Hmong Americans
About 344,001 US residents are of Hmong, 0.1% of the population · up 12.6% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
Largest Hmong populations
Highest Hmong 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 Hmong Americans earn the most
| Massachusetts | $114,313 | 37.5% | 7.0% | 50.7% | 1,220 |
| Georgia | $108,750 | 20.2% | 7.4% | 83.1% | 5,700 |
| Colorado | $101,169 | 26.6% | 5.6% | 64.0% | 4,068 |
| Kansas | $100,579 | 16.8% | 15.3% | 67.4% | 3,334 |
| Oregon | $97,604 | 30.9% | 8.5% | 50.1% | 3,596 |
| Illinois | $90,060 | 64.1% | 17.2% | 37.5% | 907 |
| Michigan | $86,786 | 18.6% | 14.6% | 72.1% | 8,124 |
| Washington | $81,313 | 17.8% | 4.6% | 45.6% | 4,201 |
| Minnesota | $80,326 | 24.4% | 13.8% | 59.0% | 95,436 |
| Iowa | $79,861 | 19.9% | 14.5% | 62.0% | 1,073 |
| Wisconsin | $72,240 | 21.4% | 13.6% | 49.8% | 57,403 |
| California | $71,693 | 24.0% | 19.4% | 40.4% | 108,732 |
| Missouri | $70,625 | 24.5% | 10.2% | 58.3% | 1,361 |
| Oklahoma | $70,463 | 14.6% | 11.9% | 52.3% | 5,953 |
| South Carolina | $68,532 | 18.6% | 16.2% | 72.2% | 1,260 |
| North Carolina | $67,801 | 29.6% | 13.3% | 52.1% | 14,283 |
| Texas | $64,704 | 26.8% | 4.0% | 45.8% | 3,384 |
| Alaska | $62,639 | 9.4% | 23.5% | 76.3% | 6,075 |
| Florida | $61,335 | 23.2% | 7.1% | 54.7% | 2,032 |
| Arkansas | $55,000 | 28.4% | 14.6% | 66.3% | 2,146 |
| Pennsylvania | $54,920 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 86.0% | 1,131 |
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.
Hmong Americans across metro areas
| Albemarle, NC | $135,643 | 34.4% | 0.0% | 62.7% | 978 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $129,375 | 45.7% | 3.1% | 25.4% | 873 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $111,111 | 57.2% | 4.0% | 51.2% | 3,121 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | $111,042 | 23.3% | 8.8% | 83.3% | 4,790 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | $104,737 | 26.2% | 6.7% | 68.5% | 3,127 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $101,360 | 18.7% | 12.1% | 70.1% | 2,787 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $98,750 | 31.5% | 8.5% | 53.4% | 3,569 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $93,487 | 18.7% | 11.8% | 73.2% | 6,600 |
| Rochester, MN | $91,974 | 27.7% | 1.6% | 62.3% | 555 |
| Menomonie, WI | $91,250 | 17.9% | 18.4% | 55.5% | 901 |
| Wausau-Weston, WI | $88,523 | 19.8% | 11.8% | 62.5% | 6,790 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $84,104 | 24.6% | 12.9% | 60.7% | 92,038 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $83,519 | 17.6% | 6.1% | 41.6% | 2,905 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $83,347 | 24.7% | 11.6% | 24.6% | 1,332 |
| Appleton, WI | $81,806 | 16.0% | 11.1% | 64.4% | 5,008 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $81,500 | 39.2% | 18.5% | 64.2% | 1,061 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $81,368 | 22.2% | 14.6% | 36.1% | 31,859 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $79,539 | 15.0% | 9.7% | 60.5% | 5,762 |
| Stockton, CA | $78,176 | 16.4% | 13.7% | 40.6% | 5,673 |
| Green Bay, WI | $77,955 | 15.8% | 9.2% | 36.0% | 4,176 |
| Madison, WI | $77,600 | 39.0% | 15.0% | 50.2% | 4,702 |
| Yuba City, CA | $72,159 | 15.7% | 16.0% | 49.8% | 3,421 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | $72,137 | 45.0% | 15.7% | 31.8% | 1,131 |
| Visalia, CA | $72,033 | 18.1% | 22.3% | 28.9% | 2,256 |
| Tulsa, OK | $71,875 | 13.7% | 12.7% | 50.3% | 4,715 |
| Merced, CA | $71,678 | 22.6% | 18.0% | 49.4% | 7,865 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $69,358 | 25.1% | 17.8% | 47.4% | 14,320 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $68,909 | 13.5% | 11.3% | 92.0% | 884 |
| Joplin, MO | $68,281 | 7.2% | 25.0% | 66.3% | 372 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | $67,083 | 39.2% | 26.0% | 21.6% | 2,404 |
| Fresno, CA | $66,850 | 22.5% | 22.6% | 46.9% | 36,342 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $66,250 | 24.2% | 15.6% | 49.4% | 7,444 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $65,813 | 34.4% | 7.4% | 69.8% | 3,227 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $64,977 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 34.5% | 1,630 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $64,286 | 27.4% | 5.9% | 44.5% | 2,963 |
| Anchorage, AK | $63,583 | 9.6% | 22.8% | 80.2% | 5,890 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $63,182 | 16.1% | 8.5% | 52.2% | 3,478 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $60,119 | 16.7% | 16.5% | 35.2% | 3,302 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $59,852 | 35.0% | 9.3% | 56.9% | 2,018 |
| Marshall, MN | $51,979 | 18.7% | 28.8% | 82.6% | 409 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $51,912 | 24.9% | 31.4% | 66.8% | 903 |
| Manitowoc, WI | $51,161 | 15.0% | 24.0% | 48.2% | 1,722 |
| Chico, CA | $39,272 | 27.0% | 34.2% | 22.1% | 4,864 |
| Eureka-Arcata, CA | $29,205 | 23.5% | 54.5% | 14.6% | 1,712 |
| Stevens Point, WI | – | 8.6% | 20.9% | 38.5% | 1,204 |
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.
Hmong Americans across cities
| Coon Rapids | $178,429 | 21.0% | 6.4% | 78.6% | 2,105 |
| Cottage Grove | $143,194 | 45.6% | 4.9% | 100.0% | 2,163 |
| Vineyard | $137,188 | 45.4% | 0.0% | 72.9% | 849 |
| Kansas City | $126,654 | 15.7% | 14.3% | 68.8% | 2,292 |
| Blaine | $123,913 | 33.7% | 5.2% | 88.9% | 1,683 |
| Maplewood | $114,174 | 37.9% | 9.6% | 68.7% | 6,423 |
| Andover | $113,286 | 23.0% | 1.9% | 83.8% | 808 |
| Elk Grove | $106,364 | 39.7% | 8.0% | 55.9% | 2,738 |
| Brooklyn Park | $104,820 | 33.4% | 2.9% | 91.3% | 10,153 |
| Woodbury | $102,031 | 27.6% | 3.6% | 62.4% | 2,219 |
| Brooklyn Center | $101,386 | 20.1% | 3.6% | 71.1% | 4,031 |
| Warren | $100,272 | 16.2% | 11.5% | 85.6% | 2,890 |
| Linda | $95,889 | 21.3% | 17.1% | 50.3% | 2,188 |
| Rancho Cordova | $95,365 | 34.3% | 29.9% | 62.6% | 1,065 |
| Florin | $90,272 | 13.0% | 9.4% | 10.3% | 4,945 |
| Thornton | $90,240 | 19.9% | 1.7% | 63.2% | 594 |
| Sacramento | $87,421 | 20.3% | 14.9% | 41.0% | 16,801 |
| Clovis | $87,381 | 37.2% | 4.7% | 57.8% | 3,937 |
| North St. Paul | $86,000 | 22.4% | 9.5% | 88.0% | 1,612 |
| Sheboygan | $78,026 | 14.0% | 9.5% | 60.8% | 5,419 |
| Stockton | $77,716 | 16.2% | 12.2% | 37.2% | 4,650 |
| Appleton | $77,167 | 12.4% | 11.5% | 59.2% | 3,630 |
| Oakdale | $76,172 | 21.4% | 6.0% | 80.6% | 1,988 |
| Madison | $76,122 | 32.6% | 18.7% | 46.9% | 3,016 |
| Wausau | $75,493 | 16.4% | 16.1% | 55.1% | 4,108 |
| Merced | $72,033 | 21.6% | 23.9% | 37.7% | 4,891 |
| Green Bay | $71,484 | 10.7% | 12.5% | 37.7% | 2,865 |
| Franklin CDP (Merced County) | $69,973 | 15.9% | 6.1% | 69.0% | 1,648 |
| Broken Arrow | $69,946 | 13.0% | 9.6% | 76.3% | 763 |
| Milwaukee | $65,823 | 18.6% | 21.5% | 49.9% | 11,023 |
| Tulsa | $65,536 | 15.2% | 14.0% | 33.1% | 1,572 |
| Anchorage | $64,944 | 10.2% | 21.7% | 82.9% | 5,558 |
| Oshkosh | $64,423 | 17.4% | 10.9% | 45.9% | 1,996 |
| Eau Claire | $63,304 | 30.9% | 6.1% | 45.3% | 2,593 |
| Fresno | $62,375 | 20.8% | 25.4% | 40.9% | 27,072 |
| St. Paul | $60,893 | 15.7% | 21.3% | 54.3% | 35,414 |
| Mounds View | $56,415 | 33.9% | 10.5% | 33.5% | 604 |
| Oroville | $55,435 | 28.2% | 17.0% | 9.8% | 1,851 |
| Minneapolis | $52,688 | 18.6% | 18.1% | 47.3% | 8,809 |
| Manitowoc | $49,792 | 16.6% | 25.1% | 44.8% | 1,591 |
| La Crosse | $47,227 | 13.7% | 8.6% | 44.9% | 1,135 |
| Thermalito | $41,875 | 16.0% | 62.2% | 53.1% | 801 |
| Charlotte | $41,731 | 30.2% | 12.8% | 53.8% | 1,327 |
| Lemon Hill | $38,815 | 5.4% | 13.1% | 6.8% | 1,471 |
| Chico | $37,882 | 36.3% | 45.0% | 7.0% | 1,634 |
| Eureka | $35,820 | 15.5% | 40.6% | 9.9% | 1,051 |
| Walnut Grove | $33,482 | 12.0% | 36.8% | 49.3% | 258 |
| San Diego | – | 36.3% | 18.0% | 23.4% | 820 |
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 344,001 US residents are of Hmong, roughly 0.1% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
St. Paul, MN has the largest Hmong population of any US city, with about 33,264 residents of Hmong.
California leads all states with about 110,932 residents of Hmong.
Hmong Americans have a median household income of about $97,293, 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