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The above map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of Japanese ancestry. Move your mouse over points on the map to see city names and percentages, and to link to in-depth community information.

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After Japan abandoned its isolationist stance in the mid-1800s, Japanese began moving to Hawaii and the west coast. Early immigrants were recruited to work on Hawaiian sugar plantations.

Internment camps established during World War II caused a displacement of thousands of Japanese Americans. Many ended up leaving their homes permanently and settling elsewhere in the U.S.

In the 2000 census, 795,051 people in the U.S. claimed Japanese ancestry.

ePodunk mapped the top communities by percentage of population. The map and the following list show communities in which 1,000 or more people listed an ancestry group, and in which at least 2 percent of those people said they were Japanese. (Note: Although the above map shows the continental U.S., many communities with significant Japanese populations are in Hawaii. See the list below.)

The links at left lead to information on other ethnicities.

Community	Place type	% Japanese
Aiea, HI	populated place	41.41
Pearl City, HI	populated place	40.35
Waimalu, HI	populated place	39.28
Hilo, HI	populated place	38.37
Lihue, HI	populated place	38.33
Waimea, HI	populated place	37.6
Mililani Town, HI	populated place	37.54
Waipio, HI	populated place	36.03
Kaneohe, HI	populated place	35.8
Kealakekua, HI	populated place	33.13
Wailuku, HI	populated place	32.4
Honolulu, HI	populated place	30.34
Wahiawa, HI	populated place	30.26
Captain Cook, HI	populated place	29.13
Halawa, HI	populated place	28.15
Kapaau, HI	populated place	25.88
Kahului, HI	populated place	25.25
Kalaheo, HI	populated place	23.95
Koloa, HI	populated place	20.8
Kailua, HI	populated place	20.63
Honokaa, HI	populated place	20.24
Waialua, HI	populated place	20.07
Kapaa, HI	populated place	19.53
Haleiwa, HI	populated place	19.51
Makakilo City, HI	populated place	17.62
Kekaha, HI	populated place	17.51
Waimea, HI	populated place	16.83
Makawao, HI	populated place	15.96
Paia, HI	populated place	15.17
Waipahu, HI	populated place	14.72
Lahaina, HI	populated place	13.84
Gardena, CA	city	12.89
Kaunakakai, HI	populated place	12.69
Waimanalo, HI	populated place	12.66
Lanai, HI	populated place	12.59
Waianae, HI	populated place	12.54
Ewa Beach, HI	populated place	11.82
Torrance, CA	city	11.63
Holualoa, HI	populated place	11.61
Kaaawa, HI	populated place	10.88
Kilauea, HI	populated place	10.28
South San Gabriel, CA	neighborhd	10.06
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	city	8.94
Rolling Hills Estates, CA	city	8.73
Hauula, HI	populated place	8.38
Kihei, HI	populated place	8.13
Monterey Park, CA	city	8.09
Salem, WV	city	6.98
Fort Lee, NJ	borough	6.09
Laie, HI	populated place	5.85
Tuckahoe, NY	village	5.78
El Cerrito, CA	city	5.56
La Palma, CA	city	5.5
Foster City, CA	city	5.4
Cupertino, CA	city	5.26
Palos Verdes Estates, CA	city	5.1
Newcastle, WA	city	4.55
Manorhaven, NY	village	4.38
Kensington, CA	populated place	4.36
Irvine, CA	city	4.25
Culver City, CA	city	4.13
South Pasadena, CA	city	4.11
Rye, NY	city	4.09
Scarsdale, NY	village	4.08
Scarsdale, NY	town	4.08
Albany, CA	city	3.98
Cerritos, CA	city	3.97
Demarest, NJ	borough	3.72
Eastchester, NY	town	3.54
Lomita, CA	city	3.49
Mercer Island, WA	city	3.46
Cypress, CA	city	3.4
Montebello, CA	city	3.37
Rolling Hills, CA	city	3.37
Redondo Beach, CA	city	3.36
Los Altos, CA	city	3.32
Fountain Valley, CA	city	3.29
Cheney, WA	city	3.25
Sunnyvale, CA	city	3.23
Bellevue, WA	city	3.23
Edgewater, NJ	borough	3.22
Villa Park, CA	city	3.08
Leonia, NJ	borough	3.07
Del Rey Oaks, CA	city	3.03
Hacienda Heights, CA	populated place	3.02
Berkeley, CA	city	3
Saratoga, CA	city	3
Marina, CA	city	2.96
Hartsdale, NY	populated place	2.95
Palo Alto, CA	city	2.91
Englewood Cliffs, NJ	borough	2.91
Millbrae, CA	city	2.9
Mountain View, CA	city	2.89
San Mateo, CA	city	2.88
Harrison, NY	town	2.87
Harrison, NY	village	2.87
Sunol, CA	populated place	2.85
Fowler, CA	city	2.81
Emeryville, CA	city	2.8
Irvington, NY	village	2.79
San Marino, CA	city	2.77
Marina Del Rey, CA	populated place	2.75
Monte Sereno, CA	city	2.73
Dublin, OH	city	2.72
Monterey, CA	city	2.7
La Canada Flintridge , CA	city	2.68
Ardsley, NY	village	2.67
Belmont, CA	city	2.65
Honeyville, UT	city	2.64
Campbell, CA	city	2.63
Newport Coast, CA	populated place	2.62
Manhattan Beach, CA	city	2.6
Cresskill, NJ	borough	2.58
Walnut, CA	city	2.56
Clyde Hill, WA	town	2.56
Novi, MI	city	2.5
Haworth, NJ	borough	2.48
Burlingame, CA	city	2.47
Greenwich, CT	town	2.46
Brookline, MA	town	2.46
Laguna, CA	populated place	2.45
Moraga, CA	town	2.44
Arcadia, CA	city	2.43
Ontario, OR	city	2.41
Davis, CA	city	2.39
West Bloomfield, MI	township	2.33
Reedley, CA	city	2.32
Piedmont, CA	city	2.31
Rossmoor, CA	populated place	2.3
Seaside, CA	city	2.3
Santa Monica, CA	city	2.29
Loomis, CA	town	2.27
Diamond Bar, CA	city	2.25
Bronxville, NY	village	2.23
Rye Brook, NY	village	2.21
Hillsborough, CA	town	2.2
Huntington Beach, CA	city	2.2
Stanford, CA	populated place	2.2
Glenville, WV	town	2.2
Aliso Viejo, CA	city	2.19
Ellensburg, WA	city	2.19
Redmond, WA	city	2.19
Greenburgh, NY	town	2.18
Seattle, WA	city	2.15
Sacramento, CA	city	2.14
Upper Deerfield, NJ	township	2.12
Gold River, CA	populated place	2.11
Foothill Ranch, CA	populated place	2.09
Seal Beach, CA	city	2.06
Alhambra, CA	city	2.05
Santa Clara, CA	city	2.05
Tenafly, NJ	borough	2.04
Los Gatos, CA	town	2.01

Sources: 2000 Census, U.S. Census Bureau; Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups, ed. Stephan Thernstrom; Ancestry: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau (June 2004); We the People: Asians in the United States, U.S. Census Bureau (December 2004); ePodunk

Mapping by Daniel Shorter

-- November 2005

Other resources:

· AsiaGenWeb
· Japan Genealogy Forum
· Immigration & ship records
· Japanese American History Archives
· Records about Japanese Americans relocated during World War II - National Archives
· National Japanese American Historical Society
· Pacific Asia Museum

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