Asian Americans in Nevada

Asian Americans in Nevada
Total population
378,672
Regions with significant populations
Enterprise, Spring Valley, Summerlin South, Whitney, Fallon Station, NV, Paradise, Henderson, Reno, North Las Vegas, Las Vegas[1]
Languages
English • Tagalog • Chinese • Vietnamese • Korean • Japanese
Religion
Christianity • Buddhism • Hinduism •Islam

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 %
Filipino 178,160
Japanese 34,133
Koreans 24,576
Chinese 70,458
Vietnamese 19,199
Thai 7,607
Laotian 3,995
Cambodian 2,107
Indian 16,569
Pakistani 2,390
Taiwanese 3,400
Indonesian 1,216
Mongolian 517

References

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

Further reading

  • The Peoples Of Las Vegas: One City, Many Faces
  • The Chinese in Nevada


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