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Largest Hmong population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Hmong, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 110,932. 47 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 13,608, against an all-states median of 524. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: South Dakota, SD, up 15 places to #32.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPHMONG POPULATIONVS 2020

USUnited States0.1% of US population334,922,499344,001–

01California, CACA39,287,377110,932+11%

02Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445100,413+17%

03Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87258,450+8%

04North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40412,568−12%

05▲3Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6348,850+69%

06▼1Michigan, MIMI10,077,7617,821+11%

07▼1Alaska, AKAK735,7065,205−6%

08▼1Georgia, GAGA10,940,4074,969−10%

09▲3Washington, WAWA7,816,1164,221+73%

10▼1Colorado, COCO5,862,1894,146+5%

11▼1Oregon, OROR4,254,2933,671+35%

12▼1Texas, TXTX30,188,4243,297+33%

13Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,423+8%

14▲3Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,678+34%

15▼1South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,667−14%

16Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,543+7%

17▲1Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0561,473+71%

18▼3Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,411−5%

19Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391,214+45%

20▲10Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,027+295%

21▲6Utah, UTUT3,392,331991+178%

22▲4Ohio, OHOH11,810,293616+67%

23▼3Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801605−27%

24▼3Illinois, ILIL12,694,798524−32%

25▼1Nevada, NVNV3,184,612494+10%

26▼4Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383489−32%

27▲1Virginia, VAVA8,705,170404+44%

28▲5Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838394+183%

29▲2New York, NYNY19,852,366320+43%

30▲11Maryland, MDMD6,206,011317+993%

31▲1Montana, MTMT1,116,875289+41%

32▲15South Dakota, SDSD907,428232+4540%

33▼10Indiana, ININ6,851,073202−64%

34▲5Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235199+374%

35▼6Nebraska, NENE1,978,707199−29%

36▲9New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246170+1445%

37▼1Idaho, IDID1,934,262139+30%

38▲2Louisiana, LALA4,611,96193+174%

39▼4Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50891−23%

40▼3New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80978−5%

41▼3North Dakota, NDND784,84147−16%

42▼17Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82444−89%

43▼9Alabama, ALAL5,086,76821−84%

44▼1Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77920+5%

45▼1New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86818+50%

46Maine, MEME1,387,81714–

47District of Columbia, DCDC681,29412–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest hmong population?

California ranks #1 with 110,932 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by hmong population?

California, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Oklahoma.

How many states are in this ranking?

47 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is hmong population measured?

Number of residents who are Hmong (Asian origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).