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Major statistics on Korean Americans State by state breakdown of the 2000 Census Koreans/ Korean Americans % From Korea, 3 % Church Affiliatied, 4 Est. 2000 Korean/ Korean American % General Population % of Asian American Population 1990 Census, 1 798,849 73% 75% 1.3 million 0.3% 11% California New York Illinois New Jersey Texas Maryland Distribution of Koreans/Korean Americans, 2 259,941 95,648 41,506 38,540 31,775 30,320 % of Koreans/Korean Americans, 2 32% 12% 5.2% 4.8% 4.0% 3.2% Small Business Owner Professional, Technical Laborers, Operators, Fabricators Sales, Admin. Support Distribution of Occupation, 2 30.2% 26.3% 17.0% 13.0% Presbyterian Roman Catholic Methodist Non Denominational Evangelical Baptist Distribution of Church Affliliation, 4 42% 14% 14% 13% 5% 5% % From Korea, 3 Under Age 20, 5 % Under Age 20 Born in USA, 5 % American Church Affiliated, 4 % Joined Church After Immigration, 4 Korean/ Korean American Trends 73% 34.9% 67% 3% 31% Korean Latino Black, Other 1993 Distribution of LA Koreantown Population, 6 10% 68% 22% 1st Generation 2nd Generation 3rd Generation Outmarriage Rate, Female, 7 13.3% 62.5% 100% Outmarriage Rate, Male, 7 3.7% 33.3% 68.4% 1990 Total, 8 % Outmarriage to Whites, 8 % Korean/ Korean Americans Dating Koreans, 7 % Korean/ Korean Americans Preferring Korean Spouse, 7 Misc. Outmarriage Data 31.8% 79.3% 57.3% 79.3% With Spouse With Siblings With Children Korean Language Usage, 9 87% 60% 63% Misc. Data: LA Riots not just black vs. Korean, Latinos accounted for: 51% arrests, 40% Busineses Attacked, 30% Killed.10 Most Koreans/Korean Americans eat Korean food for dinner, regardless of age, education, or length of stay.9 Notes: I use "Koreans" to describe those that migrated from Korea, whereas "Korean American" for those born in the US or brought over at a young age. 1- Source: 1990 US Census; Hurh, Won Moo. The Korean Americans, p. 51 2- Source: 1990 US Census; Hurh, Won Moo. The Korean Americans, p. 43-44 (1986 Chicago sample) 3- Source: Hurh, Won Moo. The Korean Americans, p. 53 4- Source: Hurh, Won Moo. The Korean Americans, p. 107 (1988 Chicago, Los Angeles Sample) 5- Source: 1990 US Census; Hurh, Won Moo. The Korean Americans, p. 93 6- Source: Hurh, Won Moo. The Korean Americans, p. 120 7- Source: Hurh, Won Moo. The Korean Americans, p. 81-82 (1989 LA sample) 8- Source: Hurh, Won Moo. The Korean Americans, p. 128 9- Source: Hurh, Won Moo. The Korean Americans, p. 71-72 (1988 Chicago sample) 10- Source: Hurh, Won Moo. The Korean Americans, p. 135 Bibliograpy: Hurh, Won Moo. The Korean Americans. 1998, Greenwood Press, USA. ISBN: 0-313-29741-x 1990 US Census (CD Rom version)

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