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Korean American Population Data

» A Brief History of Korean Americans    
(Source: 2000 U.S. Census)

The total U.S. population is 281,421,906 according to the 2000 Census. The Korean American population stands at 1,076,872 and 1,228,427 (including mixed blood). This represents a 35% and 54% increase respectively over the 1990 Census figure. The Asian Americans constitute 3.6% of the U.S. population, with 10,242,998. Korean Americans comprise about 11% of the Asian American community. Below is a breakdown of Korean population by State as well as a comparative graph.

State 2000 1990 Growth(%)
Alabama 4,116 3,454 19.2
Alaska 4,573 4,163 9.8
Arizona 9,123 5,863 55.6
Arkansas 1,550 1,037 49.5
California 345,882 259,941 33.1
Colorado 16,395 11,339 44.6
Connecticut 7,064 5,126 37.8
Delaware 1,991 1,229 6.2
District of Columbia 1,095 814 34.5
Florida 19,139 12,404 54.3
Georgia 28,745 15,275 88.2
Hawaii 23,537 24,454 -3.7
Idaho 1,250 935 33.7
Illinois 51,453 41,506 24
Indiana 7,502 5,475 37
Iowa 5,063 4,618 9.6
Kansas 4,529 4,016 12.8
Kentucky 3,818 2,972 28.5
Louisiana 2,876 2,750 4.6
Maine 875 858 2
Maryland 39,155 30,320 29.1
Massachusetts 17,369 11,744 47.9
Michigan 20,886 16,316 28
Minnesota 12,584 11,576 8.7
Mississippi 1,334 1,123 18.8
Missouri 6,767 5,731 18.1
Montana 833 668 24.7
Nebraska 2,423 1,943 24.7
New Hampshire 1,800 1,501 19.9
New Jersey 65,349 38,540 69.6
New Mexico 1,791 1,464 22.3
New York 119,846 95,648 25.3
North Carolina 12,600 7,267 73.4
North Dakota 411 526 -21.9
Ohio 13,376 11,237 19
Oklahoma 5,074 4,717 7.6
Oregon 12,387 8,668 42.9
Pennsylvania 31,612 26,787 18
Rohde Island 1,560 1,294 20.6
South Carolina 3,665 2,577 42.2
South Dakota 584 525 11.2
Tennessee 7,395 4,508 64
Texas 45,571 31,775 43.4
Utah 3,473 2,629 32.1
Vermont 669 563 18.8
Virginia 45,279 30,161 50.1
Washington 46,880 29,697 57.9
West Virginia 857 777 10.3
Wisconsin 6,800 5,618 21
Wyoming 412 402 2.5
Total(Korean Alone) 1,076,872 798,846 34.8
Total Korean & Mixed 1,228,427 798,846 53.8