RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 48 SHOWN OF 48

Largest Hmong population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Hmong, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. New York leads at 83,366. 48 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 7,226, against an all-states median of 606.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPHMONG POPULATIONVS 2000

01New York, NYNY19,852,36683,366–

02Michigan, MIMI10,077,76112,725–

03Texas, TXTX30,188,42411,505–

04California, CACA39,287,37711,491–

05New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8099,972–

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,1708,306–

07Florida, FLFL22,416,0776,518–

08Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6395,793–

09Georgia, GAGA10,940,4075,501–

10Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114,044–

11Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563,584–

12Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,801–

13Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082,625–

14Illinois, ILIL12,694,7982,242–

15Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,778–

16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,712–

17Indiana, ININ6,851,073951–

18Washington, WAWA7,816,116946–

19Oregon, OROR4,254,293762–

20Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445753–

21Alabama, ALAL5,086,768721–

22Kansas, KSKS2,947,197693–

23Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634653–

24Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872629–

25Colorado, COCO5,862,189582–

26Missouri, MOMO6,191,814572–

27Delaware, DEDE1,021,191562–

28Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383534–

29District of Columbia, DCDC681,294443–

30Iowa, IAIA3,210,507358–

31Nevada, NVNV3,184,612354–

32Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801220–

33Nebraska, NENE1,978,707206–

34Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391182–

35Utah, UTUT3,392,331146–

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246145–

37Louisiana, LALA4,611,961128–

38South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225110–

39New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86885–

40West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37381–

41Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23577–

42Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82474–

43Wyoming, WYWY582,39770–

44North Dakota, NDND784,84158–

45South Dakota, SDSD907,42857–

46Alaska, AKAK735,70631–

47Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77928–

48Montana, MTMT1,116,8753–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest hmong population?

New York ranks #1 with 83,366 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by hmong population?

New York, Michigan, Texas, California, New Jersey.

How many states are in this ranking?

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