RANKING · 2024 ACS · 247 SHOWN OF 247

Largest Laotian population, California cities

California cities ranked by the number of residents who are Laotian, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 247 cities in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 247 is 37. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Oceanside, CA, up 202 places to #37.

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YEAR2020 2024

Largest Laotian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLAOTIAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01San Diego, CACA1,406,1064,649−5%

02▲1Fresno, CACA555,5494,446−8%

03▼1Sacramento, CACA536,4492,992−38%

04▲1Stockton, CACA324,5971,888+14%

05▲4San Jose, CACA989,8141,110−1%

06▼2Oakland, CACA440,8381,019−56%

07▲5Los Angeles, CACA3,869,089727−12%

08▲3Anaheim, CACA341,008726−22%

09▼3Richmond, CACA114,861724−56%

10▲9San Francisco, CACA826,079692+3%

11▲9Escondido, CACA146,030662+9%

12▲20Moreno Valley, CACA214,263589+55%

13▲2Santa Ana, CACA315,586546−26%

14▲75Lemon Grove, CACA27,936523+488%

15▲197Concord, CACA123,261412+3333%

16▲8Long Beach, CACA450,469412−19%

17▼9Elk Grove, CACA185,007402−67%

18▲24Hayward, CACA157,113360+30%

19▲6Santa Rosa, CACA179,437342−32%

20▼13Merced, CACA99,724325−79%

21▼8Modesto, CACA219,652325−59%

22▲11Garden Grove, CACA170,455321−10%

23▲104Westminster, CACA88,966306+580%

24▲16Vineyard, CACA43,751294+4%

25▲79Lathrop, CACA42,783287+304%

26▲17Lake Forest, CACA86,333286+4%

27▲12Lemon Hill, CACA15,312280−3%

28▼18Visalia, CACA146,541280−75%

29▲19Baldwin Park, CACA68,880270+16%

30▼8Fairfield, CACA122,489268−52%

31▼10Florin, CACA50,211264−55%

32▼14Rancho Cordova, CACA87,554253−64%

33Corning, CACA8,260240–

34▲74Tulare, CACA73,907229+232%

35▲12Linda, CACA23,871226−5%

36▲8Murrieta, CACA114,124225−18%

37▲202Oceanside, CACA170,483223+3086%

38Lemoore, CACA27,291213–

39▲16West Covina, CACA105,301209+11%

40▼13North Highlands, CACA47,957201−56%

41▲16Vallejo, CACA123,287200+15%

42▼14Riverside, CACA323,057198−55%

43Walnut, CACA27,316195–

44▼27Redding, CACA94,092185−74%

45▲32San Bernardino, CACA222,044177+64%

46▲15Ceres, CACA48,982167+10%

47▼12Bakersfield, CACA422,165164−50%

48Galt, CACA26,964158–

49▼19Menifee, CACA118,592151−62%

50Perris, CACA83,237151–

51▼6Corona, CACA161,734150−45%

52▲55Irvine, CACA318,764149+116%

53▼17Chula Vista, CACA275,533147−53%

54▲21Orange, CACA138,365135+18%

55Wildomar, CACA37,889134–

56▼4Benicia, CACA26,401133−34%

57▼31Pinole, CACA18,543124−73%

58▲59Fremont, CACA226,442112+104%

59▼22Porterville, CACA63,088112−62%

60▲19Martinez, CACA36,849111+8%

61Atwater, CACA32,133109–

62▲22Berkeley, CACA121,911109+17%

63▲113Santa Maria, CACA111,390109+374%

64Happy Valley, CACA5,944108–

65Yorba Linda, CACA65,632106–

66▲2French Valley, CACA45,269103−21%

67▼21Clovis, CACA129,347101−62%

68Coachella, CACA45,41198–

69▲18Pittsburg, CACA77,54298+7%

70Palo Alto, CACA67,60991–

71▲35Pasadena, CACA135,80491+30%

72Livermore, CACA83,45790–

73▼22San Marcos, CACA94,90890−58%

74Keyes, CACA5,57789–

75▲10Chico, CACA105,08188−5%

76▼18Fontana, CACA221,22388−47%

77▲63Buena Park, CACA81,74184+133%

78▲112Union City, CACA65,28281+350%

79▲31South Whittier, CACA55,65080+25%

80Rosamond, CACA21,47379–

81▲14Oxnard, CACA199,651770%

82▼22Newark, CACA47,89573−52%

83▲134Fort Irwin, CACA8,41969+527%

84Shasta Lake, CACA10,20868–

85Fountain Valley, CACA55,50867–

86▲58Manteca, CACA96,69367+91%

87San Gabriel, CACA38,18667–

88▲30Huntington Beach, CACA191,45164+25%

89▲130West Puente Valley, CACA22,49564+540%

90▲68Bellflower, CACA74,71962+121%

91▲116Cathedral City, CACA52,37562+377%

92▲101Citrus Heights, CACA86,34859+247%

93▲81Lakewood, CACA78,01059+157%

94▲54National City, CACA57,80759+74%

95Old Fig Garden, CACA5,50359–

96▲131Walnut Creek, CACA70,01259+556%

97▼66Hercules, CACA26,32658−85%

98▲48Lake Elsinore, CACA75,06758+71%

99Cerritos, CACA46,36757–

100Cypress, CACA48,78157–

101Mission Viejo, CACA90,48457–

102▼19Arden-Arcade, CACA94,99454−43%

103▲6Pomona, CACA147,80754−17%

104Poway, CACA49,18054–

105▲116Cotati, CACA7,34753+430%

106▼77Tracy, CACA101,90153−87%

107▲6Montclair, CACA37,56352−12%

108▼41Rodeo, CACA8,97652−61%

109Sunnyvale, CACA156,57752–

110▲123San Leandro, CACA85,35350+525%

111▼18Stanton, CACA40,16150−37%

112Novato, CACA51,94748–

113▲123Garden Acres, CACA10,66746+475%

114Laguna Niguel, CACA64,10746–

115▲99Rocklin, CACA76,82142+282%

116▲14Temecula, CACA114,865420%

117▼1Redlands, CACA74,12841−27%

118▲21Dublin, CACA71,60240+8%

119▲52Hawthorne, CACA82,74140+60%

120▼64Vista, CACA98,27440−78%

121▲65Eastvale, CACA70,59439+105%

122▲94Santa Clara, CACA133,44639+255%

123San Ramon, CACA86,20938–

124Alameda, CACA76,87637–

125▲60Olivehurst, CACA18,44436+89%

126Kerman, CACA17,55335–

127▲93La Puente, CACA36,42335+250%

128▼14Salida, CACA13,90035−40%

129Santa Monica, CACA90,08235–

130▲71Santa Clarita, CACA228,43034+113%

131Chino Hills, CACA77,51933–

132Fort Bragg, CACA6,94633–

133▲17Laguna Woods, CACA16,84433+6%

134Las Flores CDP (Orange County), CACA5,51332–

135▲56Lompoc, CACA43,31531+82%

136▲45Palermo, CACA5,26631+55%

137▼114Rohnert Park, CACA44,81131−94%

138▲25Tustin, CACA77,84331+15%

139▼16Daly City, CACA101,26130−39%

140Folsom, CACA91,98330–

141▼68Roseville, CACA167,30230−75%

142▲52Coalinga, CACA17,28129+71%

143▲9Delano, CACA52,33429−3%

144Lake of the Pines, CACA5,46129–

145▲12Santa Cruz, CACA61,79728−3%

146▼64Imperial Beach, CACA25,20627−71%

147▲19Upland, CACA79,44627+4%

148▼37Windsor, CACA25,86427−56%

149▼84Parkway, CACA15,39726−81%

150San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63626–

151Gilroy, CACA60,76425–

152▼71Vacaville, CACA103,85025−74%

153Anderson, CACA11,13124–

154Lodi, CACA69,10024−17%

155▲88Port Hueneme, CACA20,98724+300%

156▼78El Monte, CACA105,07523−78%

157▼33Rowland Heights, CACA45,91123−51%

158South San Gabriel, CACA7,92323–

159▲59University of California-Davis, CACA8,69623+109%

160▲18Corcoran, CACA22,358220%

161▲87Temple City, CACA35,12522+340%

162Nipomo, CACA17,51621–

163West Modesto, CACA5,97821–

164▼130West Sacramento, CACA56,21621−94%

165Carlsbad, CACA112,26020–

166Petaluma, CACA59,68820–

167▼91Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,77920−82%

168Victorville, CACA141,39520–

169▼103Brea, CACA47,26019−86%

170▼80Monterey Park, CACA57,45719−78%

171Rosemead, CACA49,41019–

172▼100Santee, CACA58,20519−85%

173Waterford, CACA9,25819–

174Glendale, CACA187,16018–

175▼81Lancaster, CACA170,08418−77%

176▼90Milpitas, CACA78,59618−80%

177Willows, CACA6,11618–

178▲45La Mesa, CACA59,91417+89%

179Myrtletown, CACA5,32217–

180▼89Oroville East, CACA7,50416−82%

181▼85Covina, CACA49,40415−81%

182Jamul, CACA6,57415–

183▼6Norwalk, CACA97,10415−32%

184Riverbank, CACA26,55715–

185▼171San Pablo, CACA31,67815−98%

186▲43Banning, CACA31,85214+75%

187▲8Eastern Goleta Valley, CACA28,29514−18%

188▼138Franklin CDP (Merced County), CACA7,39214−94%

189Hanford, CACA62,22914–

190▲40Ontario, CACA187,01314+75%

191Rio Vista, CACA10,52314–

192▼24Simi Valley, CACA124,86114−44%

193▼119Alhambra, CACA79,82013−89%

194▼57Castro Valley, CACA65,00113−66%

195Lomita, CACA19,72413–

196Redondo Beach, CACA67,28113–

197▼42Burbank, CACA102,98812−59%

198East Foothills, CACA7,13912–

199▼98El Cajon, CACA101,75512−84%

200Discovery Bay, CACA14,91111–

201Hacienda Heights, CACA54,29111–

202▼161Rosemont, CACA23,76611−96%

203Cameron Park, CACA18,31510–

204▼82Cherryland, CACA14,14310−80%

205Danville, CACA43,30210–

206▲45El Centro, CACA44,38210+400%

207▼87El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), CACA16,29410−80%

208Grover Beach, CACA12,45610–

209▼112Morgan Hill, CACA45,62510−87%

210▲30Redwood City, CACA82,17810+43%

211▼28San Lorenzo, CACA29,17110−50%

212▼43Suisun City, CACA29,45410−60%

213▼98Arcadia, CACA54,1179−84%

214Castaic, CACA17,9999–

215▲13Los Gatos, CACA32,5769+13%

216Adelanto, CACA38,7988–

217Aliso Viejo, CACA49,8448–

218Bell Gardens, CACA37,3678–

219East San Gabriel, CACA23,4108–

220▼117El Cerrito, CACA26,1218−89%

221Scotts Valley, CACA11,6528–

222Bay Point, CACA24,2317–

223▼104California City, CACA13,3007−86%

224Carson, CACA90,8087–

225▼17Chowchilla, CACA18,7307−46%

226Jurupa Valley, CACA107,3117–

227Livingston, CACA14,6907–

228▼18Mayfair, CACA5,0447−42%

229▼124Albany, CACA19,1956−92%

230▼63Davis, CACA66,1106−76%

231▼71Ridgecrest, CACA28,3336−79%

232▲13Wasco, CACA26,52560%

233Avenal, CACA13,4794–

234▼3Camp Pendleton South, CACA15,7664−50%

235▲6Foster City, CACA32,4114−43%

236Palm Springs, CACA45,3154–

237Seal Beach, CACA24,0754–

238▼104Signal Hill, CACA11,1534−90%

239Yucca Valley, CACA21,8874–

240Madera, CACA69,0173–

241Monterey, CACA28,9533–

242Saranap, CACA5,6623–

243▼181Eureka, CACA25,3042−99%

244▼83San Rafael, CACA59,4102−93%

245McKinleyville, CACA17,1131–

246▲6Malibu, CACA9,57410%

247▼102Torrance, CACA138,3911−97%

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