May 20, 2025 - News
Georgia leads Deep South in Asian population
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Georgia has the highest percentage of people identifying as Asian living in their state in the Deep South.
Driving the news: 5.5%, or 610,598 Georgians, identified as Asian in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Why it matters: May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and the Asian population across the country has more than doubled since the turn of the century, according to Pew Research.
By the numbers: Florida (4.1%) and Tennessee (2.7%) round out the top three.