Between 2000 and 2010, the population of mixed-race Asian Americans grew 60%, to 2.6 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Mixed-race Asians make up 15% of the total Asian American population. Overall, the Asian American population grew 46% between 2000 and 2010, more than four times faster than the overall U.S. population.
Mixed-race Asians are most likely to be Asian/White. The number of mixed-race Asians who identify themselves as Asian in combination with the “some other race” category grew 87% between 2000 and 2010, while the number who identify themselves as Asian/Black grew 74%.
The numbers of mixed-race Asians who identify as Asian/White or Asian/White/Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander each grew 60%, respectively.
Asian Americans (alone or in combination with other races) are clustered in the Western states, where they make up 11% of the region’s total population. They comprise 6% of the population in the Northeast, and 3% each of the populations of the South and Midwest. Nearly half (46%) of all Asian Americans (alone or in combination with other races) live in the West, although this represents a decline from the 2000 Census, when 49% lived there.
Source: “The Asian Population,” March 2012, Census Brief C2010-11, U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office, 4600 Silver Hill Rd., Washington, DC 20233; 301-763-3030; pio@census.gov; www.census.gov. Price: Available online at no charge.
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