![]() Americans with Taiwanese Ancestry by state | |
Total population | |
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195,000[1] - 900,595[2] 0.06%-0.3% of the U.S. population (2017) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Los Angeles metropolitan area, New York City metropolitan area, San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Boston, Philadelphia metropolitan area, Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area, Seattle metropolitan area, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas. | |
Languages | |
English, Chinese (Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Eastern Min), Formosan languages | |
Religion | |
Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Chinese Americans, Hong Kong Americans, Hoklo Americans, Hakka Americans, Overseas Taiwanese, Overseas Chinese |
Taiwanese Americans (Chinese: 臺灣裔美國人; pinyin: Táiwān yì měiguó rén) are an ethnic group in the United States consisting of Americans with full or partial ancestry from Taiwan, including American-born citizens descended from Taiwanese migrants.[3]
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, 49% of Taiwanese Americans lived in the state of California. New York and Texas have the second and third largest Taiwanese American populations, respectively.[4] Notable Taiwanese Americans include Joy Burke, Elaine Chao, Steve Chen, Andrew Cherng, Michael Chang, Yuan Chang, David Ho, James C. Ho, Tony Hsieh, Jensen Huang, Min H. Kao, Justin Lin, Jeremy Lin, Lisa Su, Katherine Tai, William Wang, Nymphia Wind, Constance Wu, Michelle Wu, Andrew Yang, and Jerry Yang.