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☷U S Census Bureau Releases Key Stats in Honor of Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
U.S. Department of Commerce ( By Press Release office)
May 03,2022
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In 1978 , a joint congressional resolution established Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week . The first 10 days of May were chosen to coincide with two important milestones in Asian/Pacific American history: the arrival in the United States of the first Japanese immigrants ( May 7 , 1843 ) and contributions of Chinese workers to the building of the transcontinental railroad completed May 10 , 1869 . In 1992 , Congress expanded the observance to a monthlong celebration that is now known as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month . Per a 1997 U . S . Office of Management and Budget directive , the Asian or Pacific Islander racial category was separated into two categories: one being Asian and the other Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander . Thus , this Facts for Features contains a section for each . This month , we celebrate our fellow Americans from Asian American and Native Hawaiian , and Pacific Islander communities and pay tribute to all they have done to help fulfill the promise of America for all . Together , let us recommit ourselves to building a country in which every American — regardless of who they are , where they come from , or what they look like — has an equal opportunity to thrive . - - President BidenRead President Biden ' s Proclamation on Asian American , Native Hawaiian , and Pacific Islander Heritage Month , 2022 here . The following facts are possible thanks to the invaluable responses to U . S . Census Bureau surveys . We appreciate the public’s cooperation as we continuously measure America’s people , places and economy . Asian PopulationDid You Know 24 . 0 millionThe estimated number of people who identified as Asian alone or in combination in the United States in 2020 . 5 . 1 millionThe estimated number of the Asian alone or in combination population of Chinese , except Taiwanese , descent in the United States in 2020 . The Chinese ( except Taiwanese ) population was the largest Asian group , followed by Asian Indian ( 4 . 5 million ) , Filipino ( 4 . 1 million ) , Vietnamese ( 2 . 2 million ) , Korean ( 1 . 9 million ) and Japanese ( 1 . 6 million ) . These estimates represent the number of people who reported a specific detailed Asian group alone , as well as people who reported that detailed Asian group in combination with one or more other detailed Asian groups or another race ( s ) . 2 . 5%The estimated percentage of Asian alone or in combination who are military veterans in 2019 . 7 . 2 millionThe number of the Asian alone population 25 years and older who had a bachelor’s degree or higher level of education . 11 . 4 million The number of the Asian alone population 25 years and older who had at least a high school diploma or equivalency . 581 , 200The estimated number of Asian - owned employer firms in the United States in 2019 . Voting RatesVoting and Registration in the Election of November 2020 . Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2018 . More StatsVisit data . census . gov for a Selected Population Profile of the Asian alone or in combination population from the 2019 American Community Survey , 1 - year estimates . Statistics include:Sex and age . Marital status . Employment status . Occupation . Commuting . Housing . Income . Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander PopulationDid You Know 1 . 6 millionThe estimated number of people that identified as Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone or in combination in the United States in 2020 . 619 , 855The number of Native Hawaiians in the United States in 2020 . The Native Hawaiian population was the largest detailed Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander ( NHPI ) group , followed by Samoan ( 211 , 876 ) and Chamorro ( 156 , 083 ) . These estimates represent the number of people who reported a specific detailed NHPI group alone , as well as people who reported that detailed NHPI group in combination with one or more other detailed NHPI groups or another race ( s ) . 35 , 152The number of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone who are military veterans in 2020 . 71 , 224The number of people that identified as Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone population 25 years and older who had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2020 . 337 , 408The number of the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone population 25 years and older with at least a high school diploma or equivalency in 2020 . 7 , 331The estimated number of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander - owned employer firms in the United States in 2019 . For more information , please visit the U . S . Census Bureau ' s latest Facts for Features: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: May 2022 . Bureaus and Offices U . S . Census Bureau Tags Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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