The Korean American population stands at 1,076,872 and 1,228,427 (including mixed blood). This represents a 35% and 54% increase respectively over the 1990 Census figure. The Asian Americans constitute 3.6% of the U.S. population, with 10,242,998. Korean Americans comprise about 11% of the Asian American community. Below is a breakdown of Korean population by State as well as a comparative graph.

• About one-third of the children and adolescents in the United States (under age 18) are people of color.
• By 2020, 45 percent of young people (birth to 18) are expected to be people of color.
  • White (not including Hispanic) 44,027,087  (61%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 12,342,259 (17%)
  • Black or African American 10,885,696  (15%)
  • Asian American 2,464,999  (3%)
  • American Indian or Native Alaskan 840,312  (1%)

A report jointly sponsored by AAJA and the Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada-Reno. This study looks at whether Asian American representation in poll results is proportional with their representation in U.S. society. This study also examines what types of questions about Asian Americans are being asked, in what language poll questions are asked, and whose voices are answering those questions. Finally, this study looks at the reasons behind these practices with interviews with researchers at polling organizations. Published August 2003