Cities considered to have significant Chinese-American populations are large U.S. cities or municipalities with a critical mass of at least 1% of the total urban population; medium-sized cities with a critical mass of at least 1% of their total population; and small cities with a critical mass of at least 10% of the total population.

According to the 2012 Census estimates, the three metropolitan areas with the largest Chinese-American populations were the Greater New York Combined Statistical Area at 735,019 people, the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland Combined Statistical Area at 629,243 people, and the Greater Los Angeles Combined Statistical Area at about 566,968 people. In the post-1965 era, first- and second-generation immigrants include those from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Also included in the Chinese-American population enumeration are ethnic Chinese from Malaysia and Vietnam who might identify themselves as Chinese, thus skewing the census reporting.

New York City is home to by far the highest Chinese-American population of any city proper, with an estimated 573,388 Chinese-Americans in New York City. Multiple large Chinatowns in Manhattan, Brooklyn (three), and Queens (three) are thriving as traditionally urban enclaves, as large-scale Chinese immigration continues into New York, with the largest metropolitan Chinese population outside Asia.

The Los Angeles County city of Monterey Park has the highest percentage of Chinese-Americans of any municipality, at 43.7% of its population, or 24,758 people. The San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County is the single largest concentration of combined Chinese and Taiwanese Americans in the country, having a collections of U.S. suburbs with large foreign-born Chinese-speaking populations, ranging from working-class individuals residing in Rosemead and El Monte to wealthier immigrants living in Arcadia, San Marino, and Diamond Bar. A similar demographic shift has also taken place in the southern half of the San Francisco Bay Area. Conversely, the suburbs of New York City within the state of New Jersey are notable for their widespread and increasing prevalence of Chinese-Americans (see list below), reflecting their general affluence and propensity for professional occupation.

Metropolitan areas with more than 20,000 Chinese-Americans The list of metropolitan areas with a Chinese-American population of 20,000 or more . Rank MSA Region Chinese-Americans Percentage 1 New York-Newark-Jersey City Mid-Atlantic 2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Pacific 3 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward Pacific 4 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara Pacific 5 Boston-Cambridge-Newton New England 6 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin East North Central 7 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria South Atlantic 8 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Pacific 9 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land West South Central 10 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Mid-Atlantic 11 Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade Pacific 12 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington West South Central 13 San Diego-Carlsbad Pacific 14 Urban Honolulu Pacific 15 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Pacific 16 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell South Atlantic 17 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach South Atlantic 18 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Pacific 19 Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise Pacific 20 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Mountain 21 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington West North Central 22 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn East North Central 23 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson South Atlantic 24 Austin-Round Rock West South Central

Large-sized cities The list of large cities (population greater than 250,000) with a Chinese-American population of at least 1% of the total population, . Rank City State Chinese-Americans Percentage 1 San Francisco California 2 Irvine California 3 Oakland California 4 San Jose California 5 New York New York 6 Plano Texas 7 Honolulu Hawaii 8 Boston Massachusetts 9 Seattle Washington 10 Sacramento California 11 Jersey City New Jersey 12 San Diego California 13 Fairfax Virginia 14 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 15 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 16 Stockton California 17 Portland Oregon 18 Los Angeles California 19 Chicago Illinois 20 Austin Texas 21 Durham North Carolina 22 Houston Texas 23 Riverside California 24 Anaheim California 25 Columbus Ohio 26 Henderson Nevada 27 Raleigh North Carolina 28 Lexington Kentucky 29 Washington District of Columbia 30 Long Beach California

New York City boroughs

As the city proper with the nation's largest Chinese-American population by a wide margin, with an estimated 562,205 in 2016 by the 2010-2016 American Community Survey, and as the primary destination for new Chinese immigrants, New York City is subdivided into official municipal boroughs, which themselves are home to significant Chinese populations, with Brooklyn and Queens, adjacently located on Long Island, leading the fastest growth. After the City of New York itself, the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn encompass the largest Chinese populations, respectively, of all municipalities in the United States. Rank Borough County Chinese-Americans Percentage 1 Queens Queens 2 Brooklyn Kings 3 Manhattan New York 4 Staten Island Richmond 5 The Bronx Bronx

Medium-sized cities List of medium-sized cities (population between 100,000 and 250,000) with a Chinese-American population of at least one percent of the total population, according to the American Community Survey.

2010–2016 Rank City State Chinese-Americans Percentage 1 Daly City California 2 Fremont California 3 El Monte California 4 Sunnyvale California 5 Bellevue Washington 6 West Covina California 7 Berkeley California 8 Elk Grove California 9 Cambridge Massachusetts 10 Pasadena California 11 Ann Arbor Michigan 12 Torrance California 13 Spring Valley Nevada 14 Richmond California 15 Enterprise Nevada 16 Hayward California 17 Naperville Illinois 18 Fullerton California 19 Richardson Texas 20 College Station Texas 21 Thousand Oaks California 22 Rancho Cucamonga California 23 Cary North Carolina 24 Pomona California 25 Jersey City New Jersey 26 Concord California 27 Madison Wisconsin 28 Tempe Arizona 29 New Haven Connecticut 30 Kent Washington 31 Antioch California 32 Chandler Arizona 33 Orange California 34 Columbia Missouri 35 Arlington Virginia 36 Huntington Beach California 37 Boulder Colorado 38 Gainesville Florida 39 Glendale California 40 Durham North Carolina 41 Garden Grove California 42 Stamford Connecticut 43 Salt Lake City Utah 44 Eugene Oregon 45 Syracuse New York 46 Norwalk California 47 Providence Rhode Island 48 Frisco Texas 49 Miramar Florida 50 Norman Oklahoma 51 Carlsbad California 52 Overland Park Kansas 53 Costa Mesa California 54 Rochester Minnesota 55 Burbank California 56 Simi Valley California 57 Fairfield California 58 Carrollton Texas 59 Worcester Massachusetts 60 Roseville California 61 Corona California 62 Vallejo California 63 Vancouver Washington 64 Fort Collins Colorado 65 Denton Texas 66 Pearland Texas 67 Garland Texas 68 Baton Rouge Louisiana 69 Athens Georgia

2005–2009 Rank City State Chinese-Americans Percentage 1 Fremont California 2 Daly City California 3 El Monte California 4 Irvine California 5 Sunnyvale California 6 Bellevue Washington 7 Berkeley California 8 Cambridge Massachusetts 9 Torrance California 10 Pasadena California 11 Ann Arbor Michigan 12 Naperville Illinois 13 Richardson Texas 14 Thousand Oaks California 15 Everett Washington 16 Concord California 17 Cary North Carolina 18 Madison Wisconsin 19 Huntington Beach California 20 Tempe Arizona 21 Champaign Illinois 22 Chandler Arizona 23 Stamford Connecticut 24 Jersey City New Jersey 25 Columbia Missouri 26 Arlington Virginia 27 Salt Lake City Utah 28 Glendale California 29 Eugene Oregon 30 Simi Valley California 31 Pembroke Pines Florida 32 Overland Park Kansas 33 Durham North Carolina 34 Irving Texas 35 Providence Rhode Island 36 Syracuse New York 37 Roseville California 38 Carrollton Texas 39 Syosset New York 40 Garland Texas 41 Reno Nevada 42 Gilbert Arizona 43 Worcester Massachusetts 44 Santa Rosa California

Small-sized cities The following is a list of places in the United States with a population fewer than 100,000 in which at least three percent (five percent in Los Angeles or San Francisco Bay areas) of the total population is Chinese, according to the 2010-2015 American Community Survey, and the 2010 U.S. census for the U.S. territories.

American Samoa

Rank CityU.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder - 2010 summary file [Geography set to "Atu'u village, American Samoa".] URL unavailable. Percentage 1 Atu'u

California

City County Chinese-Americans Percentage Davis Yolo Isla Vista Santa Barbara Florin Sacramento

Greater Los Angeles Area

The majority of the Chinese-American population of more than 400,000 in Los Angeles County lives within the San Gabriel Valley, which is particularly noted for cities that have a large Chinese-American ethnic plurality. The following cities have the highest percentage of Chinese-Americans in Greater Los Angeles.

2010–2015 Rank City County Chinese-Americans Percentage 1 Arcadia Los Angeles 2 Monterey Park Los Angeles 3 Temple City Los Angeles 4 San Marino Los Angeles 5 San Gabriel Los Angeles 6 East San Gabriel Los Angeles 7 Alhambra Los Angeles 8 Rowland Heights Los Angeles 9 Rosemead Los Angeles 10 Walnut Los Angeles 11 Hacienda Heights Los Angeles 12 Diamond Bar Los Angeles 13 North El Monte Los Angeles 14 South San Gabriel Los Angeles 15 Mayflower Village Los Angeles 16 East Pasadena Los Angeles 17 Bradbury Los Angeles 18 Cerritos Los Angeles 19 South Pasadena Los Angeles 20 Chino Hills San Bernardino 21 La Habra Heights Los Angeles 22 San Pasqual Los Angeles 23 Rancho Palos Verdes Los Angeles 24 Eastvale Riverside 25 Palos Verdes Estates Los Angeles 26 Artesia Los Angeles 27 Baldwin Park Los Angeles 28 Claremont Los Angeles 29 Rolling Hills Los Angeles 30 Monrovia Los Angeles 31 Rolling Hills Estates Los Angeles 32 Sierra Madre Los Angeles 33 La Palma Orange 34 Oak Park Ventura 35 San Dimas Los Angeles 36 Duarte Los Angeles 37 Cypress Orange 38 Avocado Heights Los Angeles 39 Montebello Los Angeles 40 South El Monte Los Angeles 41 Yorba Linda Orange 42 Fountain Valley Orange

San Francisco Bay Area Traditionally centered in San Francisco and Chinatown Oakland, the suburbanization of the Bay Area's Chinese-American population has resulted in significant concentrations in the southwestern East Bay, eastern Peninsula, and northern Santa Clara County. Chinese enclaves have also formed in many of these cities, in a similar manner to that of Southern California's San Gabriel Valley.

2010–2015 Rank City County Chinese-Americans Percentage 1 Millbrae San Mateo 2 Cupertino Santa Clara 3 Camino Tassajara Contra Costa 4 Foster City San Mateo 5 Saratoga Santa Clara 6 Highlands-Baywood Park San Mateo 7 Hillsborough San Mateo 8 Broadmoor San Mateo 9 Palo Alto Santa Clara 10 Los Altos Hills Santa Clara 11 San Leandro Alameda 12 Albany Alameda 13 Loyola Santa Clara 14 Stanford Santa Clara 15 Alameda Alameda 16 Milpitas Santa Clara 17 Los Altos Santa Clara 18 Piedmont Alameda 19 Castro Valley Alameda 20 San Ramon Contra Costa 21 Mountain View Santa Clara 22 El Cerrito Contra Costa 23 South San Francisco San Mateo 24 Union City Alameda 25 San Bruno San Mateo 26 Burlingame San Mateo 27 Emeryville Alameda 28 Dublin Alameda 29 Belmont San Mateo 30 San Mateo San Mateo 31 Brisbane San Mateo 32 San Lorenzo Alameda 33 Moraga Contra Costa 34 Blackhawk Contra Costa 35 Hercules Contra Costa 36 Fruitdale Santa Clara 37 Orinda Contra Costa 38 Atherton San Mateo 39 Pleasanton Alameda 40 Ashland Alameda 41 Pacifica San Mateo 42 Newark Alameda 43 Campbell Santa Clara 44 Colma San Mateo

Delaware

Rank City Percentage 1 Hockessin

Georgia

Rank City Percentage 1 Berkeley Lake, Georgia 2 Duluth, Georgia 3 Doraville, Georgia

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