"Soaring Teapot" at Camellia Square at 8998 East Las Tunas Drive, Temple City. Los Angeles Almanac photo.
The City of Los Angeles is home to the fourth largest population of Chinese/Taiwanese descent (85,873) in the U.S., according to Census 5-year estimates for 2024.
Among U.S. communities with a population of 10,000 or more, 17 have Chinese/Taiwanese descent populations that are 25 percent or more of their total population. Of these, 12 communities are located in Los Angeles County and all are within the San Gabriel Valley. Eleven of these, in turn, rank as the eleven highest percentages of Chinese/Taiwanese populations within the nation's communities of 10,000 residents or more. These communities are considered the “most Chinese” communities in America and are, in descending order by percent:
Approximately 17 percent of residents of Los Angeles County's San Gabriel Valley (more than 283,000) are of Chinese/Taiwanese descent.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Also see:
-- How the San Gabriel Valley Became America's "Suburban Chinatown"
-- Asians in Los Angeles County - By the Numbers
-- Asian Origin in Los Angeles County by City & Unincorporated Community
