Asian Americans are a fast growing ethnic group in the US state of Nevada. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, Asian Americans were 9.1% of the state's population,[2] or 378,672 people.
Filipinos are the largest Asian ethnic group in the state.[3] In Clark County, the four largest Asian groups are Filipino (52%), Chinese (12%), and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Indian (both 7%).[4] The largest Asian ethnic groups in Nevada are Filipino (168,200), Chinese (53,234), Japanese (28,366), Vietnamese (21,719), Korean (17,743), and Indian (14,602).[5]
Politics
As of 2022, Asians make up about 10 percent of Nevada's eligible voters, comprising a larger share compared to any state except Hawaii and California.[6]
Demographics
| Ancestry by origin[7] | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
 Filipino
|
178,160 | |
 Japanese
|
34,133 | |
 Koreans
|
24,576 | |
 Chinese
|
70,458 | |
 Vietnamese
|
19,199 | |
 Thai
|
7,607 | |
 Laotian
|
3,995 | |
 Cambodian
|
2,107 | |
 Indian
|
16,569 | |
 Pakistani
|
2,390 | |
 Taiwanese
|
3,400 | |
 Indonesian
|
1,216 | |
 Mongolian
|
517 |
References
- ^ "Nevada Asian Population Percentage City Rank - USA.com".
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Nevada". census.gov. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice.
- ^ Brune, Nancy (May 27, 2021). "Asian Americans in Nevada: A rising community whose substantial achievements mask their need for support and resources". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ "Nevada" (PDF).
- ^ Qin, Amy (November 4, 2022). "In Nevada, Both Parties Court a Booming Vote Bloc: Asian Americans". The New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
Further reading
- The Peoples Of Las Vegas: One City, Many Faces
- The Chinese in Nevada
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