There are Large Numbers of Vulnerable AAPI Seniors in COVID-19 Hot Spots
There are approximately 1.5 million Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Seniors (aged 65 and older) in the 30 metropolitan1 areas with the most confirmed COVID-19 cases.
The COVID-19 Hot Spots with the largest populations of AAPI seniors are as follows
| MSA | # of AAPI Seniors
(Age 65 and up) |
AAPI Seniors as a % of the
MSA Senior Population |
| 1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MSA | 374,439 | 20.3% |
| 2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA MSA | 287,718 | 9.2% |
| 3. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA MSA | 199,866 | 27.3% |
| 4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI MSA | 86,568 | 6.3% |
| 5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 77,343 | 9.5% |
| 6. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA | 65,919 | 8.4% |
| 7. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA MSA | 57,913 | 12.3% |
| 8. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area | 48,169 | 8.0% |
| 9. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA | 46,501 | 5.4% |
| 10. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA | 40,469 | 4.2% |
Source: US Census, 2018 1-year ACS
1 As of 1/22/21, the 30 MSAs with the most confirmed COVID-19 cases are: 1. New York City, 2. Los Angeles, 3. Chicago, 4. Dallas, 5. Miami, 6. Riverside, 7. Phoenix, 8. Houston, 9. Atlanta, 10. Philadelphia, 11. DC, 12. Boston, 13. Twin Cities, 14. Detroit, 15. St. Louis, 16. San Diego, 17. Nashville, 18. Las Vegas, 19. Denver, 20. San Francisco. 21. Charlotte, 22. Tampa, 23. San Antonio, 24. Indianapolis, 25. Orlando, 26. Cincinnati, 27. Milwaukee, 28. Columbus, 29. Kansas City, 30. Baltimore; per https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html.