AAFF

The Asian American Federation of Florida (AAFF) is a 501(c)(3) coalition that aims to unity and collaboration among the various Asian Pacific American organizations and to improve the relationship of a culturally diverse Asian Pacific American community in Florida. The AAFF is a statewide organization made up of more than 70 Bangladesh, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Iranian, Korean, Laotian, Taiwanese, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese community-based organizations, businesses and media.

Population by Ethnic Group

South Region 2010

Population Growth by Ethnic Group
South Region 2000 to 2010

Indian Americans are the largest Asian American ethnic group in the South with a population of over 930,000. They are followed in size by Chinese, Vietnamese, and Filipino Americans.
Native Hawaiians and Guamanian or Chamorro Americans are the largest NHPI ethnic groups in the region, with populations of over 50,000 and 41,000, respectively.
Bangladeshi Americans are the fastest-growing Asian American ethnic group in the South, nearly tripling between 2000 and 2010. Pakistani (132%), Hmong (109%), and Sri Lankan American populations (103%) also grew substantially in the past decade.
Fijian Americans are the fastest-growing NHPI ethnic group, increasing 257% over the past decade. Tongan and Guamanian or Chamorro Americans also experienced significant growth (89%) between 2000 and 2010.

Indonesian 79%

Filipino 72%

Thai 68%

Cambodian 68%

Native Hawaiian 64%

Korean 56%

Chinese
(except Taiwanese) 55%
Vietnamese 55%

Malaysian 50%

Samoan 36%

Laotian 34%

Japanese 34%

Total Population 14%

Census Bureau, 2000 Census SF1, Tables PCT7 and PCT10; 2010 Census SF1, Tables PCT7 and PCT10.

Note: Figures for ethnic groups excluded if (1) groups did not meet 2000 Census population threshold for reporting or (2) number less than 100 in 2010.

ASIAN Population by Ethnic Group

Ethnic Group	Number
Indian	932,539
Chinese (except Taiwanese)	588,862
Vietnamese	560,721
Filipino	556,404
Korean	409,601
Japanese	162,982
Pakistani	150,493
Thai	69,694
Laotian	59,981
Native Hawaiian	50,263
Cambodian	48,174
Guamanian or Chamorro	41,500
Taiwanese	41,440
Bangladeshi	33,539
Burmese	29,791
Hmong	24,335
Nepalese	22,624
Indonesian	19,383
Samoan	18,913
Sri Lankan	11,974
Marshallese	6,861
Malaysian	6,760
Bhutanese	6,482
Mongolian	4,282
Tongan	3,766
Palauan	1,538
Fijian	1,473
Singaporean	1,408
Okinawan	1,129
Pohnpeian	556
Tahitian	447
Chuukese	343
Saipanese	275
Yapese	184
Kosraean	156
Papua New Guinean	131

U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census SF1, Tables PCT7 and PCT10; 2010 Census SF2, Table PCT1.
Note: Figures are based on self-reporting. In some cases, individuals may report a national origin. For example, the “Guamanian or Chamorro” category may include individuals who identify as being Chamorro and individuals from Guam who are not Chamorro. Approximately 5% of Asian Americans and 34% of NHPI did not report an ethnicity in the 2010 Census.