Asian Americans in Nevada explained

Population:378,672
Popplace:Enterprise, Spring Valley, Summerlin South, Whitney, Fallon Station, NV, Paradise, Henderson, Reno, North Las Vegas, Las Vegas[1]
Langs:English • Tagalog • ChineseVietnameseKoreanJapanese
Rels:ChristianityBuddhismHinduismIslam

Asian Americans are a fast growing ethnic group in the US state of Nevada. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, Asian Americans were 9.1% of the state's population,[2] or 378,672 people.

Filipinos are the largest Asian ethnic group in the state.[3] In Clark County, the four largest Asian groups are Filipino (52%), Chinese (12%), and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Indian (both 7%).[4] The largest Asian ethnic groups in Nevada are Filipino (168,200), Chinese (53,234), Japanese (28,366), Vietnamese (21,719), Korean (17,743), and Indian (14,602).[5]

Politics

As of 2022, Asians make up about 10 percent of Nevada's eligible voters, comprising a larger share compared to any state except Hawaii and California.[6]

Demographics

Ancestry by origin[7] Number%
Filipino178,160
Japanese34,133
Koreans24,576
Chinese70,458
Vietnamese19,199
Thai7,607
Laotian3,995
Cambodian2,107
Indian16,569
Pakistani2,390
Taiwanese3,400
Indonesian1,216
Mongolian517

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nevada Asian Population Percentage City Rank - USA.com.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Nevada. census.gov. 2022-11-23.
  3. Book: Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice.
  4. Web site: Brune . Nancy . May 27, 2021 . Asian Americans in Nevada: A rising community whose substantial achievements mask their need for support and resources . 2022-11-27 . The Nevada Independent.
  5. Web site: Nevada.
  6. Web site: Qin . Amy . November 4, 2022 . In Nevada, Both Parties Court a Booming Vote Bloc: Asian Americans . 2022-11-27 . The New York Times.
  7. Web site: Explore Census Data. U.S. Census Bureau. data.census.gov. 2022-11-23.