RANKING · 2024 ACS · 30 SHOWN OF 30

Largest Laotian population, New York cities

New York 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 30 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 18. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Fort Drum, NY, up 11 places to #12.

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Largest Laotian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLAOTIAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01New York, NYNY8,584,629686−3%

02▲1Rochester, NYNY206,108376+19%

03▲4Johnson City, NYNY14,580330+523%

04▲1Binghamton, NYNY46,418197+101%

05▼3Buffalo, NYNY274,613148−56%

06Jamestown, NYNY27,66386–

07North Wantagh, NYNY11,94069–

08Yonkers, NYNY212,60347–

09Springs, NYNY9,16343–

10Syracuse, NYNY144,89639+3%

11▲5Endicott, NYNY13,06837+85%

12▲11Fort Drum, NYNY16,06524+200%

13Spring Valley, NYNY34,48220–

14▲3Irondequoit, NYNY50,65719−5%

15South Huntington, NYNY9,77918–

16Tonawanda, NYNY14,84817–

17▼11Schenectady, NYNY69,47115−80%

18Fort Salonga, NYNY10,19914–

19▼15Greece, NYNY13,94314−87%

20Cortland, NYNY17,39412–

21Brighton, NYNY36,83411–

22▲6Brockport, NYNY7,73610+43%

23Watertown, NYNY23,5179–

24Peekskill, NYNY25,8918–

25▼14Cheektowaga, NYNY76,0566−82%

26▼4Newburgh, NYNY28,0596−57%

27Elmira, NYNY26,0895–

28Firthcliffe, NYNY5,4325–

29▲2Batavia, NYNY15,1682−33%

30▼17Ithaca, NYNY33,6321−96%

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