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As reported by the Asian American Justice Center, Georgia had the second fastest Asian American population growth in the U.S. from 1990 to 2000. The Asian American and Pacific Islander populations are growing at a rate faster than the general population in Atlanta. The US Census Bureau reported that as of 2006, Georgia’s Asian population make up 2.8% of the entire population, and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders make up 0.1%. Nationwide, Asian Americans make up 4.4% of the population and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders make up 0.2%. Education Asian Americans have below average rates of graduating form High School. 1/5 of Asian American adults do not have a high school degree Nearly half of Asian Americans have a college degree, the highest rate among major racial and ethnic groups in Atlanta Housing Asian Americans have larger than average household sizes (3.25 per household), compared to 2.68 per household in Atlanta. Asian American have below average homeownership rates. Asian Americans have higher than average rates of living in overcrowded housing. (17% compared to 5% of Atlanta population overall) Income & Poverty Asian Americans have per capita incomes below that of the Atlanta MSA. Asian Americans have above average poverty rates. Asian Americans have above average rates of having three or more workers in a family. Language 42% of Asian Americans are limited English proficient. More than a quarter of Asian American children experience limited English proficiency. 70% of Asian American seniors are limited English proficient. 29% of Asian American households are linguistically isolated. (Linguistically isolated means that no person in the household over 14 years old speaks English very well.) Immigration & Citizenship 72% of Asian Americans are foreign born. Nearly 2/3 of the Asian American foreign-born populations are non-citizens. Charts Figure 1: Percent of Growth of Asian American Groups in Atlanta, GA MSA 1990-2000 Ten Largest Groups ranked by 1990-2000 alone 
Figure 2: Census Bureau Population Estimates Atlanta Five County Metro Area Major Races and Ethnic Groups ranked by Percent Asian American 
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