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 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 56,678. 50 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6,987, against an all-states median of 2,132.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLAOTIAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281192,929–

01California, CACA39,287,37756,678–

02Texas, TXTX30,188,42414,554–

03Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4459,516–

04Washington, WAWA7,816,1168,703–

05Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3836,991–

06Florida, FLFL22,416,0776,213–

07North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4045,602–

08Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3915,497–

09Georgia, GAGA10,940,4075,300–

10Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975,121–

11Oregon, OROR4,254,2935,050–

12Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075,034–

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,7984,589–

14Virginia, VAVA8,705,1704,092–

15Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934,059–

16Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563,810–

17Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723,767–

18Michigan, MIMI10,077,7613,053–

19Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6392,812–

20New York, NYNY19,852,3662,758–

21Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082,493–

22Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,399–

23Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,301–

24Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8012,147–

25Colorado, COCO5,862,1892,135–

26Nevada, NVNV3,184,6122,128–

27Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,937–

28Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351,694–

29South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,658–

30Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,454–

31Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,224–

32Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,070–

33Maryland, MDMD6,206,011852–

34Nebraska, NENE1,978,707829–

35Alaska, AKAK735,706811–

36New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868800–

37Idaho, IDID1,934,262747–

38Missouri, MOMO6,191,814638–

39Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824498–

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246495–

41South Dakota, SDSD907,428431–

42New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809361–

43Delaware, DEDE1,021,191249–

44North Dakota, NDND784,841151–

45West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37396–

46Montana, MTMT1,116,87552–

47Maine, MEME1,387,81733–

48Vermont, VTVT647,10624–

49Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77919–

50District of Columbia, DCDC681,2944–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest laotian population?

California ranks #1 with 56,678 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by laotian population?

California, Texas, Minnesota, Washington, Tennessee.

How many states are in this ranking?

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

How is laotian population measured?

Number of residents who are Laotian (Asian origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.