What is the Asian/Pacific Islander population in the Twin Cities metro area? (Minneapolis: university)

[AAPI]

Never can find an approximate number of the AAPI population in the Twin Cities. Does anyone know? I always see the Twin Cities being listed as a new destination for Asian Americans but never knew how big the community was in the metro area.

[kurls]

Check out census.gov

[Camden Northsider]

There is a large Hmong population, a good chunk of which has been here for decades now so am not sure I would refer to it as a "new destination". From Asian American Studies : University of Minnesota:

"The 2000 U.S. Census has reported that Minneapolis and St. Paul have the greatest concentration of Asian Americans in the interior of the United States. The Census has also found that the state's Asian American population increased by 130% since the 1990s (from 78,000 to over 180,000) including 24,000 mixed race Asian or Pacific Islanders. The burgeoning Asian American population makes Minnesota an exciting research site for studying and addressing the challenges faced both by new refugees and immigrants and by earlier generations of Asian Americans."