From 1990 to 2000, of all of the municipalities in Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb counties, Troy had the highest numeric growth in the Asian population. It had 4,932 Asians according to the 1990 U.S. Census and 10,730 according to the 2000 U.S. Census, an increase of 5,798.Metzger, Kurt and Jason Booza. "Asians in the United States, Michigan and Metropolitan Detroit ." Center for Urban Studies, Wayne State University. January 2002 Working Paper Series, No. 7. p. 7. Retrieved on November 6, 2013. The increase gave Troy the largest Asian-American population in the tri-county area, surpassing that of Detroit.Metzger, Kurt and Jason Booza. "Asians in the United States, Michigan and Metropolitan Detroit ." Center for Urban Studies, Wayne State University. January 2002 Working Paper Series, No. 7. p. 10. Retrieved on November 6, 2013.
