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U.S. 2010 Census: Filipinos in the U.S. Increased by 38%;

Nevada has fastest growing population


Washington, DC., June 29, 2011 Recently-released U.S. Census figures indicate that there are 2,555,923 Filipinos in the United States today. The more than 2.5 million is a 38 per cent increase from the 1.8 million counted 10 years ago. These figures, however, only represent counts of Filipino Alone responses to the 2010 census survey. Based on Census 2000 and 2008 Population Estimates, it is projected that the total will increase by 20 per cent when the count for Mixed-Race Filipinos is added by the end of the summer. If these estimates hold, the total number could top 3.5 million. As expected, the largest population is in California, where 1,195,580 Filipinos constitute 3.2 percent of all the people in the state. Hawaii comes second with 197,497, followed by Illinois, 114,724; New Jersey, 110,650; New York, 104,287; Texas, 103,074; Nevada, 98,351; Washington, 91,367; Florida, 90,223; Virginia, 66,963; Maryland, 43,923; and Arizona, 35,013. Filipinos in Nevada continue to have the highest rate of growth nationwide. Their numbers jumped from 12,048 in 1990 to 40,529 in 2000 a dramatic increase of 236 percent more than doubling again in 2010 with 98,351, an increase of 142 percent. Next to Filipinos in Hawaii who constitute 14.5 percent of the total state population, Nevadas Filipinos comprise 3.6 percent enough to swing a close election. The 2010 census also points to significant growth of Filipino communities in Arizona with a 116 percent rise followed by North Carolina, 94 percent; Wyoming, 91 percent; Idaho, 87 percent; Alabama, 82 percent; New Hampshire, 81 percent; Utah, 80 percent; Texas, 77 percent; and New Mexico, 72 percent.

Attached is a state-by-state breakdown, indicating the percentage increase from the last census. These figures were compiled with the assistance of Gem Daus, an Asian American studies professor at the University of Maryland. This is great news but our numbers alone wont count unless we translate them into political power, says NaFFAA National Chairman Eduardo Navarra. This means we have to register to vote and take time to actually go out and cast our ballots in local and national elections. This is the only effective way we can be heard and taken seriously by our elected representatives when we advocate for those issues that are critical to our community. Adds Merit Salud, NaFFAAs national coordinator for FilVote: While we have a high rate of naturalization and voter registration, our voting rate is embarrassingly low. We can not continue to be invisible. We must assert our political presence in this country by stepping up our civic participation in all aspects of American life. FilVote plans to launch a massive voter registration and get-out-the-vote campaign in preparation for the 2012 national elections.
U.S. CENSUS Filipinos in the United States
Compiled by the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) U.S. Total State 1990 1,406,770 1,816 7,976 7,904 1,569 731,685 5,426 5,160 1,321 2,082 31,945 5,848 168,682 1,083 2000 1,850,314 2,727 12,712 16,176 2,489 918,678 8,941 7,643 2,018 2,228 54,310 11,036 170,635 1,614 % increase 32 50 59 105 59 26 65 48 53 7 70 89 70 49 2010 2,555,923 4,952 19,394 35,013 3,937 1,195,580 14,448 11,998 3,276 2,690 90,223 17,923 197,497 3,022 % increase 38 82 53 116 58 30 62 57 62 21 66 62 16 87

TOT FILIPINOS STATE Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho

Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

64,224 4,754 1,607 2,548 2,193 3,731 1,058 19,376 6,212 13,786 4,237 1,565 5,624 735 1,377 12,048 874 53,146 2,018 62,259 5,332 708 10,268 3,024 7,411 12,160 1,836 5,521 531 3,032 34,350 1,905 253 35,067 43,799 1,606 3,690 408

86,298 6,674 2,272 3,509 3,106 4,504 1,159 26,608 8,273 17,377 6,284 2,608 7,735 859 2,101 40,529 1,203 85,245 2,888 81,681 9,592 643 12,293 4,028 10,627 14,506 2,062 6,423 613 5,426 58,340 3,106 328 47,609 65,373 1,495 5,158 472

34 40 41 38 41 21 10 37 33 26 48 67 38 17 53 236 38 60 43 31 80 -9 20 33 43 19 12 16 15 79 70 63 30 36 49 -7 40 16

114,724 10,652 3,558 5,545 5,188 6,416 1,639 43,923 12,309 22,047 9,464 3,562 10,914 1,383 2,741 98,351 2,177 110,650 4,963 104,287 18,643 924 16,899 5,901 15,861 21,948 2,621 10,053 1,048 9,247 103,074 5,600 558 66,963 91,367 1,939 7,930 901

33 60 57 58 67 42 41 65 49 27 51 37 41 61 30 142 81 30 72 28 94 44 37 46 49 51 27 56 71 70 77 80 70 41 40 30 54 91

States with Largest Filipino Population % of Total State Population 1. California 2. Hawaii 3. Illinois 1,195,580 197,497 114,724 3.2% 14.5% 0.9%

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

New Jersey New York Texas Nevada Washington Florida Virginia Maryland Arizona Michigan Pennsylvania Alaska

110,650 104,287 103,074 98,351 91,367 90,223 66,963 43,923 35,013 22,047 21,948 19,394

1.3% 0.5% 0.4% 3.6% 1.4% 0.5% 0.8% 0.8% 0.5% 0.2% 0.2% 2.7%

States with the largest percentage of Filipinos vis--vis the total state population 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Hawaii Nevada California Alaska Washington New Jersey Illinois Virginia Maryland Arizona 14.5% of total state population 3.6% 3.2 2.7 1.4 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.5

States with the highest growth of Filipinos in 10 years 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Nevada 142% Arizona 116% North Carolina 94% Wyoming 91% Idaho 87% Alabama 82% New Hampshire 81% Utah 80% Texas 77% New Mexico 72% South Dakota 71% Kentucky 67% Florida 66% Maryland 65%

15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Colorado Delaware Georgia Montana Indiana

62% 62% 62% 61% 60%

The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) is a private, non-profit, non-partisan tax-exempt organization established in 1997 to promote the active participation of Filipino Americans in civic and national affairs. NaFFAA is composed of 12 regions with a national office in Washington, D.C. that monitors legislation and public policy issues affecting Filipino Americans. NaFFAA partners with local affiliate organizations and national coalitions in advocating for issues of common concern. NaFFAA National Office 1322 18 St NW, Washington DC 20036-1803 email: JonMele@aol.com phone: 202.361.0296 web: http://NaFFAAUSA.org inquiries: NaFFAANational@gmail.com
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