Asians fastest-growing racial group in US

San Francisco (CNS) -- From 2000 to 2010, the population of Asian Americans has been growing faster than all other races in the US, according to a report released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Wednesday.

The national population climbed by 9.7 percent, amounting to about 308 million, revealed the report "The Asian Population: 2010."

The subpopulation identified as Asian, either alone or in combination with one or more other races, has jumped by 45.6 percent, and that of Asian alone increased by 43.3 percent, in the last decade.

By the end of 2010, 14.7 million people, or 4.8 percent of the total U.S. population, were classified as Asian alone. In addition, 2.6 million people, or another 0.9 percent, reported themselves as Asian in combination with one or more other races. Together, these two groups come to 17.3 million people.

In Hawaii, Asians represent more than 50 percent of the population. California had the next highest proportion at 15 percent.

New York City still houses the largest Asian population (1.13 million) of all US locations, followed by Los Angeles, San Jose, San Francisco, San Diego, and Honolulu.

Chinese (4.0 million) constitute the largest Asian subset, followed by Indian (3.18 million).