Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. The term refers to a panethnic group in the United States. Although it had historically been used to describe all the indigenous peoples of the continent of Asia, the contemporary usage of the term "Asian" generally excludes people with ethnic origins in certain parts of Asia, such as West Asia, who are now considered Middle Eastern Americans. This includes people who indicate their race(s) on the census as "Asian" or reported entries such as "Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Other Asian". In 2018, Asian Americans comprised 5.4% of the U.S. population; including multiracial Asian Americans, that percentage increases to 6.5%.<br>