The latest distribution map of Chinese Americans is released! California has the largest Chinese population (picture)

The latest distribution map of Chinese in the United States is released! California has the largest Chinese population (picture) China News Service, March 27. According to the latest survey data, according to the latest survey data, currently...

Among the more than 3.12 million mainland Chinese immigrants in the United States with pure Chinese ancestry, the number of first-generation immigrants is more than 1.69 million, accounting for 54.2% of the total number of Chinese immigrants. Many of them still live in a more traditional way.

The number of first-generation immigrants is more than 510,000, accounting for 16.4% of the total number of Chinese immigrants. The number of second-generation and above immigrants is more than 910,000, accounting for 29.4% of the total number of Chinese immigrants.

The lifestyle of the second generation Chinese Americans is more American, they mostly communicate and socialize in English, and they have more contact with mainstream society. Approximately 45.8% of the population of Chinese families living with the first and second generations live together, and their lifestyles are relatively mixed.

Chinese people live regularly in the United States, mainly concentrated in California, New York and metropolitan cities. The Chinese population in California is more than 1.1 million, accounting for 36.9% of the total Chinese population, and the Chinese population in New York State is more than 500,000, accounting for 16.9%.

The largest number of other Chinese Americans are located in New Jersey, with more than 130,000 people, accounting for 4.4%. There are more than 120,000 people in Texas, accounting for 4.2%. There are more than 110,000 people in Massachusetts, accounting for 3.8%. There are more than 80,000 people in Washington state, accounting for 2.8%. There are more than 70,000 people in Pennsylvania, accounting for 2.5%. There are more than 60,000 people in Maryland, accounting for 2.3%. There are more than 60,000 people in Florida, accounting for 4.1%.

By metropolitan area, there are more than 550,000 immigrants from mainland China in the New York-New Jersey Northeast area, more than 500,000 immigrants in the San Francisco-Oakland San Jose area, more than 450,000 people in the Los Angeles-Cairo-Riverside area, more than 100,000 people in the Greater Washington area, and nearly 90,000 people in the Greater Chicago area.

The Chinese population in the United States mainly comes from four regions, among which immigrants from China dominate. Before World War II, most Chinese immigrants in the United States came from Guangdong and Hong Kong. In the 1950s, a large number of Taiwanese people immigrated to the United States. At the same time, Chinese citizens from Southeast Asian countries immigrated to the United States and formed part of the Chinese community in the United States.

After the 1970s, the number of Chinese residents studying in the United States and visiting relatives increased. In the 1990s, there was a climax of people going to the United States. These people are called new immigrants of Chinese descent to distinguish the old overseas Chinese from Guangdong and Hong Kong and the immigrants from Taiwan.

Among the Chinese immigrants in the United States, immigrants from mainland China account for the majority, accounting for 59.5%. This means that 3 out of 5 Chinese immigrants in the United States are from mainland China. Immigrants from Taiwan, China account for 15.9%. Among the 6 Chinese immigrants in the United States, 1 is from Taiwan. Chinese immigrants from Southeast Asian countries account for 15.3%, and 1 in 6 Chinese immigrants in the United States is from Southeast Asian countries.