National Data

There are about 16,781,560 Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders living in the United States today.

Resident Population

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Population data is complied using Table B01003 from the 2015 ACS 5-Year estimates.

Major racial groups

Asian Detail…

Asian Detailed Origin Combo

NHPI Detailed Origin

NHPI Detailed Origin Combo

Citizen Voting Age Population

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Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP) data is complied using Table B05003 from the 2015 ACS 5-Year estimates.

Major Racial Groups

Asian Detailed Origin

Asian Detailed Origin Combo

NHPI Detailed Origin

NHPI Detailed Origin Combo

Education

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Educational Attainment data is complied using Table B15002 from the 2015 ACS 5-Year estimates. According to the latest national estimates, about 1 in 2 Asian Americans have a Bachelor’s Degree or higher compared to about 1 in 3 Americans and 1 in 5 NHPIs.

Major Racial Groups

Asian Origin

Asian Origin Combo

NHPI Origin

NHPI Origin Combo

Insurance Coverage

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Health Insurance Data is complied using Table B27001 from the 2015 ACS 5-Year estimates.

Major racial groups

Asian Detailed Origin

## Asian Detailed Origin Combo

NHPI Detailed Origin

NHPI Detailed Origin Combo

Limited English Proficiency

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Limited English Proficiency (LEP) refers to the proportion of individuals who speak a language other than english at home & speak english less than “very well”. Limited English Proficiency data is complied using Table B16004 from the 2015 ACS 5-Year estimates.

Major racial groups

Asian Detailed Origin

Asian Detailed Origin Combo

NHPI Detailed Origin

NHPI Detailed Origin Combo

Nativity

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Limited English Proficiency data is complied using Table B05012 from the 2015 ACS 5-Year estimates.

Major racial groups

Asian Detailed Origin

Asian Detailed Origin Combo

NHPI Detailed Origin

NHPI Detailed Origin Combo

Poverty

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Poverty data is complied using Table B17001 from the 2015 ACS 5-Year estimates.

Major racial groups

Asian Detailed Origin

Asian Detailed Origin Combo

NHPI Detailed Origin

NHPI Detailed Origin Combo