RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 45 SHOWN OF 45

Largest Bhutanese population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Bhutanese, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 24,010. 45 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 2,408, against an all-states median of 342.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBHUTANESE POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,37724,010–

02New York, NYNY19,852,3667,204–

03Virginia, VAVA8,705,1706,204–

04Texas, TXTX30,188,4243,847–

05Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981,880–

06Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,858–

07Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,756–

08Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391,615–

09Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111,586–

10New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,203–

11Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071,148–

12Oregon, OROR4,254,293965–

13Florida, FLFL22,416,077887–

14Colorado, COCO5,862,189796–

15Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056644–

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838637–

17Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508581–

18Missouri, MOMO6,191,814561–

19North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404522–

20Michigan, MIMI10,077,761494–

21Idaho, IDID1,934,262434–

22Iowa, IAIA3,210,507433–

23Utah, UTUT3,392,331342–

24Nebraska, NENE1,978,707311–

25Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445284–

26North Dakota, NDND784,841278–

27Indiana, ININ6,851,073266–

28Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383265–

29Louisiana, LALA4,611,961217–

30Delaware, DEDE1,021,191212–

31South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225182–

32Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824168–

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634150–

34Kansas, KSKS2,947,197135–

35Alabama, ALAL5,086,768132–

36Nevada, NVNV3,184,612124–

37Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872121–

38Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23587–

39New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24685–

40District of Columbia, DCDC681,29455–

41Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77929–

42Maine, MEME1,387,81721–

43Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39119–

44New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684–

45Vermont, VTVT647,1061–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest bhutanese population?

California ranks #1 with 24,010 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by bhutanese population?

California, New York, Virginia, Texas, Illinois.

How many states are in this ranking?

45 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 ACS 5-year data.

How is bhutanese population measured?

Number of residents who are Bhutanese (Asian origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).