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

2022 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 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† 169 0 0 73 0 0
Agoura Hills 1,432 0 0 33 3 0
Agua Dulce† 103 0 0 9 0 0
Alhambra 42,204 378 445 2,094 278 92
Alondra Park† 1,132 0 0 453 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Altadena† 2,398 0 21 444 12 0
Arcadia 32,107 83 60 1,910 254 9
Artesia 6,831 0 68 2,515 26 0
Avalon 4 0 0 0 0 0
Avocado Heights† 1,563 0 78 222 8 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Azusa 7,716 44 75 2,517 26 0
Baldwin Park 15,926 358 317 2,494 0 218
Bell 435 0 0 141 0 0
Bell Gardens 163 0 0 86 0 0
Bellflower 9,038 0 1,105 4,676 37 68
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Beverly Hills 3,930 0 0 483 93 0
Bradbury 290 0 0 17 7 0
Burbank 12,715 0 61 4,387 11 0
Calabasas 2,757 0 0 465 66 0
Carson 24,137 76 296 19,712 57 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Castaic† 2,134 0 0 1,031 7 0
Cerritos 29,733 0 363 7,195 48 51
Charter Oak† 1,024 42 13 229 0 0
Citrus† 493 0 0 230 0 0
Claremont 5,612 0 62 949 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Commerce 234 0 0 82 0 0
Compton 922 0 0 534 15 0
Covina 6,949 218 92 2,176 38 0
Cudahy 53 0 6 0 0 0
Culver City 7,104 210 27 828 101 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Del Aire† 1,713 0 0 194 0 0
Desert View Highlands† 194 0 0 188 0 0
Diamond Bar 32,390 267 16 3,582 220 0
Downey 8,132 0 94 3,362 24 23
Duarte 4,025 40 0 1,642 10 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
East Los Angeles† 1,692 0 46 288 4 0
East Pasadena† 1,591 0 0 268 81 0
East Rancho Dominguez† 137 0 0 16 0 0
East San Gabriel† 12,180 66 13 631 244 0
East Whittier† 714 0 0 248 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
El Monte 31,920 242 327 1,592 184 10
El Segundo 1,714 17 0 480 0 0
Elizabeth Lake† 75 0 0 57 0 0
Florence-Graham† 216 0 57 53 7 0
Gardena 14,829 0 260 2,539 0 14
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Glendale 26,730 23 8 10,728 143 11
Glendora 5,859 0 0 1,531 53 0
Green Valley† 3 0 0 0 0 0
Hacienda Heights† 23,101 31 210 1,998 108 0
Hasley Canyon† 60 0 0 22 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Hawaiian Gardens 1,754 0 438 333 0 0
Hawthorne 5,759 74 31 1,981 0 15
Hermosa Beach 1,431 0 0 347 11 0
Hidden Hills 43 0 0 0 0 0
Huntington Park 389 0 1 143 35 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Industry 36 0 0 4 0 0
Inglewood 2,894 63 4 819 0 0
Irwindale 2 0 0 2 0 0
La Cañada Flintridge 6,245 0 36 590 0 0
La Crescenta-Montrose† 5,355 0 37 589 16 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
La Habra Heights 1,075 0 37 133 0 0
La Mirada 10,463 28 87 2,563 16 64
La Puente 5,138 0 89 1,589 44 0
La Verne 3,504 15 5 810 20 0
Ladera Heights† 238 0 0 11 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Lake Hughes† 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lake Los Angeles† 179 0 0 6 0 0
Lakewood 15,282 0 2,024 7,567 79 37
Lancaster 6,966 28 225 3,334 13 34
Lawndale 3,470 154 0 1,187 19 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Lennox† 559 0 0 307 21 0
Leona Valley† 189 0 0 15 0 0
Littlerock† 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lomita 3,755 0 12 992 0 0
Long Beach 58,592 75 15,143 21,406 74 416
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Los Angeles 458,721 717 3,827 123,938 3,639 679
Lynwood 487 0 0 298 4 0
Malibu 364 0 0 2 0 1
Manhattan Beach 5,325 0 0 160 21 0
Marina del Rey† 1,044 0 0 190 47 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Mayflower Village† 1,338 53 16 187 4 28
Maywood 185 0 0 71 35 0
Monrovia 5,631 104 23 860 82 0
Montebello 8,464 164 42 1,197 83 0
Monterey Park 39,140 431 359 1,291 56 84
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
North El Monte† 1,728 65 76 387 0 0
Norwalk 13,691 26 681 6,358 122 62
Palmdale 7,860 0 213 3,731 45 44
Palos Verdes Estates 3,316 24 2 75 0 0
Paramount 2,034 0 225 718 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Pasadena 24,492 62 77 4,528 214 60
Pepperdine University† 624 0 0 56 2 0
Pico Rivera 2,161 0 0 698 0 0
Pomona 15,775 3 873 2,958 70 171
Quartz Hill† 228 0 0 102 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Rancho Palos Verdes 13,547 0 80 886 0 0
Redondo Beach 11,800 88 70 1,671 0 13
Rolling Hills 264 0 0 17 0 0
Rolling Hills Estates 1,968 3 0 147 0 0
Rose Hills† 386 0 6 79 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Rosemead 32,339 312 381 1,012 10 0
Rowland Heights† 28,541 143 23 2,995 416 31
San Dimas 5,433 0 25 1,198 66 0
San Fernando 683 0 0 394 0 0
San Gabriel 23,301 205 184 779 248 7
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
San Marino 8,517 54 0 102 39 0
San Pasqual† 596 0 9 17 6 0
Santa Clarita 24,879 0 75 10,416 196 57
Santa Fe Springs 1,510 0 112 470 0 0
Santa Monica 8,156 0 3 686 60 24
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Sierra Madre 2,049 0 0 98 0 0
Signal Hill 2,643 25 943 873 0 53
South El Monte 3,449 63 86 84 0 0
South Gate 583 0 8 398 0 0
South Monrovia Island† 625 0 0 84 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
South Pasadena 8,824 0 30 828 0 0
South San Gabriel† 5,408 72 0 125 114 21
South San Jose Hills† 1,900 0 50 485 10 0
South Whittier† 3,693 0 34 1,324 20 59
Stevenson Ranch† 4,974 0 0 839 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Sun Village† 144 0 21 90 0 0
Temple City 23,689 110 364 928 281 0
Topanga† 887 0 0 184 0 0
Torrance 55,048 120 120 6,281 148 4
Val Verde† 154 0 0 63 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Valinda† 3,661 33 3 1,499 6 0
Vernon 1 0 0 0 0 0
View Park-Windsor Hills† 440 0 0 133 0 0
Vincent† 2,841 21 0 947 57 0
Walnut 18,586 44 70 2,919 23 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Walnut Park† 113 12 0 5 0 0
West Athens† 128 0 0 0 0 0
West Carson† 8,614 22 74 4,070 20 0
West Covina 32,007 422 155 9,052 163 231
West Hollywood 1,647 0 0 387 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
West Puente Valley† 2,969 11 73 938 0 70
West Rancho Dominguez† 210 0 0 155 0 0
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 640 0 0 404 0 0
Westlake Village 532 0 0 17 0 0
Westmont† 249 0 0 224 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Burmese Cambodian Filipino Indonesian Laotian
Whittier 4,383 0 6 913 12 245
Willowbrook† 256 0 0 176 0 0

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


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

City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Acton† 169 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agoura Hills 1,432 0 0 0 0 74 0
Agua Dulce† 103 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alhambra 42,204 41 0 0 393 3,722 0
Alondra Park† 1,132 0 0 0 28 449 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Altadena† 2,398 0 0 0 0 48 0
Arcadia 32,107 0 0 41 378 1,084 0
Artesia 6,831 0 0 0 15 157 0
Avalon 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Avocado Heights† 1,563 0 0 0 43 148 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Azusa 7,716 0 0 25 43 279 0
Baldwin Park 15,926 17 0 0 104 3,053 0
Bell 435 0 0 0 0 139 0
Bell Gardens 163 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bellflower 9,038 0 0 0 308 676 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Beverly Hills 3,930 0 0 17 202 39 0
Bradbury 290 0 0 0 0 8 0
Burbank 12,715 0 15 0 338 712 0
Calabasas 2,757 7 0 0 7 20 0
Carson 24,137 0 0 0 77 154 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Castaic† 2,134 0 0 0 44 56 0
Cerritos 29,733 0 0 0 550 1,367 0
Charter Oak† 1,024 0 0 0 34 113 0
Citrus† 493 0 0 0 28 21 0
Claremont 5,612 0 0 0 15 400 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Commerce 234 0 0 0 0 0 0
Compton 922 0 0 0 16 184 0
Covina 6,949 0 0 0 102 711 0
Cudahy 53 0 0 0 0 10 0
Culver City 7,104 0 0 0 197 72 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Del Aire† 1,713 8 0 0 12 162 0
Desert View Highlands† 194 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diamond Bar 32,390 0 0 0 178 750 0
Downey 8,132 0 0 0 134 378 0
Duarte 4,025 21 0 0 0 71 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
East Los Angeles† 1,692 0 0 0 15 139 0
East Pasadena† 1,591 0 0 0 14 0 0
East Rancho Dominguez† 137 0 0 0 0 2 0
East San Gabriel† 12,180 36 0 0 107 406 0
East Whittier† 714 0 0 0 0 31 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
El Monte 31,920 19 0 0 81 9,444 0
El Segundo 1,714 0 0 0 166 0 0
Elizabeth Lake† 75 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florence-Graham† 216 0 0 0 0 20 0
Gardena 14,829 0 0 0 163 1,716 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Glendale 26,730 7 0 0 318 432 0
Glendora 5,859 0 0 0 30 168 0
Green Valley† 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hacienda Heights† 23,101 43 0 0 196 826 0
Hasley Canyon† 60 0 0 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Hawaiian Gardens 1,754 0 0 0 111 0 0
Hawthorne 5,759 0 0 0 29 721 0
Hermosa Beach 1,431 0 0 0 0 220 0
Hidden Hills 43 0 0 0 0 0 0
Huntington Park 389 0 0 0 30 33 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Industry 36 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inglewood 2,894 0 0 0 46 184 0
Irwindale 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
La Cañada Flintridge 6,245 0 0 0 18 129 0
La Crescenta-Montrose† 5,355 0 0 0 0 52 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
La Habra Heights 1,075 0 0 0 0 18 0
La Mirada 10,463 0 0 0 38 375 0
La Puente 5,138 0 0 0 23 709 0
La Verne 3,504 26 0 0 149 121 0
Ladera Heights† 238 0 0 0 0 0 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† 179 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lakewood 15,282 8 0 0 515 565 0
Lancaster 6,966 12 0 0 114 391 0
Lawndale 3,470 0 0 0 0 1,029 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Lennox† 559 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leona Valley† 189 0 0 0 0 0 0
Littlerock† 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lomita 3,755 0 0 0 0 110 0
Long Beach 58,592 19 0 10 1,150 2,879 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Los Angeles 458,721 304 121 124 10,235 25,000 207
Lynwood 487 0 0 0 42 110 0
Malibu 364 0 0 12 0 16 0
Manhattan Beach 5,325 0 0 0 51 51 0
Marina del Rey† 1,044 0 0 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Mayflower Village† 1,338 0 0 0 0 114 0
Maywood 185 7 0 0 13 25 0
Monrovia 5,631 0 0 0 93 378 0
Montebello 8,464 0 0 0 230 271 0
Monterey Park 39,140 0 0 18 184 2,728 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
North El Monte† 1,728 0 0 0 23 73 0
Norwalk 13,691 0 0 0 217 722 0
Palmdale 7,860 31 0 0 52 1,029 0
Palos Verdes Estates 3,316 0 0 0 0 19 0
Paramount 2,034 0 0 0 124 26 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Pasadena 24,492 10 0 54 257 807 0
Pepperdine University† 624 0 0 0 0 12 0
Pico Rivera 2,161 0 0 0 0 573 0
Pomona 15,775 0 0 29 252 1,426 0
Quartz Hill† 228 0 0 0 5 11 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Rancho Palos Verdes 13,547 0 0 0 53 151 0
Redondo Beach 11,800 9 0 0 34 407 0
Rolling Hills 264 0 0 0 5 3 0
Rolling Hills Estates 1,968 0 0 0 0 29 0
Rose Hills† 386 0 0 0 0 18 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Rosemead 32,339 15 0 0 183 6,836 0
Rowland Heights† 28,541 37 0 17 210 845 12
San Dimas 5,433 0 0 0 25 137 0
San Fernando 683 0 0 0 38 62 0
San Gabriel 23,301 0 0 0 143 3,336 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
San Marino 8,517 0 0 0 25 102 0
San Pasqual† 596 0 0 0 0 0 0
Santa Clarita 24,879 0 0 0 410 738 0
Santa Fe Springs 1,510 0 0 0 15 36 0
Santa Monica 8,156 0 0 0 166 507 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Sierra Madre 2,049 0 0 0 8 12 0
Signal Hill 2,643 0 0 0 0 149 0
South El Monte 3,449 0 0 0 4 1,126 0
South Gate 583 0 0 0 24 0 0
South Monrovia Island† 625 0 0 0 0 5 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
South Pasadena 8,824 0 0 0 70 75 0
South San Gabriel† 5,408 0 0 0 39 1,344 0
South San Jose Hills† 1,900 5 0 0 0 30 0
South Whittier† 3,693 0 0 0 12 243 0
Stevenson Ranch† 4,974 0 0 0 88 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Sun Village† 144 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temple City 23,689 23 0 0 105 2,079 0
Topanga† 887 0 0 0 0 452 0
Torrance 55,048 45 0 15 540 3,120 0
Val Verde† 154 0 0 0 24 30 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Valinda† 3,661 0 0 0 0 283 0
Vernon 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
View Park-Windsor Hills† 440 0 0 0 0 58 0
Vincent† 2,841 0 0 0 18 370 0
Walnut 18,586 0 0 0 158 460 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Walnut Park† 113 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Athens† 128 0 0 0 0 7 0
West Carson† 8,614 0 47 0 181 222 0
West Covina 32,007 55 0 9 558 3,201 0
West Hollywood 1,647 0 0 0 0 37 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
West Puente Valley† 2,969 0 0 0 0 705 0
West Rancho Dominguez† 210 0 0 0 0 6 0
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 640 0 0 0 0 56 0
Westlake Village 532 0 0 0 4 17 0
Westmont† 249 0 0 0 1 20 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Malaysian Mien Singaporean Thai Vietnamese Other Southeast Asian
Whittier 4,383 0 0 0 27 118 0
Willowbrook† 256 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