1. 100 Years of American History: The Korean American Population Eui-Young Yu (Cal State L.A. and KAC-CIC) and Peter Choe (KAC-CIC) First National Convention Waikiki, Hawaii - January 10-13, 2003 Korean American Coalition – Census Information Center

2. On Census Day, April 1, 2000: The Total Population for the United States was On Census Day, April 1, 2000: The Total Population for the United States was 281,421,906 The Korean Alone Population was 1,076,872 The Korean Alone and in Combination Population was 1,228,427 SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000

3. Asian Alone Population By Major Asian Groups, 2000 SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Asian10,242,998 Asian Indian 1,678,765 Chinese2,432,585 Filipino1,850,314 Japanese796,700 Korean1,076,872 Vietnamese1,122,528 Other Asian 1,285,234

4. Korean Immigration Growth by Decade (1948-2000) SOURCE: 2000 Statistical Yearbook of the Immigration and Naturalization Service DecadeImmigrants 1948-1950107 1951-19606,231 1961-197034,526 1971-1980267,637 1981-1990337,746 1991-2000164,166 Total806,414

5. Korean Immigrants Admitted, 1990-2001 SOURCE: 2000 Statistical Yearbook of the Immigration and Naturalization Service

6. Sex Ratio By Age For Admitted Korean Immigrants, 1996-2001 MalesFemalesTotalSex Ratio* Under 5 years6,3445,34111,685118.78 5- 9 years1,9061,7693,675107.74 10-14 years3,6893,2496,938113.54 15-19 years5,2514,5159,766116.30 20-24 years1,6072,6664,27360.28 25-29 years2,5337,1059,63835.65 30-34 years3,5276,2709,79756.25 35-39 years4,1655,93610,10170.17 40-44 years4,5076,00710,51475.03 45-49 years3,5393,5887,12798.63 50-54 years2,2101,9244,134114.86 55-59 years1,2411,3662,60790.85 60-64 years9001,2052,10574.69 65-69 years6069981,60460.72 70-74 years3936071,00064.74 75-79 years24334759070.03 80 years and over13623036659.13 Unknown age6783150X * Sex Ratio = Males Per 100 Females SOURCE: Statistical Yearbook of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1996-2001

7. Korean Population in the United States, 1940-2000 SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Census 1940, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 YearPopulation 19408,568 195010,000 196025,000 197069,130 1980354,593 1990798,849 20001,076,872 * The Korean population remained relatively constant from 1910-1940. ** The figures for 1950 and 1960 are estimates.

8. Share of Korean Population by Region, 1970-2000 NortheastMidwestSouthWestTotal 197020.119.118.242.6100.0 198019.217.519.943.4100.0 199022.813.619.244.4100.0 200022.912.320.844.0100.0 SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Census 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000

9. Korean Population Ranked By Top Ten States, 2000 StateAloneCombination Percent Mixed Heritage California345,882375,5717.91% New York119,846127,0685.68% New Jersey65,34968,9905.28% Washington46,88056,43816.94% Illinois51,45356,0218.15% Texas45,57154,30016.08% Virginia45,27950,46810.28% Maryland39,15542,3357.51% Hawaii23,53741,35243.08% Pennsylvania31,61234,9849.64% SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000

11. State% ChangeState% Change Georgia88.18%Virginia50.11% Nevada75.06%Arkansas49.47% North Carolina73.39%Massachusetts47.90% New Jersey69.56%Colorado44.59% Tennessee64.04%Texas43.42% Washington57.86%Oregon42.90% Arizona55.60%South Carolina42.22% Florida54.30%District of Columbia144.59% Korean Population Change by Top Fifteen States of Increase, 1990-2000 SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000

13. Korean Population By Top 20 Metropolitan Areas, 2000 * Metropolitan Areas refer to: MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area CMSA: Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000

14. Korean Population By Top 20 Metropolitan Areas, 2000 (1 of 2) MSA/CMSA* AloneCombination Percent Mixed Heritage Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA** 257,975272,498 5.33% New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ- CT-PA CMSA 170,509179,344 4.93% Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 74,45480,592 7.62% San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 57,38665,218 12.01% Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, Il-IN-WI CMSA 46,87149,972 6.21% Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 41,16949,139 16.22% Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ- DE-MD CMSA 29,27931,820 7.99% Atlanta, GA MSA 22,31724,232 7.90% Honolulu, HI MSA 21,68136,069 39.89% *MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area CMSA: Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ** This CMSA also includes San Bernardino County and Ventura County.

15. MSA/CMSA*AloneCombination Percent Mixed Heritage Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 18,12320,140 10.01% Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA 16,73717,161 2.47% Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 12,87714,835 13.20% San Diego, CA MSA 12,00414,404 16.66% Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 11,29013,224 14.62% Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 10,92113,050 16.31% Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 10,34111,827 12.56% Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 10,09712,106 16.60% Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 6,8798,570 19.73% Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 6,4578,198 21.24% Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 5,9537,652 22.20% * MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area CMSA: Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area Korean Population By Top 20 Metropolitan Areas, 2000 (2 of 2) SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000

16. Korean Population For Top 25 Counties in the United States, 2000 (1 of 2) County, StateAloneCombination Percent Mixed Heritage Los Angeles County, CA186,350195,1504.51% Queens County, NY62,13063,8852.75% Orange County, CA55,57358,5645.11% Bergen County, NJ36,07537,0152.54% Cook County, IL34,53636,7005.90% Fairfax County, VA28,02829,6625.51% Honolulu County, HI21,68136,06939.89% Santa Clara County, CA21,64723,6708.55% King County, WA20,00522,84812.44% Montgomery County, MD15,13015,9885.37%

17. County, StateAloneCombinationPercent Mixed Heritage Alameda County, CA14,21715,94910.86% San Diego County, CA12,00414,40416.66% New York County, NY10,84811,8518.46% Pierce County, WA10,56213,68022.79% Dallas County, TX9,30310,1158.03% Gwinnett County, GA9,2989,7935.05% Montgomery County, PA9,0159,4824.93% Harris County, TX8,7649,89611.44% Nassau County, NY8,3398,7694.90% San Francisco County, CA7,6798,70611.80% Snohomish County, WA7,6428,53210.43% San Bernardino County, CA7,4078,67014.57% Middlesex County, MA6,9527,6118.66% Philadelphia County, PA6,5567,0597.13% Clark County, NV6,3558,03920.95% Korean Population For Top 25 Counties in the United States, 2000 (2 of 2) SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000

18. Korean Population For Top 20 Places Ranked by Size in the U.S., 2000 * Places refer to CDPs (Census Designated Places) and incorporated places i.e. cities, boroughs, towns, etc. Place*PopulationPlacePopulation Los Angeles city, CA91,595Irvine city, CA7,593 New York city, NY86,473San Diego city, CA7,139 Honolulu CDP, HI15,586Philadelphia city, PA6,556 Glendale city, CA12,504Garden Grove city, CA6,240 Chicago city, IL11,895Anaheim city, CA6,160 Torrance city, CA9,481Palisades Park borough, NJ6,065 San Jose city, CA9,425Fort Lee borough, NJ5,978 Fullerton city, CA9,093Diamond Bar city, CA5,580 Cerritos city, CA8,938Houston city, TX5,544 San Francisco city, CA7,679Buena Park city, CA4,965 SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000

19. * Places refer to CDPs (Census Designated Places) and incorporated places i.e. cities, boroughs, towns, etc. Place*Pop.%PlacePop.% Palisades Park borough, NJ6,06535.5%Edgewater borough, NJ88911.6% Cerritos city, CA8,93817.4%La Canada Flintridge city, CA2,22611.0% La Palma city, CA2,63017.1%Demarest borough, NJ50510.4% Fort Lee borough, NJ5,97816.9%Old Tappan borough, NJ5459.9% Leonia borough, NJ1,48516.7%Diamond Bar city, CA5,5809.9% Ridgefield borough, NJ1,51914.0%Cresskill borough, NJ7619.8% La Crescenta-Montrose CDP, CA 2,53813.7%Tenafly borough, NJ1,2949.4% Norwood borough, NJ71712.5%Alpine borough, NJ2029.3% Closter borough, NJ1,04112.4%Northvale borough, NJ3938.8% Englewood Cliffs borough, NJ62211.7%Harrington Park borough, NJ3978.4% SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Korean Population For Top 20 Places Ranked by Proportion of Koreans, 2000

20. Educational Attainment in the United States, 2000 (Population 25 years and over) SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Supplementary Survey PUMS Data Set * The measure for educational attainment is having at least Bachelor’s Degree.

21. Naturalization Rate for Foreign-Born Population for Selected Groups in the U.S., 2000 SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Advanced Query Foreign-Born PopulationNaturalizedPercent Naturalized Asian Indian1,240,755487,79539.31% Chinese1,621,997857,07152.84% Filipino1,261,611775,40061.46% Japanese314,17880,11925.50% Korean833,454423,39350.80% Taiwanese94,68552,48355.43% Vietnamese844,893488,87457.86% Mexican8,677,3031,929,92822.24% Puerto Rican47,12820,06242.57% Cuban855,907517,38660.45% Other Hispanic4,577,4791,472,35632.17%

22. Class of Worker for Selected Groups in the U.S., 2000 Self-Employed (%)Government (%) White10.43%14.31% Black4.46%20.81% AIAN6.93%22.28% Asian9.58%12.63% Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander6.08%16.97% Hispanic6.73%11.20% Asian Indian9.29%11.00% Chinese9.57%12.78% Filipino4.73%15.76% Japanese10.65%18.57% Korean19.91%9.95% Taiwanese13.65%12.23% Vietnamese9.71%8.34% SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Advanced Query

23. Korean Population by U.S. Nativity and Age, 1990 Total KoreansU.S.-Born Koreans% U.S.-Born Koreans All797,304218,03127.35% Under 5 years70,14063,51790.56% 5- 9 years70,33755,96579.57% 10-14 years63,06638,24260.64% 15-19 years74,24628,43138.29% 20-24 years63,99511,67918.15% 25-34 years153,8309,2276.00% 35-44 years129,1123,9823.08% 45-54 years95,9122,2212.33% 55-64 years43,0821,9454.51% 65-74 years24,0662,1288.84% 75-84 years8,6716297.25% 85 years and over1,247655.21% SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 Population Census, 1990 CP-3-5

24. Median Household Income in the United States, 2000 SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Supplementary Survey PUMS Data Set

25. Top 20 Metropolitan Areas Ranked By Average Total Income for Koreans, 2000 * Metropolitan Areas refer to: MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area CMSA: Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000

26. This presentation was produced by This presentation was produced by Korean American Coalition – Census Information Center For information on content please contact: Eui-Young Yu or Peter Choe at Phone: 213-365-5999, or E-mail: eyu@exchange.calstatela.edu plchoe@yahoo.com