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

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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

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Ancestry by origin[7] Number %
Philippines Filipino 178,160
Japan Japanese 34,133
Korea Koreans 24,576
China Chinese 70,458
Vietnam Vietnamese 19,199
Thailand Thai 7,607
Laos Laotian 3,995
Cambodia Cambodian 2,107
India Indian 16,569
Pakistan Pakistani 2,390
Taiwan Taiwanese 3,400
Indonesia Indonesian 1,216
Mongolia Mongolian 517

References

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  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

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


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