Using IPUMS 2020 American Community Survey Data, we see the top five metropolitan areas where Taiwanese/Taiwanese Americans reside are – Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, San Jose, and Seattle area:

The 2020 American Community Survey, also showed some continued encouraging and positive trends in areas of education, health insurance access, U.S. Citizenship integration, and homeownership for Taiwanese/Taiwanese Americans:

  1. Education continues to help with social mobility for Taiwanese American and Taiwanese in America and also reflects the immigration trend from first generation – often came to the U.S. as graduate students and with professional visas:

Same trends hold in comparison by census metropolitan areas as well – Taiwanese/Taiwanese Americans tend to have completed some college or higher in education:

  1. Health insurance access indicated positive employment status ensuring some level of social stability for Taiwanese Americans and Taiwanese in America:

Same trends hold in comparison by census metropolitan areas as well – Taiwanese/Taiwanese Americans tend to have health insurance in comparison to overall population:

  1. While we see that many more Taiwanese Americans are beginning to be American born or born to parents who are already Americans, Taiwanese Americans are still largely naturalized citizens:

Same trends hold in comparison by census metropolitan areas as well – Taiwanese/Taiwanese Americans are largely naturalized Americans:

  1. As a trend to see homeownership as a main investment and also as indicator of middle class general profile, Taiwanese/Taiwanese Americans tend more to be homeowners in comparison to general population:

Same trends hold in comparison by census metropolitan areas as well – Taiwanese/Taiwanese Americans tend to own homes than rent in comparison to fellow citizens in the same metropolitan area:

One response to “Taiwanese in 2020”

  1. Eric Chang says:

    Wow, didn’t know Taiwanese are so highly educated.