Year

Asian American Population

Total US Population

% of Asian Americans

Growth from Previous Decade

1860

34,933

31,443,321

.11%

n/a

1870

63,254

38,558,371

.16%

81%

1880

105,613

50,155,783

.21%

67%

1890

109,527

62,947,714

.17%

4%

1900

114,189

75,994,575

.15%

4%

1910

146,863

91,972,266

.16%

29%

1920

182,137

105,710,620

.17%

24%

1930

264,766

122,775,046

.22%

45%

1940

254,918

131,669,275

.19%

-4%

1950

321,033

150,697,361

.21%

26%

1960

980,337

179,323,175

.55%

205%

1970

1,538,721

203,211,926

.76%

57%

1980

3,500,439

226,545,805

1.55%

127%

1990

7,273,662

248,709,873

2.92%

108%

2000

11,898,828

281,421,906

4.23%

64%

2010

17,331,320

308,745,538

5.61%

46%

2018

20,924,652

327,167,439

6.40%

21%