RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 48 SHOWN OF 48

Largest Burmese population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Burmese, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Indiana leads at 18,514. 48 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6,386, against an all-states median of 2,014.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBURMESE POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281169,915–

01Indiana, ININ6,851,07318,514–

02Texas, TXTX30,188,42416,709–

03California, CACA39,287,37715,899–

04New York, NYNY19,852,36614,848–

05Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44512,984–

06Iowa, IAIA3,210,5076,313–

07Nebraska, NENE1,978,7076,017–

08Georgia, GAGA10,940,4075,368–

09Florida, FLFL22,416,0775,278–

10Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985,123–

11Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6345,001–

12Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8724,948–

13Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114,870–

14North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4044,831–

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614,691–

16Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243,981–

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383,717–

18Kansas, KSKS2,947,1973,320–

19Washington, WAWA7,816,1163,206–

20Colorado, COCO5,862,1893,119–

21Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832,625–

22Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6392,136–

23Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,130–

24Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702,058–

25Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,970–

26Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,727–

27Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,418–

28Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0561,089–

29New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,064–

30South Dakota, SDSD907,428951–

31South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225915–

32Louisiana, LALA4,611,961505–

33Nevada, NVNV3,184,612433–

34Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508356–

35Vermont, VTVT647,106341–

36Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391307–

37Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801305–

38Idaho, IDID1,934,262201–

39New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868152–

40Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235152–

41District of Columbia, DCDC681,294145–

42Alabama, ALAL5,086,76860–

43New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24651–

44Delaware, DEDE1,021,19129–

45Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77924–

46Wyoming, WYWY582,39717–

47Alaska, AKAK735,70614–

48West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3733–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest burmese population?

Indiana ranks #1 with 18,514 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by burmese population?

Indiana, Texas, California, New York, Minnesota.

How many states are in this ranking?

48 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is burmese population measured?

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