Immigrants from Vietnam
About 1,367,327 US residents were born in Vietnam, 0.41% of everyone living in the US and 2.9% of the country's 47,349,078 immigrants. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
These counts cover people born in Vietnam who now live in the US, whatever their citizenship. Their US-born children are not included. For everyone who reports Vietnamese heritage, including people born here, see Vietnamese Americans.
Where immigrants from Vietnam live
Highest share born in Vietnam
Cities need at least 5,000 residents to be ranked, so tiny towns with a handful of immigrants do not crowd the list.
Frequently asked
About 1,367,327 US residents were born in Vietnam, according to the 2024 American Community Survey. That is 2.9% of all US immigrants, making Vietnam the 7th most common birthplace among them.
San Jose, CA, with about 80,358 residents born in Vietnam.
California, home to about 516,576 people born in Vietnam.
Santa Clara County, CA, where 5.2% of residents were born in Vietnam.
Other countries in Asia
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR TABLE B05006 (PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION) · UPDATED 2024
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