Cambodian Americans
About 273,513 US residents are of Cambodian, 0.1% of the population · up 5.5% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
Largest Cambodian populations
Highest Cambodian share
How the group compares
From the Census Bureau's Selected Population Profile (S0201), which publishes socioeconomic data for detailed groups at the national level. US-overall figures shown for comparison.
Where Cambodian Americans earn the most
| Maryland | $118,091 | 29.9% | 4.9% | 86.0% | 4,155 |
| New Jersey | $102,125 | 33.4% | 7.2% | 73.9% | 2,671 |
| Virginia | $98,676 | 31.7% | 4.5% | 74.6% | 9,526 |
| Washington | $89,081 | 15.8% | 13.4% | 63.9% | 28,119 |
| Oregon | $88,654 | 33.8% | 12.8% | 69.8% | 4,722 |
| Minnesota | $87,069 | 21.6% | 12.0% | 64.8% | 10,257 |
| Texas | $86,033 | 28.6% | 8.3% | 71.1% | 21,097 |
| Utah | $85,330 | 10.8% | 7.2% | 77.2% | 3,707 |
| Massachusetts | $83,435 | 19.7% | 11.9% | 49.1% | 31,122 |
| Georgia | $79,521 | 23.5% | 9.8% | 73.4% | 5,910 |
| Connecticut | $79,461 | 19.8% | 7.8% | 70.7% | 4,332 |
| Illinois | $79,289 | 25.4% | 10.0% | 57.5% | 5,109 |
| Arizona | $76,327 | 33.1% | 5.5% | 68.1% | 3,976 |
| Ohio | $74,813 | 15.8% | 12.3% | 65.5% | 6,422 |
| Rhode Island | $74,115 | 15.0% | 21.1% | 62.3% | 6,649 |
| Colorado | $74,068 | 18.7% | 11.1% | 64.2% | 3,624 |
| Kansas | $72,880 | 13.8% | 13.2% | 60.4% | 2,350 |
| California | $71,764 | 23.3% | 17.4% | 44.8% | 120,672 |
| Wisconsin | $68,585 | 9.6% | 12.0% | 36.8% | 1,657 |
| Missouri | $68,398 | 8.5% | 13.3% | 55.1% | 2,109 |
| South Carolina | $67,386 | 8.8% | 7.6% | 63.6% | 2,093 |
| Iowa | $66,875 | 7.3% | 5.0% | 57.3% | 1,736 |
| Nevada | $66,488 | 19.3% | 7.5% | 39.1% | 2,055 |
| Louisiana | $66,316 | 14.8% | 12.3% | 85.9% | 1,337 |
| Hawaii | $64,038 | 43.3% | 0.0% | 43.7% | 866 |
| North Carolina | $61,250 | 15.2% | 10.8% | 79.6% | 6,216 |
| Tennessee | $59,389 | 21.6% | 12.3% | 53.6% | 2,367 |
| New York | $59,353 | 19.3% | 16.5% | 45.8% | 6,197 |
| Kentucky | $57,917 | 31.3% | 7.5% | 43.9% | 2,058 |
| Michigan | $55,761 | 15.7% | 25.7% | 73.3% | 2,868 |
| Maine | $53,906 | 8.7% | 23.9% | 45.0% | 1,576 |
| Pennsylvania | $53,739 | 16.1% | 18.2% | 71.4% | 17,029 |
| Florida | $53,150 | 22.1% | 25.4% | 59.7% | 7,804 |
| Oklahoma | $38,750 | 8.9% | 5.9% | 55.4% | 942 |
| New Hampshire | $36,705 | 16.1% | 0.9% | 23.9% | 1,570 |
| Indiana | $36,234 | 26.6% | 7.7% | 81.6% | 1,610 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a state only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller states are absent by design.
Cambodian Americans across metro areas
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a metro area only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller metro areas are absent by design.
Cambodian Americans across cities
| Kent | $133,242 | 13.9% | 1.2% | 66.2% | 1,459 |
| Norwalk | $123,438 | 50.4% | 6.4% | 85.3% | 610 |
| Renton | $120,508 | 17.0% | 7.8% | 55.4% | 1,550 |
| Savage | $116,136 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 85.8% | 680 |
| Portland | $115,372 | 35.9% | 14.5% | 65.8% | 1,513 |
| Bellflower | $112,188 | 17.2% | 4.6% | 57.5% | 1,141 |
| Worcester | $110,163 | 14.1% | 1.7% | 71.3% | 733 |
| Aloha | $109,205 | 30.1% | 5.0% | 89.4% | 699 |
| Houston | $100,714 | 47.3% | 11.4% | 52.5% | 1,863 |
| Des Moines | $95,208 | 5.7% | 2.4% | 78.8% | 637 |
| Santa Ana | $93,056 | 31.7% | 17.3% | 44.0% | 2,141 |
| Modesto | $90,000 | 7.8% | 23.6% | 40.2% | 2,036 |
| Lakewood | $88,990 | 27.4% | 14.0% | 70.7% | 2,163 |
| San Jose | $87,118 | 25.6% | 13.7% | 38.3% | 4,096 |
| Everett | $86,977 | 22.0% | 6.0% | 68.4% | 787 |
| Seattle | $86,676 | 37.3% | 24.3% | 28.7% | 2,055 |
| Lowell | $84,222 | 14.6% | 15.1% | 46.8% | 15,574 |
| Vancouver | $83,750 | 22.2% | 9.8% | 60.1% | 792 |
| Lynn | $82,196 | 13.3% | 6.9% | 39.3% | 3,377 |
| San Francisco | $80,682 | 35.4% | 15.3% | 21.1% | 1,887 |
| New York | $80,031 | 25.6% | 16.5% | 47.0% | 2,594 |
| Los Angeles | $79,679 | 36.8% | 22.5% | 37.6% | 5,217 |
| Santa Rosa | $75,919 | 18.3% | 7.8% | 74.1% | 758 |
| San Diego | $74,821 | 16.1% | 17.8% | 36.5% | 5,522 |
| West Valley City | $74,191 | 9.0% | 17.6% | 63.9% | 1,103 |
| Dallas | $73,841 | 48.3% | 10.9% | 69.2% | 804 |
| Columbus | $73,813 | 12.6% | 14.7% | 66.5% | 2,096 |
| Providence | $71,679 | 14.6% | 33.9% | 54.0% | 3,253 |
| Rosemead | $70,000 | 16.4% | 9.8% | 49.1% | 387 |
| Clovis | $66,847 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 85.0% | 1,665 |
| Stockton | $65,101 | 11.5% | 24.5% | 43.7% | 13,560 |
| Wichita | $63,775 | 12.7% | 15.4% | 56.0% | 1,486 |
| Oakland | $63,696 | 21.9% | 11.7% | 18.8% | 2,894 |
| Chicago | $62,434 | 32.4% | 17.5% | 40.5% | 1,882 |
| Tacoma | $62,344 | 4.3% | 35.1% | 66.8% | 4,214 |
| St. Petersburg | $62,250 | 14.1% | 10.0% | 100.0% | 892 |
| Charlotte | $61,078 | 13.4% | 2.9% | 74.3% | 1,391 |
| Phoenix | $61,071 | 13.2% | 5.8% | 50.4% | 590 |
| Riverside | $61,000 | 33.4% | 2.7% | 36.0% | 672 |
| Fresno | $55,093 | 16.1% | 23.5% | 42.2% | 5,049 |
| Long Beach | $55,090 | 16.3% | 19.0% | 29.6% | 19,040 |
| Sacramento | $54,433 | 18.2% | 8.0% | 35.3% | 1,400 |
| Jacksonville | $49,934 | 10.6% | 33.9% | 44.3% | 1,517 |
| San Bernardino | $48,750 | 12.1% | 40.6% | 43.2% | 770 |
| Philadelphia | $48,730 | 13.9% | 25.6% | 68.6% | 10,553 |
| St. Paul | $35,324 | 7.0% | 32.8% | 38.7% | 850 |
| Pomona | $31,842 | 6.7% | 31.3% | 12.6% | 834 |
| Utica | – | 2.9% | 44.8% | 43.0% | 1,117 |
| Burien | – | 6.0% | 32.8% | 78.1% | 1,360 |
| Anaheim | – | 15.9% | 18.5% | 50.8% | 1,550 |
| Signal Hill | – | 41.5% | 14.1% | 40.7% | 994 |
| Cranston | – | 11.1% | 2.7% | 65.9% | 1,110 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a citie only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller cities are absent by design.
Frequently asked
About 273,513 US residents are of Cambodian, roughly 0.1% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
Lowell, MA has the largest Cambodian population of any US city, with about 15,621 residents of Cambodian.
California leads all states with about 96,225 residents of Cambodian.
Cambodian Americans have a median household income of about $95,399, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.
Other asian origin groups
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024