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Asian Origin Population
By City & Unincorporated Community
Los Angeles County

2022 Census Estimates


Select Asian Origin by Region for Specific Los Angeles County Cities & Communities:

  • East Asian (Chinese, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Okinamwan, Taiwanese)
  • Southeast Asian (Burmese, Cambodian, Filipino, Indonesian, Laotian, Malaysian, Mien, Singaporean, Thai, Vietnamese)
  • South Asian (Asian Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Nepalese, Pakistani, Sikh, Sri Lankan)
  • Central & Other Asian (Kazakh, Uzbek)

Also: Most Recent Asian Origin Estimates for Los Angeles County Overall


Past Census Years: Asian Origin by City/Community:
-- 2020 Census Estimates
-- 2010 Census Estimates
-- 2000 Census Numbers


Among all American cities and communities, the City of Los Angeles is home to the largest populations of persons who are of Filipino, Korean, Thai, and Mongolian descent. It is also home to the largest population of Japanese descent in the continental U.S. (following Hawaii) and the second largest population of Indonesian descent, following New York City. Long Beach is home to the largest population of Cambodian descent.

Also see: "Most Chinese" Communities in America