Asian Americans are a fast growing ethnic group in the US state of Nevada. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, Asian Americans were 9.1% of the state's population, or 378,672 people.
Filipinos are the largest Asian ethnic group in the state. In Clark County, the four largest Asian groups are Filipino (52%), Chinese (12%), and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Indian (both 7%). The largest Asian ethnic groups in Nevada are Filipino (168,200), Chinese (53,234), Japanese (28,366), Vietnamese (21,719), Korean (17,743), and Indian (14,602).
Politics As of 2022, Asians make up about 10 percent of Nevada's eligible voters, comprising a larger share compared to any state except Hawaii and California.
Demographics
Ancestry by origin Number% Filipino178,160 Japanese34,133 Koreans24,576 Chinese70,458 Vietnamese19,199 Thai 7,607 Laotian 3,995 Cambodian 2,107 Indian 16,569 Pakistani 2,390 Taiwanese 3,400 Indonesian 1,216 Mongolian 517
References
Further reading The Peoples Of Las Vegas: One City, Many Faces The Chinese in Nevada