What percentage of the DC population is Asian American?
According to 2000 US Census figures, the Asian American population in DC from 1990 to 2000 has increased by 64 percent. The Asian American population now makes up about 3 percent of the city’s population. Hundreds more do business in the District but live in the outlying suburbs. Virginia experienced a 95 percent jump in the number of Asian Americans, and Maryland saw a 73 percent increase. What groups make up the Asian population in DC? The three major Asian groups in DC are Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. There are, however, a total of 25 or more Asian ethnic groups represented in the District, with as many different languages and dialects spoken. Is the Asian population in DC mainly residential or business? The majority of Koreans do not live in the District of Columbia but own the majority of the “Mom and Pop” stores. The largest residential population is Chinese, primarily in the Chinatown area. Vietnamese is the second largest, concentrated in the Mt. Pleasant/Columbia Heights a
