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Southeast Asian Origin Population
By City & Unincorporated Community
Los Angeles County

2024 Census Estimates*


Also See: Most Recent Asian Origin Estimates for Los Angeles County Overall

Other Asian Origins for Specific Los Angeles County Cities & Communities:
-- East Asian (including Chinese, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Okinamwan, Taiwanese)
-- South Asian (including Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Nepalese, Pakistani, Sikh, Sri Lankan)
-- Central & Other Asian (including Afghan, Kazakh, Uzbek)


Past Census years for this category:
-- Most Recent Census Estimates for Los Angeles County Overall
-- 2020 Census Estimates
-- 2010 Census Estimates
-- 2000 Census Numbers


Among all American cities and communities, the City of Los Angeles is home to the largest populations of persons who are of Filipino, Korean, Thai, and Mongolian descent. It is also home to the largest population of Japanese descent in the continental U.S. (following Hawaii) and the second largest population of Indonesian descent, following New York City. Long Beach is home to the largest population of Cambodian descent.

Also see: "Most Chinese" Communities in America



Southeast Asian: Burmese, Cambodian Filipino, Indonesian, Laotian

City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Acton† 192 0 0 47 0 0
Agoura Hills 1,405 8 12 42 0 0
Agua Dulce† 35 0 0 9 0 0
Alhambra 41,282 495 547 2,321 294 13
Alondra Park† 1,010 2 0 236 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Altadena† 2,722 22 0 404 25 0
Arcadia 32,528 276 110 1,828 280 9
Artesia 6,900 0 138 2,215 24 0
Avalon 4 0 0 0 0 0
Avocado Heights† 1,208 0 59 31 9 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Azusa 7,517 97 88 2,508 45 0
Baldwin Park 15,489 194 326 2,722 0 270
Bell 451 0 0 103 0 0
Bell Gardens 212 0 5 92 0 8
Bellflower 9,006 0 1,111 4,933 8 62
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Beverly Hills 4,303 0 0 503 103 0
Bradbury 293 0 0 19 7 0
Burbank 12,253 0 62 4,716 12 12
Calabasas 2,583 0 0 418 71 0
Carson 25,223 70 506 19,514 66 7
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Castaic† 1,927 0 0 955 11 9
Cerritos 29,783 0 389 7,439 115 57
Charter Oak† 1,392 30 13 667 0 0
Citrus† 535 0 0 337 0 0
Claremont 5,320 0 7 928 51 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Commerce 101 0 0 45 0 0
Compton 1,228 0 32 787 19 0
Covina 6,880 110 97 2,074 38 15
Cudahy 26 0 0 0 0 0
Culver City 7,920 333 83 1,041 139 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Del Aire† 1,622 0 0 174 0 0
Desert View Highlands† 218 0 0 215 0 0
Diamond Bar 33,452 210 68 3,917 109 0
Downey 8,414 0 280 3,273 11 0
Duarte 4,063 36 0 1,634 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
East Los Angeles† 1,501 0 55 214 0 0
East Pasadena† 1,789 0 0 244 39 0
East Rancho Dominguez† 77 0 0 30 0 0
East San Gabriel† 13,141 28 8 656 227 8
East Whittier† 923 0 0 176 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
El Monte 29,200 384 199 1,616 102 23
El Segundo 1,891 0 16 310 0 0
Elizabeth Lake† 100 0 0 40 0 0
Florence-Graham† 157 0 0 31 7 0
Gardena 15,490 0 38 2,990 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Glendale 24,634 10 65 11,245 20 18
Glendora 6,255 18 48 1,442 171 0
Green Valley† 4 0 0 0 0 0
Hacienda Heights† 23,013 51 231 1,973 249 11
Hasley Canyon† 34 0 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Hawaiian Gardens 1,930 0 169 468 0 0
Hawthorne 6,363 0 19 2,036 1 40
Hermosa Beach 1,390 0 0 352 9 0
Hidden Hills 33 0 0 0 0 0
Huntington Park 334 0 1 162 26 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Industry 42 0 0 0 0 0
Inglewood 2,691 47 3 755 0 0
Irwindale 24 0 0 7 0 0
La Cañada Flintridge 6,214 0 40 503 11 0
La Crescenta-Montrose† 5,269 0 37 660 17 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
La Habra Heights 1,103 0 81 74 0 0
La Mirada 10,109 14 86 1,921 14 0
La Puente 5,114 0 113 1,092 84 35
La Verne 3,362 0 14 769 25 0
Ladera Heights† 275 0 0 32 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Lake Hughes† 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lake Los Angeles† 245 0 12 6 0 0
Lakewood 14,215 0 2,279 5,823 66 59
Lancaster 7,140 43 336 4,042 20 18
Lawndale 3,510 172 0 1,223 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Lennox† 485 0 0 189 19 0
Leona Valley† 184 0 0 12 0 0
Littlerock† 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lomita 3,562 0 9 903 0 13
Long Beach 59,723 92 14,612 21,031 97 412
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Los Angeles 468,443 796 3,174 127,363 2,932 727
Lynwood 509 0 0 331 0 0
Malibu 302 0 3 27 0 1
Manhattan Beach 4,561 0 0 181 12 0
Marina del Rey† 572 0 0 279 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Mayflower Village† 1,733 60 0 178 6 0
Maywood 160 0 0 69 0 0
Monrovia 5,942 17 30 816 18 0
Montebello 8,738 8 14 1,529 81 0
Monterey Park 38,298 558 249 1,240 165 19
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
North El Monte† 1,861 0 73 356 10 0
Norwalk 13,398 43 875 6,984 0 15
Palmdale 7,837 0 222 3,905 46 0
Palos Verdes Estates 3,187 0 3 218 0 0
Paramount 2,047 0 194 868 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Pasadena 23,829 17 67 4,447 194 91
Pepperdine University† 711 0 0 40 0 0
Pico Rivera 2,106 0 0 706 0 0
Pomona 15,829 24 467 3,695 104 54
Quartz Hill† 278 0 0 158 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Rancho Palos Verdes 13,025 0 139 642 61 0
Redondo Beach 12,291 108 0 1,952 0 13
Rolling Hills 290 0 0 57 0 0
Rolling Hills Estates 2,030 5 0 123 0 0
Rose Hills† 394 0 12 144 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Rosemead 32,997 164 473 1,102 68 19
Rowland Heights† 28,165 207 28 2,834 437 23
San Dimas 5,582 0 98 1,151 41 0
San Fernando 468 0 30 207 0 0
San Gabriel 23,036 164 174 810 213 67
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
San Marino 8,318 128 0 104 0 0
San Pasqual† 583 0 10 28 0 0
Santa Clarita 28,377 35 32 13,056 48 34
Santa Fe Springs 1,392 0 134 449 0 0
Santa Monica 9,230 0 217 654 95 35
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Sierra Madre 1,892 0 0 125 0 0
Signal Hill 2,646 45 926 641 0 4
South El Monte 3,961 89 326 123 0 0
South Gate 892 0 8 457 0 0
South Monrovia Island† 337 0 0 33 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
South Pasadena 9,260 0 16 768 0 0
South San Gabriel† 5,316 71 11 107 191 23
South San Jose Hills† 1,877 150 53 533 0 0
South Whittier† 3,978 0 193 1,550 124 80
Stevenson Ranch† 5,799 0 0 699 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Sun Village† 141 0 0 103 0 0
Temple City 22,558 295 152 596 326 22
Topanga† 1,039 0 0 168 0 0
Torrance 53,085 115 115 6,742 115 1
Val Verde† 129 0 0 41 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Valinda† 3,903 0 2 1,198 31 0
Vernon 16 0 0 0 0 0
View Park-Windsor Hills† 306 0 0 111 8 0
Vincent† 2,502 29 11 769 0 0
Walnut 19,151 87 149 2,582 10 195
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Walnut Park† 82 18 0 26 0 0
West Athens† 96 0 0 0 0 0
West Carson† 8,050 129 4 2,778 187 0
West Covina 33,516 527 113 9,514 152 209
West Hollywood 2,111 0 0 517 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
West Puente Valley† 3,386 12 85 671 0 64
West Rancho Dominguez† 317 0 27 85 0 0
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 895 0 6 369 0 0
Westlake Village 600 0 0 11 0 0
Westmont† 460 0 1 317 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Whittier 4,644 0 0 967 24 0
Willowbrook† 241 0 0 0 0 0

* U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
† Unincorporated Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau


See Southeast Asian: Burmese, Cambodian, Filipino, Indonesian, Laotian in table above.


Southeast Asian: Malaysian, Mien, Singaporean, Thai, Vietnamese, Other Southeast Asian

             
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Acton† 192 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agoura Hills 1,405 0 0 0 0 140 0
Agua Dulce† 35 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alhambra 41,282 0 0 0 302 3,388 0
Alondra Park† 1,010 0 0 0 11 458 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Altadena† 2,722 0 0 18 17 66 0
Arcadia 32,528 11 0 28 76 979 0
Artesia 6,900 0 0 0 17 158 0
Avalon 4 0 0 0 0 2 0
Avocado Heights† 1,208 0 0 0 89 122 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Azusa 7,517 0 0 24 37 346 0
Baldwin Park 15,489 13 0 0 70 2,869 0
Bell 451 0 0 0 0 142 0
Bell Gardens 212 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bellflower 9,006 0 0 0 417 542 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Beverly Hills 4,303 0 0 21 14 55 0
Bradbury 293 0 0 0 0 2 0
Burbank 12,253 0 13 0 316 598 0
Calabasas 2,583 5 0 0 7 34 0
Carson 25,223 0 0 0 84 385 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Castaic† 1,927 0 0 0 0 67 0
Cerritos 29,783 0 0 0 531 1,067 0
Charter Oak† 1,392 0 0 0 0 14 0
Citrus† 535 0 0 0 35 21 0
Claremont 5,320 0 0 0 31 264 10
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Commerce 101 0 0 0 0 0 0
Compton 1,228 0 0 0 5 17 0
Covina 6,880 0 0 0 192 446 0
Cudahy 26 0 0 0 0 0 0
Culver City 7,920 0 0 23 177 112 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Del Aire† 1,622 11 0 0 15 151 0
Desert View Highlands† 218 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diamond Bar 33,452 49 0 0 387 784 0
Downey 8,414 0 0 0 106 269 0
Duarte 4,063 15 0 0 84 59 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
East Los Angeles† 1,501 0 0 0 17 188 0
East Pasadena† 1,789 0 0 0 14 0 0
East Rancho Dominguez† 77 0 0 2 0 10 0
East San Gabriel† 13,141 0 0 0 150 564 0
East Whittier† 923 0 0 0 0 296 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
El Monte 29,200 9 0 13 91 8,223 0
El Segundo 1,891 0 0 0 181 0 0
Elizabeth Lake† 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florence-Graham† 157 0 0 0 0 20 0
Gardena 15,490 0 0 0 225 1,477 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Glendale 24,634 11 0 0 370 409 0
Glendora 6,255 0 0 18 38 239 0
Green Valley† 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hacienda Heights† 23,013 64 0 0 259 786 0
Hasley Canyon† 34 0 0 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Hawaiian Gardens 1,930 0 0 0 123 86 0
Hawthorne 6,363 0 0 0 51 938 0
Hermosa Beach 1,390 0 0 0 0 188 0
Hidden Hills 33 0 0 0 0 0 0
Huntington Park 334 0 0 0 30 2 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Industry 42 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inglewood 2,691 0 0 0 11 117 0
Irwindale 24 0 0 0 0 10 0
La Cañada Flintridge 6,214 0 0 0 50 70 0
La Crescenta-Montrose† 5,269 0 0 0 33 38 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
La Habra Heights 1,103 0 0 0 0 0 0
La Mirada 10,109 0 0 0 117 303 0
La Puente 5,114 0 0 0 28 691 0
La Verne 3,362 26 0 0 157 106 0
Ladera Heights† 275 0 0 0 0 79 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Lake Hughes† 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lake Los Angeles† 245 0 0 0 0 14 0
Lakewood 14,215 0 0 18 306 670 0
Lancaster 7,140 11 0 0 107 372 0
Lawndale 3,510 0 0 0 0 998 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Lennox† 485 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leona Valley† 184 0 0 0 5 0 0
Littlerock† 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lomita 3,562 0 0 0 107 65 0
Long Beach 59,723 16 0 13 969 3,446 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Los Angeles 468,443 334 203 143 10,450 24,674 269
Lynwood 509 0 0 0 11 56 0
Malibu 302 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manhattan Beach 4,561 0 0 0 24 213 0
Marina del Rey† 572 0 0 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Mayflower Village† 1,733 0 0 0 0 297 0
Maywood 160 7 0 0 24 20 0
Monrovia 5,942 0 0 0 20 370 0
Montebello 8,738 0 0 0 174 338 0
Monterey Park 38,298 66 0 14 225 2,325 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
North El Monte† 1,861 0 0 0 22 101 0
Norwalk 13,398 0 0 0 67 579 0
Palmdale 7,837 0 0 0 52 831 0
Palos Verdes Estates 3,187 0 0 0 79 11 0
Paramount 2,047 0 0 0 95 17 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Pasadena 23,829 10 0 56 357 470 0
Pepperdine University† 711 0 0 0 8 4 0
Pico Rivera 2,106 0 0 0 12 610 0
Pomona 15,829 21 0 173 187 1,465 0
Quartz Hill† 278 0 0 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Rancho Palos Verdes 13,025 0 0 0 56 174 0
Redondo Beach 12,291 0 0 0 44 485 0
Rolling Hills 290 0 0 0 18 2 0
Rolling Hills Estates 2,030 0 0 0 0 14 0
Rose Hills† 394 0 0 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Rosemead 32,997 19 0 0 114 7,703 0
Rowland Heights† 28,165 0 0 63 134 814 16
San Dimas 5,582 0 0 0 48 166 0
San Fernando 468 0 0 0 0 128 0
San Gabriel 23,036 15 0 9 228 3,528 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
San Marino 8,318 163 0 0 55 173 0
San Pasqual† 583 0 0 0 0 0 0
Santa Clarita 28,377 0 0 0 307 1,085 0
Santa Fe Springs 1,392 0 0 0 0 98 0
Santa Monica 9,230 0 0 0 342 335 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Sierra Madre 1,892 0 0 0 0 8 0
Signal Hill 2,646 0 0 0 23 437 0
South El Monte 3,961 0 0 0 4 976 0
South Gate 892 0 0 0 39 116 0
South Monrovia Island† 337 0 0 0 0 8 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
South Pasadena 9,260 0 0 0 39 62 0
South San Gabriel† 5,316 0 0 0 24 1,462 0
South San Jose Hills† 1,877 7 0 0 20 48 0
South Whittier† 3,978 0 0 0 38 58 0
Stevenson Ranch† 5,799 0 0 0 110 17 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Sun Village† 141 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temple City 22,558 8 0 0 277 2,445 0
Topanga† 1,039 0 0 0 9 462 0
Torrance 53,085 49 0 12 561 3,347 0
Val Verde† 129 0 0 0 20 42 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Valinda† 3,903 0 0 0 0 334 0
Vernon 16 0 0 0 0 2 0
View Park-Windsor Hills† 306 0 0 0 0 25 0
Vincent† 2,502 0 0 0 0 440 0
Walnut 19,151 0 0 0 199 520 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Walnut Park† 82 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Athens† 96 0 0 0 0 6 0
West Carson† 8,050 0 48 0 237 175 0
West Covina 33,516 54 0 6 339 3,310 0
West Hollywood 2,111 0 0 0 63 37 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
West Puente Valley† 3,386 0 0 0 0 719 0
West Rancho Dominguez† 317 0 0 0 0 6 0
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 895 0 0 0 0 94 0
Westlake Village 600 0 0 0 4 22 0
Westmont† 460 0 0 0 0 53 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Whittier 4,644 0 0 0 36 212 0
Willowbrook† 241 0 0 0 0 0 0

* 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.

† Unincorporated Community

Source: U.S. Census Bureau


Also see: Southeast Asian: Burmese, Cambodian, Filipino, Indonesian, Laotian.