Asians tops in US in growth of population By HENG WEILI in New York | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-03 10:58 People walk past a flower bed planted in tulips in the Manhattan borough of New York City on April 28, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] California, Texas and New York saw the most overall growth in their Asian populations between 2000 and 2019, but two states in the US hinterlands — North and South Dakota — saw the largest percentage increase. The numbers came from a Pew Research Center analysis of preliminary US Census Bureau population estimates released Thursday. The center, based in Washington DC, describes itself as a "nonpartisan fact tank". The Census Bureau will gradually release its 2020 census details over the next several months.