RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 34 SHOWN OF 34

Largest Bhutanese population, US states · 2020

US states 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. Ohio leads at 5,131. 34 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 1,029, against an all-states median of 382.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBHUTANESE POPULATIONVS –

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

01Ohio, OHOH11,810,2935,131–

02Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393,966–

03New York, NYNY19,852,3662,315–

04Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,936–

05Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071,681–

06North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,290–

07Texas, TXTX30,188,424924–

08Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445914–

09Nebraska, NENE1,978,707899–

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,170717–

11Vermont, VTVT647,106706–

12Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824633–

13Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838602–

14Iowa, IAIA3,210,507582–

15New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868546–

16Washington, WAWA7,816,116456–

17North Dakota, NDND784,841415–

18Maryland, MDMD6,206,011349–

19California, CACA39,287,377301–

20Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056266–

21South Dakota, SDSD907,428241–

22Kansas, KSKS2,947,197225–

23Utah, UTUT3,392,331224–

24Illinois, ILIL12,694,798211–

25Michigan, MIMI10,077,761205–

26Oregon, OROR4,254,293189–

27Idaho, IDID1,934,262153–

28Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383142–

29New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80974–

30Nevada, NVNV3,184,61271–

31Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23568–

32Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80161–

33Montana, MTMT1,116,87535–

34Missouri, MOMO6,191,8146–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest bhutanese population?

Ohio ranks #1 with 5,131 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by bhutanese population?

Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Colorado, Georgia.

How many states are in this ranking?

34 states 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.