Besides New York, Seattle, and all of California...which cities are the best for Asians? (better, largest)

[WTL63]

California would be the obvious answer, but how about outside of it. In terms of supporting community, food, culture, etc. Includes all Asians (Chinese, Koreans, Filipinos, etc.)

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

You cant really be that broad by trying to determine an answer to this.

For example, Houston is an exceptional city for Vietnamese, a great city for Chinese and Indians, a good city for Filipinos, and a terrible city for Koreans based on ammenities.

But I would let Houston go toe-to-toe with Seattle in terms of Asian ammenities.

[WTL63]

Originally Posted by peterlemonjello

You cant really be that broad by trying to determine an answer to this.

For example, Houston is an exceptional city for Vietnamese, a great city for Chinese and Indians, a good city for Filipinos, and a terrible city for Koreans based on ammenities.

But I would let Houston go toe-to-toe with Seattle in terms of Asian ammenities.

Well let's just say in general then. I know it varies for each ethnicities. And for the record, there's still plenty of Korean stuff in Houston

[BigCityDreamer]

The DC area has a significant Asian presence:

Fairfax County, VA - 17%
Montgomery County, MD - 14%
Howard County, MD - 14%

That's more than 370,000 residents of Asian descent in just those 3 counties.

[dacoolguy]

Originally Posted by peterlemonjello

But I would let Houston go toe-to-toe with Seattle in terms of Asian ammenities.

Really? I just don't see Houston winning that battle at all.

[afdinatl]

Not the best but Gwinnett County in Metro Atlanta is great for Asians

[lrfox]

The Boston area has a pretty significant Asian population (higher percentage than any major city on the East Coast outside of NYC). Some of the Boston area's most notable enclaves include Quincy (95k) which is about 25% Asian (mostly Chinese, but notable Vietnamese and Indian populations as well). The Merrimack Valley has a significant Cambodian population (Lowell is 20% Asian, 13% Cambodian) as well.

[waronxmas]

Houston, DC, Atlanta, Dallas, Boston, and Chicago would be next. They all have significant populations of various groups.

[Trafalgar Law]

Using the newly released census data from the government census site.

I will bold all the potential answer choices that are in the Top 10 and not in New York/California/Greater Seattle. I figured if you're going to answer the thread question then at least pick a place that can make an argument that's already in the country's top 10.

Asian Alone Population, 2014
01. Los Angeles CSA: 2,401,247
02. New York CSA: 2,302,602
03. San Francisco Bay Area CSA: 2,011,880
04. Washington DC/Baltimore CSA: 753,856
05. Chicago CSA: 606,594
06. Seattle CSA: 494,401
07. Houston CSA: 474,022
08. Boston CSA: 455,690
09. Honolulu MSA: 421,085
10. Dallas/Fort Worth CSA: 416,716
11. San Diego MSA: 378,006
12. Philadelphia CSA: 373,161
13. Sacramento CSA: 323,497
14. Atlanta CSA: 319,389
15. Minneapolis/Saint Paul CSA: 227,097
16. Detroit CSA: 206,713
17. Phoenix MSA: 170,375
18. Portland CSA: 159,112
19. Miami/Fort Lauderdale CSA: 156,062
20. Denver CSA: 125,674

Asian Population (in Combination with 1 or more groups), 2014:
01. Los Angeles CSA: 2,705,243
02. New York CSA: 2,514,527
03. San Francisco Bay Area CSA: 2,246,881
04. Washington DC/Baltimore CSA: 881,830
05. Chicago CSA: 676,306
06. Seattle CSA: 610,602
07. Honolulu MSA: 596,395
08. Houston CSA: 523,249
09. Boston CSA: 520,896
10. Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex CSA: 476,828
11. San Diego MSA: 456,125
12. Philadelphia CSA: 423,478
13. Sacramento CSA: 367,484
14. Atlanta CSA: 359,307
15. Minneapolis/Saint Paul CSA: 263,237
16. Las Vegas CSA: 245,241
17. Detroit CSA: 240,374
18. Portland CSA: 211,956
19. Phoenix MSA: 209,299
20. Miami/Fort Lauderdale CSA: 188,637
21. Denver CSA: 161,531
22. Austin MSA: 120,631
21. Tampa MSA: 117,514

For cities that have communities (meaning ethnic groups) that exceed 100,000 in the 6 main Asian ethnic groups (Chinese, Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese) since that is all the census bureau has released 2014 data for, it is like this (I'll also put in brackets other Asian communities that will pass 100,000 within the next 5 years because they are above 70,000 today and growing rapidly):

- Los Angeles: Chinese (601,791), Filipino (536,174), Korean (351,422), Vietnamese (326,423), Indian (187,884), and Japanese (146,494)

- San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese (658,972), Filipino (452,749), Indian (359,816), and Vietnamese (211,102)

- New York: Chinese (819,527), Indian (679,173), Filipino (221,612), Korean (213,987)

- Washington DC/Baltimore: Indian (204,818), Chinese (134,594), Korean (107,219) [Vietnamese and Filipino within 3-4 years too]

- Chicago: Indian (224,479), Filipino (115,482), Chinese (107,325)

- Houston: Indian (129,525) and Vietnamese (116,977) [Chinese (91,506) next year and Pakistani too within 3-4 years]

- Boston: Chinese (164,262 ) and Indian (105,692)

- Honolulu: Filipinos (146,979) and Japanese (141,365)

- Seattle: Chinese (100,795) [Indian in 2-3 years and Vietnamese in 3-4 years too]

- San Diego: Filipinos (156,767)

- Dallas/Fort Worth: Indians (128,937) [Vietnamese in 2 years and Chinese soon too within 3-4 years]

- Philadelphia: Indians (117,909) [Chinese (91,203) within 2 years]

- Las Vegas: Filipino (106,137)

- Atlanta: Indian (102,511)

In Greater Detroit, its largest group so far is Indian at 82,341 and it will surpass 100,000 soon too. Giving Detroit it's first traditional Asian group over 100,000 as well.

The correct answer to the thread question, on an overall basis, is Washington DC in raw numbers and Honolulu in percentages. These two will remain the forerunners in each of those departments for the foreseeable future.

Honolulu, Washington DC, and Houston have the most balance between Asians in the city and the suburbs, all three have very large Asian areas within the city propers and all three have some of the most Asian counties in America (Fort Bend (Houston), Fairfax (Washington), and Montgomery (Washington)) are all very Asian counties. Followed by Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth afterwards.

Outside of California's Los Angeles-San Francisco Bay Area-San Diego-Sacramento areas and New York, Houston's Asian population growth in the last 1 year (+ 38,000 a year), Washington DC/Baltimore's (+ 36,000 a year), Chicago's (+ 26,000 a year), Dallas/Fort Worth's (+ 26,000 a year), Seattle's (+ 24,000 a year), and Boston's (+ 21,000 a year). Las Vegas was next up with (+ 18,000 a year) and it barely edges out Philadelphia overall (17,000 a year) and then Atlanta (16,400 a year). Honolulu's (+ 6,800 a year) is slow to moderate growth but its raw numbers lead is too huge for most cities being discussed in this thread to pass up in any logical time table (except for the ones that have already passed it or are close right now like Houston-Boston-Dallas/Fort Worth).

So the correct answer to the thread choice and a top 5 for a (reasonable) response would be; Washington DC/Baltimore, Honolulu, Houston, Chicago, and a two way tie between Boston and Dallas/Fort Worth as they are extremely close now. Las Vegas' Asian population is bulking up, for its size its already very large so it is up there in percentages and in raw numbers is strong for a place of only 2.3 million people. Same can be said for Portland in percentages. Philadelphia is also emerging, albeit not as quickly as some of the others. Everywhere else is a tier down, in my opinion.

[garyjohnyang]

Originally Posted by Cultured Simpleton

No it's not. New York City is clearly better. 1 million Asians. What city in California has 1 million Asians?

You mean, what city in California has 8.5 million people?