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Largest Laotian population, California counties

California counties 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 43 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 43 is 258. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Kings County, CA, up 18 places to #22.

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Largest Laotian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLAOTIAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01▲1San Diego County, CACA3,282,2486,796−9%

02▲1Fresno County, CACA1,035,4565,249−13%

03▼2Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4605,109−50%

04▲2Orange County, CACA3,149,5073,2480%

05▲2Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9342,795−13%

06▲2San Joaquin County, CACA823,8152,673+13%

07▲2Riverside County, CACA2,544,9162,271+6%

08▼4Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0702,265−46%

09▼4Alameda County, CACA1,636,6302,010−39%

10▲2Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3911,400+6%

11▲5San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091733−25%

12▲2Stanislaus County, CACA557,719712−38%

13▲5San Francisco County, CACA826,079692+3%

14▼3Tulare County, CACA485,146686−61%

15Solano County, CACA455,376650−39%

16▼3Sonoma County, CACA486,444538−59%

17▼7Merced County, CACA297,260455−77%

18▼1Shasta County, CACA181,648429−49%

19▲9Tehama County, CACA64,665302+154%

20▼1Kern County, CACA927,068296−48%

21Yuba County, CACA88,691262−32%

22▲18Kings County, CACA154,327258+1073%

23▼3Butte County, CACA209,211182−55%

24▲2Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065156+1%

25▲12Siskiyou County, CACA42,013138+229%

26▼1Placer County, CACA442,081123−21%

27▼4Ventura County, CACA830,851119−48%

28▲1Glenn County, CACA28,14165−45%

29▲10San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36762+107%

30▲1Marin County, CACA253,69450−40%

31▼9Yolo County, CACA224,41050−87%

32▼2San Mateo County, CACA743,56844−50%

33▼6Humboldt County, CACA131,64738−75%

34▼1San Benito County, CACA70,08236−44%

35Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85236−40%

36Mendocino County, CACA88,12233−40%

37Nevada County, CACA101,91129–

38▲10Imperial County, CACA181,41115+650%

39▲4El Dorado County, CACA192,32310−29%

40▼16Madera County, CACA167,92710−94%

41▲1Del Norte County, CACA26,4103−79%

42▲4Monterey County, CACA433,7293−50%

43▲4Trinity County, CACA15,7203−50%

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