Note: All groups shown include those who identify with the given origin alone or in combination with any other race, ethnicity or Asian origin. “Chinese” does not include those who identify as ...

Collectively, those of Asian ancestry represent nearly 500,000 people — 7 percent of the total population — in Massachusetts, according to Census Bureau data.

Source: 2000 decennial census and the 2010, 2019 and 2023 American Community Surveys (census tables). Note: In 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau revised the list of Asian origins to include Central Asians.