RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 77 SHOWN OF 77

Largest Bhutanese population, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are Bhutanese, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Columbus, OH leads at 2,636. 77 metro areas qualify in total. Pennsylvania carries 5 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 77 is 164.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBHUTANESE POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.0% of US population331,449,28126,534–

01Columbus, OHOH2,242,0282,636–

02Denver, COCO3,092,0371,898–

03Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1821,681–

04Akron, OHOH701,7801,529–

05Harrisburg, PAPA617,4271,253–

06Rochester, NYNY1,056,149937–

07Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295914–

08Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830909–

09Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992892–

10Omaha, NENE1,009,836831–

11Burlington, VTVT227,803706–

12Erie, PAPA265,832627–

13Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775606–

14Des Moines, IAIA758,539582–

15Dallas, TXTX8,477,157557–

16Louisville, KYKY1,402,509539–

17Lancaster, PAPA563,159533–

18New York, NYNY20,112,448519–

19Manchester, NHNH433,415508–

20Syracuse, NYNY652,273482–

21Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118458–

22Seattle, WAWA4,161,883456–

23Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685385–

24Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858355–

25Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653324–

26Charlottesville, VAVA228,597295–

27Washington, DCDC6,465,724283–

28Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213268–

29Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638241–

30Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682231–

31Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377224–

32Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938217–

33Grand Forks, NDND105,046216–

34San Francisco, CACA4,630,041207–

35Chicago, ILIL9,434,123204–

36Fargo, NDND269,528199–

37Houston, TXTX7,904,627192–

38Portland, OROR2,542,282189–

39Greensboro, NCNC805,945164–

40Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720161–

41Boise City, IDID864,243153–

42Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781148–

43Scranton, PAPA574,418146–

44Boston, MAMA5,034,221143–

45Nashville, TNTN2,197,416142–

46Abilene, TXTX185,429121–

47Lansing, MIMI479,722116–

48Utica, NYNY285,611101–

49Lexington, KYKY535,17494–

50Richmond, VAVA1,389,33872–

51Lincoln, NENE352,08168–

52Honolulu, HIHI988,70368–

53Springfield, MAMA464,33867–

54Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64563–

55Providence, RIRI1,708,16161–

56Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22659–

57Sacramento, CACA2,477,27458–

58Worcester, MAMA888,50256–

59El Paso, TXTX881,29154–

60Concord, NHNH158,07838–

61Bozeman, MTMT128,74035–

62Fayetteville, NCNC395,41234–

63Reading, PAPA440,07229–

64Santa Maria, CACA442,06528–

65Trenton, NJNJ399,28926–

66Allentown, PAPA887,61523–

67Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20622–

68Colorado Springs, COCO781,79617–

69Muskegon, MIMI177,90115–

70Detroit, MIMI4,390,91311–

71Pueblo, COCO169,27711–

72Reno, NVNV578,73411–

73Boulder, COCO328,56010–

74Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4418–

75Canton, ILIL32,9017–

76Warren, PAPA37,0385–

77Youngstown, OHOH423,6785–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest bhutanese population?

Columbus, OH ranks #1 with 2,636 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by bhutanese population?

Columbus, OH, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Akron, OH, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

77 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is bhutanese population measured?

Number of residents who are Bhutanese (Asian origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.