Asian American Population in Texas: 2021 Data

Per the 2021 American Community Survey (1-year estimates), ~1.8 million Asian Americans reside in Texas—5.6% of the state’s 29.5 million population.

Largest Subgroups

• Indian: ~400,000
• Vietnamese: ~280,000
• Chinese: ~250,000
• Filipino: ~180,000
• Korean: ~120,000
• Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Taiwanese, Japanese, others: growing rapidly.

Metro Concentrations

• Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land: ~600,000 (largest)
• Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington: ~500,000
• Austin–Round Rock: ~150,000
• San Antonio–New Braunfels: ~80,000

Growth

Asian population doubled 2000–2020. Fastest-growing racial group in Texas. Driven by H-1B tech/medical immigration, family reunification, refugee resettlement (Vietnamese, Burmese), and internal migration from coasts.

Texas is now the 3rd-largest Asian American state (after CA, NY).