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Fastest Growing Asian Ethnic Groups
Los Angeles County

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Although Chinese Americans have continued to be the largest and one of the fastest growing Asian ethnic groups in Los Angeles County (having grown 50 percent since 2000), South Asian populations have grown considerably since 2010 and added to the incredible diversity of the county. The Bangladeshi population in Los Angeles County grew 91 percent between 2010 and 2022. The Pakistani population grew 45 percent over the same period. The Pakistani and Asian Indian populations grew 42 and 27 percent respectively. Also of note from East Asia, is the tiny Hmong population in Los Angeles County, which has grown 38 percent since 2010.

Asian Ethnic Origin Population Changes
Los Angeles County, 2010 through 2022

Notable percentage growth among Asian ethnic groups are highlighted in bold blue in the table below.

Ethnic Origin 2022 Census Estimates* Growth 2010 to 2022 2020 Census Estimates* Growth 2010 to 2020 2010 Census
Total Asian 1,473,634 10.0% 1,488,626 11.1% 1,340,074
East Asian
Chinese, except Taiwanese 434,338 17.1% 445,822 20.2% 370,841
Hmong 1,206 38.0% 1,109 26.9% 874
Japanese 96,020 -12.4% 96,810 -11.6% 109,564
Korean 203,328 -3.6% 207,483 -1.6% 210,866
Taiwanese 34,863 83.1% 29,400 54.4% 19,036
Ethnic Origin 2022 Census Estimates* Growth 2010 to 2022 2020 Census Estimates* Growth 2010 to 2020 2010 Census
Southeast Asian
Cambodian 31,772 -1.3% 31,881 -1.0% 32,201
Filipino 335,080 3.2% 339,427 4.6% 324,581
Indonesian 8,856 -16.8% 9,341 -12.3% 10,646
Laotian 3,006 -15.4% 3,223 -9.3% 3,555
Malaysian 805 -3.9% 767 -8.5% 838
Thai 21,700 -8.8% 24,670 3.6% 23,803
Vietnamese 97,523 7.8% 99,342 9.9% 90,431
Ethnic Origin 2022 Census Estimates* Growth 2010 to 2022 2020 Census Estimates* Growth 2010 to 2020 2010 Census
South Asian
Asian Indian 99,158 27.3% 103,124 32.4% 77,866
Bangladeshi 7,080 91.1% 5,080 37.1% 3,705
Nepalese 2,753 --- --- --- ---
Pakistani 11,933 41.5% 11,797 39.9% 8,432
Sikh 528 --- --- --- ---
Sri Lankan 3,786 -30.4% 4,108 -24.5% 5,438

* 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.

† No data or estimate was offered for this ethnic group in 2020 and 2010.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau