RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 47 SHOWN OF 47

Largest Hmong population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Hmong, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 99,591. 47 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 12,109, against an all-states median of 448.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPHMONG POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281305,525–

01California, CACA39,287,37799,591–

02Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44586,175–

03Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87254,019–

04North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40414,232–

05Michigan, MIMI10,077,7617,064–

06Alaska, AKAK735,7065,541–

07Georgia, GAGA10,940,4075,496–

08Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6345,244–

09Colorado, COCO5,862,1893,964–

10Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,716–

11Texas, TXTX30,188,4242,482–

12Washington, WAWA7,816,1162,433–

13Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,253–

14South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,941–

15Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,478–

16Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,443–

17Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,251–

18Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056859–

19Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639840–

20Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801827–

21Illinois, ILIL12,694,798774–

22Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383714–

23Indiana, ININ6,851,073563–

24Nevada, NVNV3,184,612448–

25Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824385–

26Ohio, OHOH11,810,293369–

27Utah, UTUT3,392,331357–

28Virginia, VAVA8,705,170280–

29Nebraska, NENE1,978,707279–

30Iowa, IAIA3,210,507260–

31New York, NYNY19,852,366224–

32Montana, MTMT1,116,875205–

33Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838139–

34Alabama, ALAL5,086,768133–

35Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508118–

36Idaho, IDID1,934,262107–

37New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80982–

38North Dakota, NDND784,84156–

39Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23542–

40Louisiana, LALA4,611,96134–

41Maryland, MDMD6,206,01129–

42West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37324–

43Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77919–

44New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86812–

45New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24611–

46Wyoming, WYWY582,3977–

47South Dakota, SDSD907,4285–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest hmong population?

California ranks #1 with 99,591 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by hmong population?

California, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Michigan.

How many states are in this ranking?

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

How is hmong population measured?

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