By Marjorie Gorospe
QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA— The number of Filipinos in the US now stands at 2.55 million, according to a census report.
The population increased by 38 percent from ten years ago, according to a report released by US-based Philippine Asian News Today.
The figure does not include “mixed-race Filipinos”; the population is expected to increase further by 20 percent if mixed-race Filipinos are counted, the report added.
The top US states with the highest concentration of Filipinos include California, (3.5 million), Hawaii (197,497), 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).
Meanwhile, the report also noted that Filipinos in Nevada continue to have the highest rate of growth nationwide, with the population jumping from 12,048 in 1990 to 40,529 in 2000, and more than doubling again in 2010 with 98,351, or an increase of 142 percent.
The report also said there has been significant growth of Filipino communities in Arizona (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).
