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East Asian Origin Population
By City & Unincorporated Community
Los Angeles County

2022 Census Estimates*


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

Other Asian Origins for Specific Los Angeles County Cities & Communities:
-- Southeast Asian (including Burmese, Cambodian, Filipino, Indonesian, Laotian, Malaysian, Mien, Singaporean, Thai, Vietnamese)
-- South Asian (including Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Nepalese, Pakistani, Sikh, Sri Lankan)
-- Central & Other Asian (including Kazakh, Uzbek)


Past Census years for this category:
-- Most Recent Census Estimates for Los Angeles County Overall
-- 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



East Asian: Chinese (except Taiwanese), Hmong, Japanese, Korean

City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Acton† 169 20 0 44 22
Agoura Hills 1,432 660 0 107 135
Agua Dulce† 103 18 0 15 0
Alhambra 42,204 29,021 0 899 790
Alondra Park† 1,132 75 0 46 27
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Altadena† 2,398 586 0 454 154
Arcadia 32,107 19,847 73 1,012 1,418
Artesia 6,831 387 0 59 669
Avalon 4 0 0 0 1
Avocado Heights† 1,563 840 0 117 24
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Azusa 7,716 2,611 0 345 409
Baldwin Park 15,926 7,348 0 84 199
Bell 435 127 0 9 11
Bell Gardens 163 47 0 23 0
Bellflower 9,038 235 40 278 640
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Beverly Hills 3,930 617 0 462 697
Bradbury 290 123 0 4 0
Burbank 12,715 2,811 0 557 1,405
Calabasas 2,757 932 0 100 456
Carson 24,137 700 1 389 1,235
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Castaic† 2,134 304 0 57 370
Cerritos 29,733 5,291 11 1,462 6,083
Charter Oak† 1,024 271 7 93 31
Citrus† 493 91 0 6 0
Claremont 5,612 2,124 0 239 766
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Commerce 234 147 0 5 0
Compton 922 34 25 0 1
Covina 6,949 2,348 0 430 152
Cudahy 53 2 0 4 0
Culver City 7,104 1,841 6 1,448 466
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Del Aire† 1,713 403 0 115 178
Desert View Highlands† 194 6 0 0 0
Diamond Bar 32,390 16,466 0 826 4,964
Downey 8,132 359 0 252 1,892
Duarte 4,025 1,388 0 130 69
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
East Los Angeles† 1,692 681 0 172 27
East Pasadena† 1,591 941 0 46 58
East Rancho Dominguez† 137 108 0 0 3
East San Gabriel† 12,180 8,441 0 320 287
East Whittier† 714 102 0 28 200
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
El Monte 31,920 17,152 0 219 320
El Segundo 1,714 273 0 127 176
Elizabeth Lake† 75 18 0 0 0
Florence-Graham† 216 38 0 0 17
Gardena 14,829 1,209 0 4,661 3,249
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Glendale 26,730 3,368 23 1,344 7,047
Glendora 5,859 2,186 55 350 240
Green Valley† 3 0 0 0 0
Hacienda Heights† 23,101 14,333 0 1,129 1,435
Hasley Canyon† 60 0 0 5 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Hawaiian Gardens 1,754 55 0 52 636
Hawthorne 5,759 908 0 244 223
Hermosa Beach 1,431 220 0 98 158
Hidden Hills 43 9 0 3 14
Huntington Park 389 47 0 0 35
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Industry 36 21 0 11 0
Inglewood 2,894 177 0 363 104
Irwindale 2 0 0 0 0
La Cañada Flintridge 6,245 1,345 0 252 2,785
La Crescenta-Montrose† 5,355 362 0 620 3,070
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
La Habra Heights 1,075 515 0 34 76
La Mirada 10,463 675 0 424 4,945
La Puente 5,138 2,194 37 31 65
La Verne 3,504 976 0 196 552
Ladera Heights† 238 15 0 17 86
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Lake Hughes† 0 0 0 0 0
Lake Los Angeles† 179 7 0 7 18
Lakewood 15,282 1,553 0 584 991
Lancaster 6,966 506 8 511 502
Lawndale 3,470 104 0 176 126
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Lennox† 559 142 0 6 41
Leona Valley† 189 174 0 0 0
Littlerock† 0 0 0 0 0
Lomita 3,755 481 0 826 556
Long Beach 58,592 4,390 203 2,523 3,080
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Los Angeles 458,721 76,211 400 28,423 103,678
Lynwood 487 0 0 22 11
Malibu 364 86 0 61 31
Manhattan Beach 5,325 2,001 0 656 833
Marina del Rey† 1,044 0 0 564 60
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Mayflower Village† 1,338 725 0 17 27
Maywood 185 3 0 8 12
Monrovia 5,631 2,420 73 287 337
Montebello 8,464 3,892 0 809 503
Monterey Park 39,140 26,799 0 3,330 1,232
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
North El Monte† 1,728 726 0 28 185
Norwalk 13,691 1,016 0 332 1,599
Palmdale 7,860 327 0 513 533
Palos Verdes Estates 3,316 1,082 0 1,037 250
Paramount 2,034 147 0 45 164
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Pasadena 24,492 9,798 0 1,604 2,345
Pepperdine University† 624 330 0 0 117
Pico Rivera 2,161 416 0 70 0
Pomona 15,775 5,562 53 358 1,976
Quartz Hill† 228 0 0 0 46
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Rancho Palos Verdes 13,547 3,631 0 3,325 2,677
Redondo Beach 11,800 2,060 0 2,386 1,774
Rolling Hills 264 101 0 39 67
Rolling Hills Estates 1,968 758 0 331 449
Rose Hills† 386 148 0 122 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Rosemead 32,339 20,129 0 289 407
Rowland Heights† 28,541 17,106 0 668 2,411
San Dimas 5,433 2,357 0 312 95
San Fernando 683 0 0 57 39
San Gabriel 23,301 15,248 0 365 432
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
San Marino 8,517 6,515 0 193 536
San Pasqual† 596 215 0 54 183
Santa Clarita 24,879 2,518 38 922 2,810
Santa Fe Springs 1,510 124 0 20 522
Santa Monica 8,156 2,259 0 987 1,449
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Sierra Madre 2,049 1,162 0 282 121
Signal Hill 2,643 246 0 156 96
South El Monte 3,449 1,759 0 0 114
South Gate 583 27 0 25 0
South Monrovia Island† 625 303 0 57 10
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
South Pasadena 8,824 4,078 0 913 1,272
South San Gabriel† 5,408 2,719 0 454 117
South San Jose Hills† 1,900 1,160 0 30 0
South Whittier† 3,693 506 0 95 610
Stevenson Ranch† 4,974 1,141 0 147 1,889
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Sun Village† 144 33 0 0 0
Temple City 23,689 15,424 8 657 768
Topanga† 887 38 0 66 44
Torrance 55,048 5,983 128 16,118 11,493
Val Verde† 154 0 0 16 8
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Valinda† 3,661 1,573 0 121 10
Vernon 1 0 0 0 0
View Park-Windsor Hills† 440 89 0 45 66
Vincent† 2,841 1,322 0 52 0
Walnut 18,586 10,856 0 517 958
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Walnut Park† 113 61 0 16 0
West Athens† 128 39 0 82 0
West Carson† 8,614 939 11 600 1,578
West Covina 32,007 13,607 0 728 316
West Hollywood 1,647 541 0 153 153
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
West Puente Valley† 2,969 960 0 13 6
West Rancho Dominguez† 210 16 0 4 22
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 640 56 0 12 26
Westlake Village 532 96 0 41 59
Westmont† 249 0 0 1 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Chinese, except Taiwanese Hmong Japanese Korean
Whittier 4,383 1,147 0 510 424
Willowbrook† 256 17 0 0 27

* U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
† Unincorporated Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau


East Asian: Mongolian, Okinawan, Taiwanese, Other East Asian

City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Acton† 169 0 0 0 0
Agoura Hills 1,432 0 0 112 0
Agua Dulce† 103 0 0 0 0
Alhambra 42,204 0 0 1,138 0
Alondra Park† 1,132 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Altadena† 2,398 0 0 29 0
Arcadia 32,107 11 0 2,915 0
Artesia 6,831 0 0 149 0
Avalon 4 0 0 0 0
Avocado Heights† 1,563 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Azusa 7,716 0 0 109 0
Baldwin Park 15,926 0 0 295 0
Bell 435 0 0 0 0
Bell Gardens 163 0 0 0 0
Bellflower 9,038 0 0 84 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Beverly Hills 3,930 0 0 23 0
Bradbury 290 0 0 41 0
Burbank 12,715 0 0 201 0
Calabasas 2,757 0 0 38 0
Carson 24,137 0 0 6 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Castaic† 2,134 0 0 7 0
Cerritos 29,733 12 10 1,440 0
Charter Oak† 1,024 0 0 11 0
Citrus† 493 0 0 48 0
Claremont 5,612 0 0 175 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Commerce 234 0 0 0 0
Compton 922 0 0 0 0
Covina 6,949 0 0 133 0
Cudahy 53 0 0 31 0
Culver City 7,104 6 0 249 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Del Aire† 1,713 0 0 38 0
Desert View Highlands† 194 0 0 0 0
Diamond Bar 32,390 0 0 1,931 0
Downey 8,132 0 0 65 0
Duarte 4,025 0 0 56 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
East Los Angeles† 1,692 0 0 21 0
East Pasadena† 1,591 0 0 40 0
East Rancho Dominguez† 137 0 0 0 0
East San Gabriel† 12,180 11 0 766 0
East Whittier† 714 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
El Monte 31,920 0 0 284 0
El Segundo 1,714 0 0 14 0
Elizabeth Lake† 75 0 0 0 0
Florence-Graham† 216 0 0 0 0
Gardena 14,829 7 0 117 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Glendale 26,730 0 0 335 0
Glendora 5,859 0 0 309 0
Green Valley† 3 0 0 0 0
Hacienda Heights† 23,101 20 0 1,424 0
Hasley Canyon† 60 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Hawaiian Gardens 1,754 0 0 62 0
Hawthorne 5,759 0 0 77 0
Hermosa Beach 1,431 0 0 35 0
Hidden Hills 43 0 0 0 0
Huntington Park 389 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Industry 36 0 0 0 0
Inglewood 2,894 0 0 0 0
Irwindale 2 0 0 0 0
La Cañada Flintridge 6,245 0 0 89 0
La Crescenta-Montrose† 5,355 0 15 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
La Habra Heights 1,075 0 0 35 0
La Mirada 10,463 0 0 213 0
La Puente 5,138 0 0 38 0
La Verne 3,504 0 0 185 0
Ladera Heights† 238 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Lake Hughes† 0 0 0 0 0
Lake Los Angeles† 179 0 0 0 0
Lakewood 15,282 0 0 57 0
Lancaster 6,966 0 0 35 0
Lawndale 3,470 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Lennox† 559 0 0 0 0
Leona Valley† 189 0 0 0 0
Littlerock† 0 0 0 0 0
Lomita 3,755 0 0 65 0
Long Beach 58,592 27 0 341 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Los Angeles 458,721 1,901 65 6,499 41
Lynwood 487 0 0 0 0
Malibu 364 0 0 0 0
Manhattan Beach 5,325 0 0 377 0
Marina del Rey† 1,044 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Mayflower Village† 1,338 0 0 14 0
Maywood 185 0 0 0 0
Monrovia 5,631 0 0 401 0
Montebello 8,464 0 0 105 0
Monterey Park 39,140 0 0 507 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
North El Monte† 1,728 0 0 10 0
Norwalk 13,691 0 0 68 0
Palmdale 7,860 30 0 0 0
Palos Verdes Estates 3,316 0 0 374 0
Paramount 2,034 18 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Pasadena 24,492 0 0 952 0
Pepperdine University† 624 1 0 11 0
Pico Rivera 2,161 0 0 69 0
Pomona 15,775 0 0 297 0
Quartz Hill† 228 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Rancho Palos Verdes 13,547 6 0 759 0
Redondo Beach 11,800 142 0 369 0
Rolling Hills 264 0 0 5 0
Rolling Hills Estates 1,968 0 0 74 0
Rose Hills† 386 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Rosemead 32,339 0 0 136 0
Rowland Heights† 28,541 0 0 2,070 0
San Dimas 5,433 0 0 575 0
San Fernando 683 0 0 0 0
San Gabriel 23,301 0 0 643 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
San Marino 8,517 0 0 715 0
San Pasqual† 596 0 0 11 0
Santa Clarita 24,879 0 11 252 0
Santa Fe Springs 1,510 0 0 0 0
Santa Monica 8,156 0 0 583 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Sierra Madre 2,049 0 0 185 0
Signal Hill 2,643 0 0 0 0
South El Monte 3,449 0 0 8 0
South Gate 583 0 0 0 0
South Monrovia Island† 625 0 0 129 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
South Pasadena 8,824 0 0 263 0
South San Gabriel† 5,408 0 0 26 0
South San Jose Hills† 1,900 0 0 23 0
South Whittier† 3,693 0 0 14 0
Stevenson Ranch† 4,974 0 0 22 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Sun Village† 144 0 0 0 0
Temple City 23,689 0 0 899 0
Topanga† 887 0 0 12 0
Torrance 55,048 0 12 861 0
Val Verde† 154 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Valinda† 3,661 0 0 44 0
Vernon 1 0 0 0 0
View Park-Windsor Hills† 440 0 0 0 0
Vincent† 2,841 0 0 0 0
Walnut 18,586 0 0 1,193 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Walnut Park† 113 0 0 0 0
West Athens† 128 0 0 0 0
West Carson† 8,614 0 32 75 0
West Covina 32,007 0 0 845 0
West Hollywood 1,647 0 0 48 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
West Puente Valley† 2,969 0 0 17 0
West Rancho Dominguez† 210 0 0 0 0
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 640 0 0 0 0
Westlake Village 532 0 0 196 0
Westmont† 249 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Mongolian Okinawan Taiwanese Other East Asian
Whittier 4,383 7 9 39 0
Willowbrook† 256 0 0 0 0

* U.S. Census estimates based upon data and surveys collected by the American Community Survey over the preceding five-year period. These estimates are issued annually between full Decennial Census counts conducted each decade.

† Unincorporated Community

Source: U.S. Census Bureau