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. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Connecticut, CT, up 8 places to #13.

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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%

03▲2Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3837,410+6%

04▼1Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4457,394−22%

05▼1Washington, WAWA7,816,1166,864−21%

06▲7Illinois, ILIL12,694,7986,022+31%

07▲5Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075,973+19%

08▼1North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4045,957+6%

09▼3Florida, FLFL22,416,0775,786−7%

10▼1Georgia, GAGA10,940,4075,430+2%

11▼3Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914,680−15%

12▲4Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564,424+16%

13▲8Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084,404+77%

14▼4Kansas, KSKS2,947,1974,251−17%

15Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934,0620%

16▲1Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8724,052+8%

17▲2Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393,387+20%

18▲6Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013,173+48%

19▼5Virginia, VAVA8,705,1703,026−26%

20▼2Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612,878−6%

21▼1New York, NYNY19,852,3662,803+2%

22▲5Utah, UTUT3,392,3312,428+25%

23▼12Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,380−53%

24▼2Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,061−14%

25▲1Nevada, NVNV3,184,6122,040−4%

26▼3Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,909−17%

27▲3Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,839+26%

28▼3Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,735−19%

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

30▼2Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351,640−3%

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

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

33▲2Alaska, AKAK735,7061,010+25%

34Nebraska, NENE1,978,707989+19%

35▼2Maryland, MDMD6,206,011940+10%

36▲2Missouri, MOMO6,191,814811+27%

37Idaho, IDID1,934,262582−22%

38▼2New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868515−36%

39Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824410−18%

40▲2New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809256−29%

41South Dakota, SDSD907,428171−60%

42▼2New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246168−66%

43▲2West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373133+39%

44▼1Delaware, DEDE1,021,191109−56%

45▲4Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77978+311%

46▲2Vermont, VTVT647,10676+217%

47Maine, MEME1,387,81763+91%

48▲2District of Columbia, DCDC681,29434+750%

49▼5North Dakota, NDND784,84134−77%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · 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).