaware	0.02%	143
37	Indiana	0.01%	938
38	Nebraska	0.01%	262
39	Kentucky	0.01%	586
40	Louisiana	0.01%	588
41	Maine	0.01%	158
42	South Carolina	0.01%	546
43	Alabama	0.01%	478
44	New Mexico	0.01%	198
45	West Virginia	0.01%	166
46	Arkansas	0.01%	273
47	Mississippi	0.01%	211
48	Wyoming	0.01%	38
49	Montana	0.01%	68
50	North Dakota	0%	25
51	South Dakota	0%	10
52	Puerto Rico	0%	35

Top States and Territories by Population of Taiwanese

#	State	Population
1	California	81,033
2	Texas	16,531
3	New York	16,431
4	Washington	9,527
5	New Jersey	7,603
6	Massachusetts	5,548
7	Illinois	5,393
8	Maryland	4,717
9	Florida	4,179
10	Virginia	4,023
11	Pennsylvania	3,609
12	Ohio	3,340
13	Michigan	3,167
14	Georgia	2,931
15	North Carolina	2,249
16	Arizona	1,865
17	Oregon	1,849
18	Colorado	1,707
19	Minnesota	1,446
20	Missouri	1,287
21	Connecticut	1,275
22	Nevada	1,234
23	Wisconsin	1,193
24	Tennessee	1,177
25	Hawaii	1,025
26	Utah	1,018
27	Indiana	938
28	Kansas	739
29	Oklahoma	679
30	District of Columbia	650
31	Louisiana	588
32	Kentucky	586
33	Rhode Island	585
34	South Carolina	546
35	Iowa	489
36	Alabama	478
37	New Hampshire	364
38	Idaho	309
39	Arkansas	273
40	Nebraska	262
41	Alaska	251
42	Mississippi	211
43	New Mexico	198
44	West Virginia	166
45	Maine	158
46	Delaware	143
47	Vermont	111
48	Montana	68
49	Wyoming	38
50	Puerto Rico	35
51	North Dakota	25
52	South Dakota	10

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.