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Asian Ethnic Origin
Los Angeles County

2000 Census


Also see:
-- Asian Ethnic Origin, Los Angeles County, 2010 Census
-- Asian Ethnic Origin by City, Los Angeles County, 2000 Census



Ethnic Origin Population Percent
Total 1,134,263 100.00%
Asian Indian 58,987 5.20%
Bangladeshi 1,325 0.12%
Cambodian 30,052 2.65%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 291,347 25.69%
Filipino 262,020 23.10%
Hmong 440 0.04%
Indonesian 5,626 0.50%
Japanese 112,548 9.92%
Korean 185,440 16.35%
Laotian 3,152 0.28%
Malaysian 534 0.05%
Pakistani 4,729 0.42%
Sri Lankan 2,441 0.22%
Taiwanese 34,746 3.06%
Thai 19,564 1.72%
Vietnamese 78,258 6.90%
Other Asian 2,802 0.25%
Other Asian, not specified 40,252 3.55%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau