Los Angeles47764 Honolulu 22348 and San Francisco 19639 followed

Los Angeles(47,764), Honolulu (22,348) and San Francisco (19,639) followed.28%The proportion of Asian-owned businesses that were home based. This is thelowest proportion among minority respondent groups. Source: Characteristics of Businesses: 2002 http:// millionThe number of people 5 and older who spoke Chinese at home in 2007. 2.2 millionNumber of people employed by an Asian-owned business. There were 1,866Asian-owned firms with 100 or more employees, generating nearly $52 billion ingross receipts (18 percent of the total revenue for Asian-owned employerfirms).46%Percentage of all Asian-owned firms that were either Chinese-owned or AsianIndian-owned.Nearly 6 in 10Proportion of all Asian-owned firms in the United States in California, NewYork, Texas and New Jersey.112,441The number of Asian-owned firms in New York, which led all cities.

There were 49,636 Asian-owned firmswith receipts of $1 million or more, accounting for 4 percent of the totalnumber of Asian-owned firms and nearly 68 percent of their total receipts.In 2002, more than three in 10 Asian-owned firms operated in professional,scientific and technical services, as well as other services, such as personalservices, and repair and maintenance. Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States:2007 http:// for the statements referenced in this section, unless otherwiseindicated: Asian-Owned Firms: 2002 http:// million Number of businesses owned by Asian-Americans in 2002, up 24 percent from1997. The rate of increase in the number of Asian-owned businesses was abouttwice that of the national average for all businesses.More than $326 billionReceipts of Asian-American-owned businesses in 2002, up 8 percent from 1997.An estimated 319,468 Asian-owned businesses had paid employees, and theirreceipts totaled more than $291 billion. Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States:2007 http:// 16.8%Percentage of single-race Asians without health insurance coverage in 2007, upfrom 15.5 percent in 2006. Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States:2007 http:// household income differed greatly by Asian group. For Asian Indians,for example, the median income in 2007 was $83,820; for Vietnamese-Americans,it was $54,048. (These figures represent the single-race population.)Source: 2007 American Community Survey 10.2%Poverty rate for single-race Asians in 2007, statistically unchanged from2006.

(These figures represent thesingle-race population.)Source: 2007 American Community Survey , Poverty and Health Insurance$66,103Median household income for single-race Asians in 2007, the highest among allrace groups and statistically unchanged from 2006. The corresponding numbers for Vietnamese-Americans were27 percent and 8 percent, respectively. For instance, 68 percent of Asian Indians 25 and older had abachelor's degree or more education, and 36 percent had a graduate orprofessional degree. Source: 2007 American Community Survey Asian population comprises many groups who differ in languages andculture, which is reflected in the demographic characteristics of thesegroups. This compared with 85 percent for all Americans 25 and older. Source: 2007 American Community Survey The percentage of single-race Asians 25 and older who had a graduate (e.g.,master's or doctorate) or professional degree This compared with 10 percentfor all Americans 25 and older. Source: 2007 American Community Survey The percentage of single-race Asians 25 and older who had at least a highschool diploma.