RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 50 SHOWN OF 50

Largest Laotian population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Laotian, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 3,479. 50 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 769, against an all-states median of 196.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLAOTIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,3773,479–

02New York, NYNY19,852,3662,559–

03Texas, TXTX30,188,4242,165–

04Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981,056–

05Georgia, GAGA10,940,407787–

06Ohio, OHOH11,810,293744–

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056699–

08Florida, FLFL22,416,077685–

09Washington, WAWA7,816,116667–

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,170656–

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639615–

12Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872560–

13Indiana, ININ6,851,073557–

14Michigan, MIMI10,077,761415–

15Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445409–

16Nebraska, NENE1,978,707407–

17New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809404–

18Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383351–

19Maryland, MDMD6,206,011348–

20Utah, UTUT3,392,331340–

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838337–

22Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634315–

23Colorado, COCO5,862,189237–

24Kansas, KSKS2,947,197230–

25Oregon, OROR4,254,293203–

26Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508188–

27Alabama, ALAL5,086,768158–

28North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404154–

29Missouri, MOMO6,191,814151–

30Iowa, IAIA3,210,507142–

31Montana, MTMT1,116,875107–

32Nevada, NVNV3,184,61289–

33Louisiana, LALA4,611,96172–

34Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23571–

35New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86850–

36Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82443–

37Alaska, AKAK735,70640–

38South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22538–

39Vermont, VTVT647,10636–

40Idaho, IDID1,934,26236–

41District of Columbia, DCDC681,29435–

42Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39127–

43Delaware, DEDE1,021,19124–

44New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24622–

45Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80118–

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77916–

47West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3736–

48Wyoming, WYWY582,3974–

49South Dakota, SDSD907,4284–

50Maine, MEME1,387,8172–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest laotian population?

California ranks #1 with 3,479 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by laotian population?

California, New York, Texas, Illinois, Georgia.

How many states are in this ranking?

50 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).