Fort Bend County's Asian Population Doubled. The Food Scene Is Just Getting Started

Houston's Asian share went from 1.8% to 9.9% in 40 years — one of the fastest-growing in America. And it's accelerating outward:

• Montgomery County: +180% (2010–2023)
• Fort Bend County: +117%
• Harris County: +53%

Energy brought the engineers. The Medical Center brought the doctors. Now HPE and Chevron have their HQs here, and Austin's tech spillover keeps pushing east.

Each wave brought its kitchens. Bellaire's Chinatown is the most concentrated Asian food district in Texas — but the real gems are in Sugar Land, Katy, and Cypress, where strip-mall spots serve the families who moved for the schools and stayed for the food.

261 places and counting. Browse Houston.

Sources: Rice Kinder Institute (Jan 2026).