The list includes Issei (一世, "first generation") Japanese-born immigrants from Japan, and those who are multigenerational Japanese Americans. Cities considered to have significant Japanese American populations are large U.S. cities or municipalities with a critical mass of at least 1.0% of the total urban population; medium-sized cities with a critical mass of at least 2.0% of the total population; smaller communities in the continental United States with a critical mass of at least 2.5% of the total population; and smaller communities in Hawaii with a critical mass of at least 10.0% of the total population.
There are about 773,714 Japanese Americans, as of 2018, with that number rising to 1.6 million when including individuals of partial Japanese descent. [1]
The two metropolitan areas with the highest Japanese populations according to the 2010 Census, were Greater Honolulu Combined Statistical Area (149,700), and the Greater Los Angeles Combined Statistical Area (134,600). [2]
The list of large cities (population greater than 250,000) with a Japanese American population in excess of 1.0% of the total population.
Rank | City | State | Japanese-Americans | Percentage |
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1 | Honolulu | Hawaii | 86,612 [3] | 23.3% |
2 | Sacramento | California | 6,642 [4] | 1.6% |
3 | Seattle | Washington | 8,979 [5] | 1.6% |
4 | San Francisco | California | 11,410 [6] | 1.5% |
5 | San Jose | California | 11,484 [7] | 1.5% |
6 | Los Angeles | California | 36,992 [8] | 1.0% |
List of medium-sized cities (population between 100,000 and 250,000) with a Japanese American population of at least 2.0% of the total population.
Rank | City | State | Japanese-Americans | Percentage |
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1 | Torrance | California | 13,991 [9] | 10.1% |
2 | Irvine | California | 5,088 [10] | 3.6% |
3 | Sunnyvale | California | 3,606 [11] | 2.7% |
4 | Bellevue | Washington | 2,838 [12] | 2.6% |
5 | Berkeley | California | 2,312 [13] | 2.3% |
List of places in the continental United States with a population fewer than 100,000 and a Japanese American population of at least 2.5% of the total population.
Rank | City | State | Japanese-Americans | Percentage |
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1 | Gardena | California | 6,712 [14] | 11.6% |
2 | Rancho Palos Verdes | California | 3,268 [15] | 7.9% |
3 | Rolling Hills Estates | California | 598 [16] | 7.8% |
4 | Monterey Park | California | 4,433 [17] | 7.4% |
5 | Cupertino | California | 2,331 [18] | 4.6% |
6 | Novi | Michigan | 2,666 [19] | 4.5% |
7 | Palos Verdes Estates | California | 588 [20] | 4.4% |
8 | Rye | New York | 578 | 3.9% |
9 | Cerritos | California | 1,671 [21] | 3.2% |
10 | Newcastle | Washington | 300 | 2.9% |
11 | Lomita | California | 542 [22] | 2.7% |
12 | Mercer Island | Washington | 582 | 2.6% |
13 | Los Altos | California | 717 [23] | 2.6% |
14 | Redondo Beach | California | 1,618 [24] | 2.6% |
15 | Dublin | Ohio | 1,071 | 2.6% |
List of places in Hawaii with a population fewer than 100,000 and a Japanese American population of at least 10.0% of the total population.
Rank | City | State | Japanese-Americans | Percentage |
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1 | Aiea | Hawaii | 2,877 [25] | 31.9% |
2 | Pearl City | Hawaii | 9,621 [26] | 31.1% |
3 | Waimalu | Hawaii | 8,473 [27] | 28.8% |
4 | Hilo | Hawaii | 10,863 [28] | 26.7% |
5 | Mililani Town | Hawaii | 7,126 [29] | 24.9% |
6 | Kaneohe | Hawaii | 8,259 [30] | 23.6% |
7 | Waipio | Hawaii | 2,734 [31] | 23.4% |
8 | Wailuku | Hawaii | 2,799 [32] | 22.8% |
9 | Wahiawa | Hawaii | 3,342 [33] | 20.7% |
10 | Halawa | Hawaii | 2,802 [34] | 20.2% |
11 | Waipahu | Hawaii | 3,481 [35] | 10.5% |
12 | Kapaa | Hawaii | 965 [36] | 10.2% |