RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Burmese population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Burmese, 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 28,980. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 2,870, against an all-states median of 484.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBURMESE POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,37728,980–

02Texas, TXTX30,188,4245,902–

03New York, NYNY19,852,3665,310–

04Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393,720–

05Washington, WAWA7,816,1163,145–

06Florida, FLFL22,416,0772,155–

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0562,101–

08Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112,056–

09Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072,013–

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,1701,988–

11New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,857–

12Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,467–

13Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,384–

14Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981,265–

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,186–

16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,019–

17Indiana, ININ6,851,073916–

18New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868856–

19Oregon, OROR4,254,293793–

20Michigan, MIMI10,077,761713–

21Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383692–

22Nevada, NVNV3,184,612687–

23Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508559–

24Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872507–

25Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634491–

26Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235484–

27Utah, UTUT3,392,331481–

28Louisiana, LALA4,611,961415–

29Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445410–

30Missouri, MOMO6,191,814309–

31Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824268–

32Idaho, IDID1,934,262250–

33Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391245–

34Iowa, IAIA3,210,507245–

35Kansas, KSKS2,947,197223–

36Alabama, ALAL5,086,768218–

37Maine, MEME1,387,817192–

38Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779183–

39District of Columbia, DCDC681,294152–

40Wyoming, WYWY582,397147–

41South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225144–

42Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801138–

43Nebraska, NENE1,978,707121–

44West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373117–

45Delaware, DEDE1,021,19186–

46New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24685–

47Alaska, AKAK735,70673–

48Montana, MTMT1,116,87557–

49North Dakota, NDND784,84133–

50South Dakota, SDSD907,42828–

51Vermont, VTVT647,1067–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest burmese population?

California ranks #1 with 28,980 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by burmese population?

California, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington.

How many states are in this ranking?

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

How is burmese population measured?

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