United States · overseas Chinese reference

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Official reference (this country)

Chinese alone (ACS 1-year; excludes "in combination" double-counting)

Reference estimate: ~5.2 million (2024)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey

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Year-by-year (same definition, up to 30-year window)

Up to 30 calendar years ending in 2024; 21 year(s) on file for this definition (2000–2024). Most countries only publish census years or recent annual tables—not every calendar year is comparable. Verify gaps via source links.

Chinese alone (ACS 1-year; excludes "in combination" double-counting)

Data year	Reference value	Source
2000	~2.43 million	Source
2005	~2.80 million	Source
2006	~3.00 million	Source
2007	~3.10 million	Source
2008	~3.20 million	Source
2009	~3.25 million	Source
2010	~3.34 million	Source
2011	~3.50 million	Source
2012	~3.60 million	Source
2013	~3.70 million	Source
2014	~3.80 million	Source
2015	~4.00 million	Source
2016	~4.10 million	Source
2017	~4.20 million	Source
2018	~4.30 million	Source
2019	~4.40 million	Source
2020	~4.50 million	Source
2021	~4.80 million	Source
2022	~5.6 million	Source
2023	~5.7 million	Source
2024	~5.2 million	Source

Trend (by data year)

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Chinese alone (ACS 1-year; excludes "in combination" double-counting)

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