MAPDemographics
According to 2023 US Census Bureau, 1,6 million of the U.S., 0.5% of the total US population, identified their “race” as Japanese alone or in combination. 23% of Japanese Americans are 65 years of age or older; the largest population over 65 of any Asian American subgroup, and 65.4% of these residents were born in the United States.
California, Hawaii, Washington, and New York had the largest populations of Japanese Americans.
With respect to language, 63.6% spoke English only, and 36.4% spoke a language(s) other than English.
The data also revealed that
- 25% of those over 65 were foreign-born;
- 7% lived in poverty;
- 11.3% had less than nine years of education while 15.2% had a bachelor’s degree;
- 13% considered themselves linguistically isolated.
It is noteworthy that there is considerable diversity within the Japanese American population. Differences may be based on such factors as generation, geography (Hawaii vs. mainland residents), education, income, and degree of acculturation and assimilation.
