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Chinese (except Taiwanese), alone or in combination (ACS 1-year annual estimate)

Reference estimate: ~5.8 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; 15 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 (except Taiwanese), alone or in combination (ACS 1-year annual estimate)

Data year	Reference value	Source
2000	~2.86 million	Source
2005	~3.40 million	Source
2010	~4.01 million	Source
2012	~4.20 million	Source
2014	~4.50 million	Source
2015	~4.80 million	Source
2016	~4.90 million	Source
2017	~5.00 million	Source
2018	~5.10 million	Source
2019	~5.20 million	Source
2020	~5.30 million	Source
2021	~5.40 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 (except Taiwanese), alone or in combination (ACS 1-year annual estimate)

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