AAPI Population Infographics

Mayor's Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs

Objective: Create two graphics about DC's AAPI population: a map of the AAPI population by ward and an infographic demonstrating demographic, employment, education, and language data, for internal use within the Mayor's Office.

Deliverables: PDF, JPEGs

Process: Vectorize map, create charts using graph tool and pen tool, layout, creating and adding decorative icons.

Tools: Adobe Illustrator

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Population: 37,874 (36, 659 Asian Americans + 1,215 Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders), about 5.4% of the entire DC population. Ethnicity of the District’s Asian American population: Asian Indian – 28.4 % Chinese – 24.5 % Filipino – 11.4 % Korean – 11.5 % Japanese – 4.3 % Vietnamese – 8 % Other Asian – 11.5 % Ethnicity of the District’s Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander population: Native Hawaiian – 39.3 % Samoan - 9.5 % Guamanian or Chamorro – 25 % Other Pacific Islander - 26% Foreign born: 13.7 % of the District’s population are foreign born. Of the District’s foreign born population, 21.5 % were born in Asia. Language proficiency: 2.3% of the District’s population speaks Asian and Pacific Islander languages at home. 23 % of the District’s AAPI population is Limited English/Non English Proficient (LEP/NEP). The LEP/NEP percentage within the Asian American population: Chinese: 35.8 % Korean: 22.7 % Vietnamese: 53.3% Education attainment: Less than high school graduate: 5 % High school graduate: 5.1 % Some college or associate’s degree: 7.8 % Bachelor’s degree or higher: 81.9 % Employment status In labor force: 75.4 % Unemployed: 2.2 % Median age: 33.5 Gender: Male: 48.3 % Female: 51.7% AAPI Population per Ward: Ward 1: Asian: 5,418 (5.92% of the entire Ward population), Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI): 74 (0.08% of the entire Ward population) Ward 2: Asian: 8,175 (8.84%), NHPI: 92 (0.1%) Ward 3: Asian: 6,265 (7.38%), NHPI: 48 (0.06%) Ward 4: Asian: 2,095 (2.42%) NHPI: 106 (0.12%) Ward 5: Asian: 2,908 (3.21%) NHPI: 59 (0.06%) Ward 6: Asian: 4,915 (4.76%) NHPI: 81 (0.08%) Ward 7: Asian: 272 (0.34%) NHPI: 23 (0.03%) Ward 8: Asian: 344 (0.43%), NHPI: 37 (0.05%)