different from the percentage for the total population or the percentage of Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone, 85 and 86 percent respectively.
„ 20% The percentage of single-race Asians
25 and older who had a graduate (e.g., master’s or doctorate) or professional de- gree. This compared with 10 percent for all Americans 25 and older.
Voting „ 589,000
How many more single-race Asians
voted in the 2008 presidential election than in the 2004 election. All in all, 48 percent of Asians turned out to vote in 2008 — up 4 percentage points from 2004. A total of 3.4 million Asians voted.
Businesses
Source for the statements referenced in this section, unless otherwise indicated: 2007 Survey of Business Owners via American FactFinder
„ 1.5 million Number
of businesses owned by
Asian-Americans in 2007, an increase of 40.4 percent from 2002.
„ $507.6 billion Total receipts of businesses owned by Asian-Americans, up 55.4 percent from 2002. In 2007, 44.7 percent of Asian-owned businesses were in
Asian-owned firms with 114,336 or 7.4 percent, with receipts of $40.2 billion or 7.9 percent. New Jersey accounted for 4.4 percent of all Asian-owned firms and 5.9 percent of receipts, while Florida account- ed for 4.2 percent of all Asian-owned firms and 3.4 percent of receipts.
Languages
„ 2.6 million The number of people 5 and older who
spoke Chinese at home in 2009. After Spanish, Chinese was the most widely spoken non-English language in the coun- try. Tagalog, Vietnamese and Korean were each spoken at home by more than 1 mil- lion people.
Serving Our Nation
„ 258,183 The number of single-race Asian mili-
tary veterans. About one in three veterans was 65 years and older.
Jobs „ 49%
repair and mainte-
nance; personal and laundry services; pro- fessional, scientific and technical servic- es; and retail trade.
„ 47.2%
Percentage of businesses in Hawaii owned by people of Asian descent. It was 14.9 percent in California and 10.1 per- cent in New York.
„ 510,000 California had the most Asian-owned
firms at 509,097 (32.9 percent of all such firms), with receipts of $181.9 billion (35.8 percent of all Asian-owned firm re- ceipts). New York was second with 196,852 Asian-owned firms or 12.7 per- cent, with receipts of $50.6 billion or 10.0 percent. Texas was third in number of
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The proportion of civilian employed single-race Asians 16 and older who worked in management, professional and related occupations, such as financial managers, engineers, teachers and regis- tered nurses. Additionally, 17 percent worked in service occupations, 22 percent in sales and office occupations and 10 per- cent in production, transportation and ma- terial moving occupations.
Internet Use „ 80%
hold with Internet use — the highest rate among
Percentage of Asians living in a house- race
and ethnic groups.
Source: Reported Internet Usage for Households, by selected
Householder Characteristics; Current Population
Counties „ 1.4 million The number of Asians (self-identified
as Asian alone or in combination with one or more other races) in Los Angeles
CELEBRATING 11 YEARS OF DIVERSITY
County, Calif., in 2009, which topped the nation’s counties.
„ 17,000 Gain in Santa Clara County, Calif.’s
Asian population (self-identified as Asian alone or in combination with one or more other races) from 2008 to 2009, the largest in the nation.
„ 57% Percent of the population of Honolulu
County, Hawaii, that was Asian (self- identified as Asian alone or in combina- tion with one or more other races) in 2009, which led the country. Honolulu was the only majority-Asian county in the nation.
Age Distribution „ 35.3
Median age of the single-race Asian population in 2009. The corresponding figure was 36.8 years for the population as a whole.
„ 23.6% Percent of the single-race Asian popu-
lation that was under age 18 as of July 1, 2009 while 9.6 percent was 65 or older.
The Future
„ 40.6 million The projected number of U.S. residents
in 2050 who will identify themselves as Asian or Asian in combination with one or more other races. They would comprise 9 percent of the total population by that year.
„ 161% The projected percentage increase be-
tween 2008 and 2050 in the population of people who identify themselves as Asian or Asian in combination with one or more other races. This compares with a 44 per- cent increase in the population as a whole over the same period of time.
Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders
„ 1.2 million
The number of U.S. residents who said they were Native Hawaiian and Other Pa-
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