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Japanese Population in United States
Japanese Americans are those having origins in any of the original peoples of Japan and Japanese Ancestry. Approximately 1.63 million people (0.49% of all respondents) identified as Japanese in the 2020 US Census. It’s the sixth-largest group among Asians in the United States. Southern California has the largest Japanese American population in North America and the city of Gardena holds the densest Japanese American population in the 48 contiguous states.
As per the United States Census Bureau 2020, the Japanese alone population is 742,549 (0.22%), and the Japanese alone or in any combination population is 1,636,634 (0.49%). The Estimated population of Japanese in the United States as of 2024 is 1.7 million.
The Japanese population in the U.S., 2000-2020
| Year | Population |
| 2000 | 1,160,000 |
| 2010 | 1,316,000 |
| 2015 | 1,423,000 |
| 2020 | 1,636,634 |
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Top US States by Japanese Population
Japanese Americans make up 0.49% of the U.S. population. California is the state with the largest Japanese population. Next Comes Hawaii and Washington.
Let’s have a look at the Top States with Japanese Population
| # | State | Population 2020 |
| 1 | California | 486,055 |
| 2 | Hawaii | 314,102 |
| 3 | Washington | 87,638 |
| 4 | Texas | 72,948 |
| 5 | New York | 34,000 |
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Top U.S. Cities by Japanese population
The Honolulu metro area with a population of 190,000 has the highest Japanese American population. Next comes Los Angeles (177,000) and San Francisco (66,000)
Let’s have a look at the top 10 US metro areas by the Japanese population
| # | Metro area | Japanese population |
| 1 | Honolulu | 190,000 |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 177,000 |
| 3 | San Francisco | 66,000 |
| 4 | New York | 56,000 |
| 5 | Seattle | 53,000 |
| 6 | San Jose, CA | 37,000 |
| 7 | San Diego | 35,000 |
| 8 | Sacramento, CA | 25,000 |
| 9 | Chicago | 24,000 |
| 10 | Washington | 22,000 |
Source: US Census 2019 estimates
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