Korean American population in Dallas

In 1970, there were 2,090 Koreans residing in Texas before the Korean American population "increased fifteen-fold to 31,775" (Rhoads 2010).  In 2005/2006, an estimated 5.62% (215,350) of Asian Americans were residing in the Dallas/Fort Worth area (Sakamoto, Kim, and Takei 2013).  9.9% were Korean Americans.  In 2010, there were 85,332 Korean Americans residing in Texas; and Texas ranked 4th in the Top Ten States with the Largest Korean Population ("Korean American Population"). More Research is being conducted on this topic.

According to the 2015 Census Bureau, less than 5% of Asian Americans were residing in Texas.