Center for Social Innovation
Orange County now has the largest Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander population in Florida, according to statistics released by AAPI Data in 2020. The county’s AANHPI population, previously outnumbered only by Broward County, has grown by over 5,000 people, a spurt closely followed in Broward and Hillsborough counties, respectively, with a quarter of all eligible AANHPI voters calling these three areas home.
AAPI Data shows the largest AANHPI ethnic groups of Florida are Indian, Filipino, Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean, followed by those identifying as other or not specified.
These numbers are reflected in our businesses, on our culinary palates, within our K-pop loving fan groups and even among our city soccer stadium full of supporters.