the percentage of asian population in the us is 5.6 %.
the percentage of asian population in the us is 5.6 %.
what is the percentage of asian population in the us?
5.6 %
new jersey is one of the most ethnically and religiously diverse states in the united states. as of 2011, 56.4% of new jersey's children under the age of one belonged to racial or ethnic minority groups, meaning that they had at least one parent who was not non-hispanic white. the state has the second largest jewish population by percentage (after new york); the second largest muslim population by percentage (after michigan); the largest population of peruvians in the united states; the largest population of cubans outside of florida; the third highest asian population by percentage; and the second highest italian population, according to the 2000 census. african americans, hispanics (puerto ricans and dominicans), west indians, arabs, and brazilian and portuguese americans are also high in number. new jersey has the third highest asian indian population of any state by absolute numbers and the highest by percentage, with bergen county home to america's largest malayali community. overall, new jersey has the third largest korean population, with bergen county home to the highest korean concentration per capita of any u.s. county (6.9% in 2011). new jersey also has the fourth largest filipino population, and fourth largest chinese population, per the 2010 u.s. census. the five largest ethnic groups in 2000 were: italian (17.9%), irish (15.9%), african (13.6%), german (12.6%), polish (6.9%).
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rockville, in addition to north potomac with a 27.59% asian population and potomac with close to 15%, according to the u.s. census bureau, rockville is home to one of the largest chinese communities in maryland according to the u.s. census conducted in 2000, 14.5% of north potomac's residents identified themselves as being of chinese ancestry, making north potomac the area with the highest percentage of chinese ancestry in any place besides california and hawaii. according to the montgomery county public schools (mcps) enrollment demographic statistics, the two high schools in montgomery county with the highest reported asian ancestry are thomas s. wootton high school in rockville, md with a 32.1% asian population and caters to the communities in north potomac, rockville, and potomac, md, and winston churchill high school in potomac, md with a 23.0% asian population. although north potomac and potomac have the highest concentration of asian population in maryland, the areas are largely residential and consist of suburban subdivisions. thus, the more commercially favorable rockville has become the center for chinese/taiwanese businesses since it is the county seat of montgomery county and has large economic activity along rockville pike/wisconsin avenue (md route 355) in addition to having its own middle class and upscale residential areas. rockville is widely considered to be a "little taipei" due to the area's high concentration of taiwanese immigrants.
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