We used data and science to determine the cities in Idaho with the largest Asian population.

Editor’s Note: We updated this article for 2020. This is our sixth time ranking the cities in Idaho with the largest Asian population.

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Across most of America, the African American and Hispanic communities comprise "most of the minority". We're not totally sure that's a term, but it's an accurate reflection of the state of race in America.

Asians are a "minority of the minority", generally. But not everywhere.

There are now over 17 million people who identify as Asian living in America, making up 5.6% of the total population. According to the most recent American Community Survey, the Asian population in idaho is 22,809 - at 1.4% of the total population of idaho.

And, unlike African Americans that fall under one group in the Census, Asian Americans have many sub-groups -- Chinese, Filipino, and Indian being the three largest sub-groups.

So, what how does the Asian population stratify across idaho? Which cities and towns in idaho have seen the greatest increase in their Asian population?

Which city in idaho had the largest Asian population? Moscow took the number one over all spot for the largest Asian in idaho for 2020. 3.42% of Moscow identify as Asian.

Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked.

To see where idaho ranked as a state on diversity, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in America.

And if you already knew these places were Asian, check out the best places to live in idaho or the most diverse places in idaho.