RANKING · 2024 ACS · 49 SHOWN OF 49

Largest Laotian population, US states

US states 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. California leads at 41,034. 49 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6,236, against an all-states median of 2,040.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLAOTIAN POPULATIONVS 2020

USUnited States0.1% of US population334,922,499173,695–

01California, CACA39,287,37741,034−28%

02Texas, TXTX30,188,42413,976−4%

03Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3837,410+6%

04Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4457,394−22%

05Washington, WAWA7,816,1166,864−21%

06Illinois, ILIL12,694,7986,022+31%

07Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075,973+19%

08North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4045,957+6%

09Florida, FLFL22,416,0775,786−7%

10Georgia, GAGA10,940,4075,430+2%

11Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914,680−15%

12Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564,424+16%

13Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084,404+77%

14Kansas, KSKS2,947,1974,251−17%

15Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934,062+0%

16Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8724,052+8%

17Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393,387+20%

18Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013,173+48%

19Virginia, VAVA8,705,1703,026−26%

20Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612,878−6%

21New York, NYNY19,852,3662,803+2%

22Utah, UTUT3,392,3312,428+25%

23Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,380−53%

24Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,061−14%

25Nevada, NVNV3,184,6122,040−4%

26Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,909−17%

27Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,839+26%

28Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,735−19%

29South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,690+2%

30Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351,640−3%

31Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,494+22%

32Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,114+4%

33Alaska, AKAK735,7061,010+25%

34Nebraska, NENE1,978,707989+19%

35Maryland, MDMD6,206,011940+10%

36Missouri, MOMO6,191,814811+27%

37Idaho, IDID1,934,262582−22%

38New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868515−36%

39Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824410−18%

40New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809256−29%

41South Dakota, SDSD907,428171−60%

42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246168−66%

43West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373133+39%

44Delaware, DEDE1,021,191109−56%

45Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77978+311%

46Vermont, VTVT647,10676+217%

47Maine, MEME1,387,81763+91%

48District of Columbia, DCDC681,29434+750%

49North Dakota, NDND784,84134−77%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest laotian population?

California ranks #1 with 41,034 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by laotian population?

California, Texas, Tennessee, Minnesota, Washington.

How many states are in this ranking?

49 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is laotian population measured?

Number of residents who are Laotian (Asian origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).