Editor’s note: these figures are drawn from the 2010 U.S. Census and are retained here as part of GOAABA’s archive.
Florida’s Asian Pacific American population grew 71% from 266,256 in 2000 to 454,821 in 2010. This explosive growth since 2000 makes Florida one of the fastest-growing Asian populations in the United States. There are now Asian populations recorded in all 67 Florida counties.
The largest Asian populations by county are: Broward County (56,795), Orange (56,581), Hillsborough (42,076), Miami-Dade (37,669) and Duval (35,901).