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Largest Thai population, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are Thai, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA leads at 26,238. 609 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 6 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR20202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPTHAI POPULATIONVS 2020
USUnited States0.1% of US population334,922,499192,229
01Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44126,238−9%
02New York, NYNY20,112,44811,194+8%
03Washington, DCDC6,465,7247,731−18%
04Seattle, WAWA4,161,8837,259+33%
05San Francisco, CACA4,630,0417,195+17%
06Chicago, ILIL9,434,1236,593−18%
07Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2266,170+6%
08Riverside, CACA4,769,0074,582+15%
09Dallas, TXTX8,477,1574,448−11%
10Houston, TXTX7,904,6274,340+23%
11Miami, FLFL6,391,0723,681−9%
12San Diego, CACA3,282,2483,594+25%
13Boston, MAMA5,034,2213,572+13%
14Tampa, FLFL3,418,8952,926+12%
15Portland, OROR2,542,2822,925+10%
16Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9382,615+9%
17Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1821,995−42%
18Denver, COCO3,092,0371,982−19%
19Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1181,853−4%
20San Jose, CACA1,984,4731,843+7%
21Orlando, FLFL2,957,6721,841+73%
22San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1401,761+40%
23Honolulu, HIHI988,7031,548−25%
24Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2951,544−23%
25Sacramento, CACA2,477,2741,375−31%
26Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7811,336−33%
27Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2131,295−11%
28Austin, TXTX2,620,9451,233+28%
29Detroit, MIMI4,390,9131,221−0%
30Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6821,208−39%
31Crestview, FLFL315,0981,071−3%
32St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4211,009−15%
33Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830868−16%
34Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685838+66%
35Rochester, NYNY1,056,149779−10%
36Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010777−2%
37Palm Bay, FLFL663,982763+50%
38Oxnard, CACA830,851717+10%
39Columbus, OHOH2,242,028705−17%
40Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695699−7%
41Nashville, TNTN2,197,416699−60%
42Omaha, NENE1,009,836681−32%
43Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992671+5%
44North Port, FLFL948,158666+46%
45Vallejo, CACA455,376663−23%
46Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500641+8%
47Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775630+32%
48Merced, CACA297,260623+143%
49Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377623−26%
50Anchorage, AKAK405,821597−43%
51Ogden, UTUT672,784587−31%
52Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720585+23%
53Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813573−30%
54Fresno, CACA1,203,383562+22%
55Albany, NYNY915,835521+45%
56Deltona, FLFL746,933519+9%
57Richmond, VAVA1,389,338513−1%
58Champaign, ILIL239,979511+10%
59New Haven, CTCT578,741511
60Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858507−12%
61Reno, NVNV578,734489−15%
62Des Moines, IAIA758,539486−62%
63Durham, NCNC625,485473+4%
64Madison, WIWI709,685473+34%
65Providence, RIRI1,708,161473−18%
66Fayetteville, ARAR622,177469+27%
67Bridgeport, CTCT978,179454
68Lakeland, FLFL874,790452+23%
69Wichita, KSKS663,809449−4%
70Greenville, SCSC1,014,101403+242%
71Fort Wayne, ININ466,258401−16%
72Santa Rosa, CACA486,444391+33%
73Boise City, IDID864,243385−13%
74Dayton, OHOH826,554384+121%
75Greensboro, NCNC805,945370−18%
76Hilo, HIHI210,043369−33%
77Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721362+29%
78Lexington Park, MDMD211,176361+244%
79Albuquerque, NMNM925,279357−10%
80Spokane, WAWA608,012353−24%
81Little Rock, ARAR777,607343+24%
82Bakersfield, CACA927,068342+34%
83Springfield, MOMO500,694333+1010%
84Boulder, COCO328,560331−29%
85Columbus, GAGA324,830331+53%
86Fort Collins, COCO377,292330+86%
87Kahului, HIHI160,674322+76%
88Colorado Springs, COCO781,796315−43%
89Lincoln, NENE352,081313−52%
90Portland, MEME577,635306−8%
91Stockton, CACA823,815306−48%
92Columbia, SCSC879,918305−40%
93Hickory, NCNC376,890301−16%
94Killeen, TXTX511,497296−14%
95Barnstable, MAMA233,539290+277%
96Huntsville, ALAL556,444267−12%
97Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766264−13%
98Hartford, CTCT1,171,426260
99Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102260−25%
100Lacey, WAWA304,261252−60%
101Fayetteville, NCNC395,412249−40%
102Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273247+14%
103Shreveport, LALA383,474241+271%
104Norwich, CTCT284,015235
105Athens, GAGA224,148233+89%
106Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653226−76%
107Lafayette, ININ228,468225+19%
108Cape Coral, FLFL875,607224−36%
109Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206223+59%
110Allentown, PAPA887,615220−40%
111Panama City, FLFL231,174220+2%
112Greeley, COCO378,426217−43%
113Augusta, GAGA641,231211+154%
114Clarksville, TNTN349,001211+120%
115Manchester, NHNH433,415211+73%
116Worcester, MAMA888,502210−41%
117Syracuse, NYNY652,273209−53%
118Akron, OHOH701,780207+118%
119Gulfport, MSMS431,329206+76%
120Harrisburg, PAPA617,427204+162%
121Burlington, VTVT227,803200+488%
122St. George, UTUT213,670200+1329%
123Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657197+19%
124Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214196−22%
125Knoxville, TNTN968,137194−53%
126New Orleans, LALA970,849194−37%
127Asheville, NCNC422,345191−24%
128Columbia, MOMO219,062191+3083%
129Eugene, OROR381,584191+21%
130Greenville, NCNC182,936191
131Memphis, TNTN1,341,412191+198%
132Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645189−34%
133Salinas, CACA433,729189−62%
134Pottsville, PAPA145,085187+790%
135Toledo, OHOH599,376186−38%
136Warner Robins, GAGA208,091186+170%
137Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047182+86%
138Spartanburg, SCSC407,656182−34%
139Santa Maria, CACA442,065178−36%
140Wichita Falls, TXTX149,448176+232%
141Rochester, MNMN231,184172+4%
142Baton Rouge, LALA888,699168+73%
143Goldsboro, NCNC122,278168+124%
144Lexington, KYKY535,174167+204%
145Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552166+155%
146Plainview, TXTX36,700153
147Amarillo, TXTX276,235150−64%
148Valdosta, GAGA153,276150−14%
149Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377148−3%
150Ukiah, CACA88,122147+425%
151Sandusky, OHOH112,777145+237%
152Bellingham, WAWA236,392144−49%
153Sebastian, FLFL172,799144+162%
154Bremerton, WAWA283,374143−32%
155Visalia, CACA485,146142+15%
156Pittsburg, KSKS39,008141+66%
157Salem, OROR445,814138−19%
158Tallahassee, FLFL397,442138−55%
159El Paso, TXTX881,291137−3%
160San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367136+16%
161Fargo, NDND269,528134−13%
162Flint, MIMI401,093134+31%
163South Bend, ININ324,538133+102%
164Santa Cruz, CACA258,852130−48%
165Kennewick, WAWA324,334129+55%
166Dover, DEDE194,786128−15%
167Manhattan, KSKS136,122128−35%
168Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191127−11%
169Longview, TXTX297,315126+114%
170Fairbanks, AKAK93,972126+11%
171Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551126+163%
172Kingston, NYNY183,330123+1018%
173Naples, FLFL417,131123−13%
174Ocala, FLFL442,660123+37%
175Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212123+17%
176Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864122−47%
177Springfield, MAMA464,338122+160%
178Branson, MOMO57,001122+103%
179Bismarck, NDND139,750119+3867%
180Huntington, WVWV365,965119+1222%
181Auburn, ALAL208,013115+721%
182College Station, TXTX287,476114+100%
183Savannah, GAGA438,314114−61%
184Youngstown, OHOH423,678114+90%
185Burlington, NCNC186,177113+31%
186Hagerstown, MDMD315,280111+693%
187Albert Lea, MNMN30,440111−53%
188Corvallis, OROR97,728110−57%
189Lawrence, KSKS120,920110+86%
190Moscow, IDID41,842109+3533%
191Campbellsville, KYKY38,407109+3533%
192Helena, MTMT97,153108+10700%
193Lansing, MIMI479,722108−70%
194Redding, CACA181,648106+136%
195Yuba City, CACA187,478104−15%
196Jackson, MSMS609,847103+49%
197Pocatello, IDID91,591103+203%
198Lynchburg, VAVA269,169102−5%
199Willmar, MNMN44,720101−28%
200Watertown, NYNY111,540100+456%
201Truckee, CACA101,91199+41%
202Winchester, VAVA152,33299−21%
203Louisville, KYKY1,402,50999−91%
204Rice Lake, WIWI46,48498+63%
205Oxford, ALAL115,83496+60%
206Wilmington, NCNC492,77296+380%
207Weirton, WVWV112,46896+586%
208Missoula, MTMT128,69895−50%
209Pensacola, FLFL544,94995−54%
210Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28593−53%
211Roanoke, VAVA316,54793−35%
212Utica, NYNY285,61193−89%
213Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96692−77%
214Sebring, FLFL111,12292
215Big Spring, TXTX30,50491+122%
216Amherst, MAMA164,06590−34%
217Green Bay, WIWI336,75689+162%
218Rockford, ILIL337,24288−60%
219Shawnee, OKOK75,10287−28%
220Gainesville, GAGA226,56887+988%
221Mobile, ALAL411,65886−73%
222Paris, TXTX63,31986
223Chambersburg, PAPA160,65285−22%
224Rifle, COCO80,09984−18%
225Charlottesville, VAVA228,59783+177%
226Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36883−33%
227Bay City, MIMI102,12382
228Laramie, WYWY38,55882+1071%
229Hanford, CACA154,32781+125%
230Breckenridge, COCO39,06981+5%
231Tahlequah, OKOK49,19680−27%
232Kapaa, HIHI73,40079−25%
233Slidell, LALA279,10878+26%
234Austin, MNMN40,97178+105%
235Trenton, NJNJ399,28977+3%
236Charleston, SCSC889,26376−58%
237Sioux City, IAIA145,73875+295%
238Iowa City, IAIA182,71175−62%
239Richmond, KYKY131,80675+213%
240Grants Pass, OROR87,86774+106%
241Abilene, TXTX185,42973+508%
242Blacksburg, VAVA181,61673+128%
243Garden City, KSKS37,50572+89%
244Beckley, WVWV109,94071
245Tupelo, MSMS133,16771+3%
246Jacksonville, NCNC217,17571+788%
247Medford, OROR221,79571−71%
248Modesto, CACA557,71970−29%
249Napa, CACA132,94968−9%
250Amsterdam, NYNY50,04668+467%
251Marion, OHOH65,11567+3250%
252Rome, GAGA101,37867
253Sherman, TXTX153,61367+272%
254Racine, WIWI198,91966+47%
255Lake Charles, LALA244,65565−16%
256Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44264+121%
257Marshalltown, IAIA39,89064
258Lancaster, PAPA563,15964−54%
259Lawton, OKOK127,59064+52%
260Bend, OROR266,37663−66%
261Provo, UTUT773,42661−79%
262Key West, FLFL80,40661+27%
263Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66660+122%
264Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15560−25%
265Montgomery, ALAL388,74760−73%
266The Villages, FLFL157,77259+59%
267Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66658
268Alexandria, LALA147,95257+2750%
269Lubbock, TXTX368,43157−71%
270Minot, NDND75,69457+200%
271Dixon, ILIL32,91456
272Albany, OROR132,84356+5500%
273Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63855−69%
274Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08354
275Lebanon, MOMO36,94352
276Lebanon, NHNH224,50052−87%
277Waco, TXTX308,80751+42%
278Erie, PAPA265,83251+76%
279Springfield, OHOH135,34051+219%
280Beaumont, TXTX399,31050−12%
281Pullman, WAWA48,51250−63%
282Columbus, ININ85,72950
283Las Cruces, NMNM229,09150+85%
284Oshkosh, WIWI174,21850+194%
285LaGrange, GAGA107,09749
286Sonora, CACA53,16049+4800%
287Hot Springs, ARAR99,69549
288Ames, IAIA128,09048−46%
289Odessa, TXTX173,80148+4700%
290Waterloo, IAIA169,18948−81%
291York, PAPA473,19748−61%
292Chico, CACA209,21147−44%
293Fremont, OHOH58,65547+370%
294Alamosa, COCO27,89646
295Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91246
296Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79145
297Crescent City, CACA26,41044+132%
298Elko, NVNV56,68244+33%
299Oxford, MSMS71,97244+159%
300Grand Junction, COCO162,84544+91%
301Charleston, WVWV200,17043+617%
302Florence, SCSC201,39243+139%
303Brattleboro, VTVT45,20443+378%
304Concord, NHNH158,07843+975%
305Storm Lake, IAIA20,44943−71%
306Juneau city and, AKAK31,60942+56%
307Hammond, LALA141,34641
308Appleton, WIWI249,87640+43%
309Alamogordo, NMNM70,36840+74%
310Aberdeen, SDSD41,58339−83%
311Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15439
312Lake City, FLFL74,09439+200%
313McAllen, TXTX921,54939+105%
314Port Angeles, WAWA78,20239+550%
315Decatur, ALAL160,32639−42%
316Waterbury, CTCT463,34939
317Topeka, KSKS233,05238+100%
318DuBois, PAPA78,10037−23%
319Rapid City, SDSD156,93437−29%
320Altus, OKOK24,76437−37%
321Arkansas City, KSKS34,38237+363%
322Cambridge, MDMD33,62837+640%
323Eureka, CACA131,64736−43%
324Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52736+227%
325Greenville, MSMS40,44636
326Jefferson, GAGA99,26536
327Ozark, ALAL49,91236−58%
328Joplin, MOMO208,79636−20%
329Clearlake, CACA67,77236
330Chattanooga, TNTN594,53035−52%
331Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06035+400%
332Lewiston, MEME116,48735+1067%
333Easton, MDMD38,23834
334Holland, MIMI123,18834+143%
335Sedalia, MOMO44,25434+467%
336Houma, LALA199,66834
337San Angelo, TXTX122,06534+89%
338Santa Fe, NMNM156,90734−31%
339Stevens Point, WIWI71,94334−19%
340Bozeman, MTMT128,74033−77%
341Dothan, ALAL156,26633+83%
342Muskegon, MIMI177,90133+230%
343Staunton, VAVA129,69233−33%
344Olean, NYNY75,39032+433%
345Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83831
346Hermitage, PAPA107,86031
347Decatur, ILIL99,30031−9%
348Pittsfield, MAMA128,22431−63%
349Kingsland, GAGA60,14331−9%
350North Platte, NENE33,97230+20%
351Torrington, CTCT114,69030
352Wilson, NCNC81,15030−47%
353Daphne, ALAL267,76130−68%
354Corning, NYNY91,85529+383%
355Shelby, NCNC103,32529+21%
356Laredo, TXTX281,22429−56%
357Effingham, ILIL44,72728
358Marion, ILIL67,22528
359Seaford, DEDE277,14028−72%
360Ottawa, ILIL145,90228+0%
361Jefferson City, MOMO152,71228+1300%
362Kalispell, MTMT115,42927+59%
363Davenport, IAIA380,45227−87%
364Janesville, WIWI166,47227+35%
365Huron, SDSD19,62426
366Dodge City, KSKS33,99326
367Ithaca, NYNY104,04726−77%
368Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55325+1150%
369Cedar City, UTUT67,14125
370Monroe, MIMI156,00424+41%
371Klamath Falls, OROR70,27424
372Mansfield, OHOH124,89324−64%
373State College, PAPA157,39324−56%
374Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09724
375Evansville, ININ273,78623−72%
376Sunbury, PAPA107,78823+2200%
377Springfield, ILIL206,03322−77%
378Lima, OHOH100,88122−27%
379Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11822
380Weatherford, OKOK39,05921−68%
381Pahrump, NVNV57,33621−9%
382Port Townsend, WAWA33,97021+600%
383Sandpoint, IDID54,42021−69%
384Bangor, MEME157,96721−73%
385Duluth, MNMN281,21921+31%
386Fort Smith, ARAR234,14021−94%
387Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97521−63%
388Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24521
389Elmira, NYNY80,41520+11%
390Hillsdale, MIMI45,73820+900%
391Ketchikan, AKAK13,54920+300%
392Laconia, NHNH65,14720
393Las Vegas, NMNM30,31120
394Lufkin, TXTX88,15420−9%
395Palestine, TXTX59,80520
396Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02520+233%
397Sevierville, TNTN101,34220
398Sumter, SCSC105,06720+54%
399Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85020+43%
400Meridian, MSMS85,41920
401Fallon, NVNV25,85119
402St. Simons, GAGA118,52419−51%
403Ada, OKOK38,52819
404Enterprise, ALAL56,95319+90%
405Vicksburg, MSMS41,75919
406East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17919
407Muncie, ININ113,10619+90%
408Celina, OHOH42,73719
409McPherson, KSKS30,06419
410Brownsville, TXTX433,94618
411Corsicana, TXTX57,18118+200%
412Edwards, COCO54,29118
413Elk City, OKOK22,15918
414Kinston, NCNC55,83718
415Roswell, NMNM63,36418
416Lafayette, LALA423,75818−72%
417Reading, PAPA440,07218+50%
418Scranton, PAPA574,41818+13%
419Angola, ININ34,79918+125%
420Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03518+6%
421Binghamton, NYNY243,18917−88%
422Bowling Green, KYKY197,18017−87%
423Albany, GAGA145,51017−78%
424Mountain Home, IDID29,46517+31%
425Warrensburg, MOMO56,67017−53%
426Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66917−19%
427Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48617
428Cleveland, TNTN134,05716
429Kearney, NENE57,96216−47%
430Monroe, LALA222,39016
431Salina, KSKS59,12116−90%
432Elkhart, ININ208,77416−41%
433Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79516−84%
434La Crosse, WIWI171,18216−33%
435Boone, NCNC54,78616+433%
436Brenham, TXTX38,28816
437Platteville, WIWI52,44616+7%
438Greenfield, MAMA70,69815−25%
439Kingsville, TXTX30,31515−68%
440Marquette, MIMI68,06415−57%
441Russellville, ARAR84,93215−40%
442Gettysburg, PAPA107,59415−35%
443Johnson City, TNTN216,41615
444Niles, MIMI152,44415−52%
445Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30215
446Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19315+0%
447Carbondale, ILIL52,50115−25%
448Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13815
449Bloomington, ININ165,23114−56%
450Dickinson, NDND39,14214+8%
451Emporia, KSKS34,83814
452Pella, IAIA34,19214
453Pontiac, ILIL35,05714
454Portsmouth, OHOH71,36514
455Glens Falls, NYNY124,37314+100%
456Hinesville, GAGA91,87014−30%
457Johnstown, PAPA128,96814
458Peoria, ILIL363,50514−48%
459Milledgeville, GAGA44,02914−46%
460Sheridan, WYWY33,24114
461Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08113+1200%
462Pueblo, COCO169,27713−59%
463Saginaw, MIMI187,68813
464Middlesborough, KYKY22,82913
465Oil City, PAPA49,34613+18%
466Oneonta, NYNY60,58913+225%
467Durant, OKOK51,36712+50%
468Kerrville, TXTX54,03712+140%
469Spearfish, SDSD29,45912
470Yuma, AZAZ224,44912−73%
471Lebanon, PAPA146,38012−50%
472Morristown, TNTN128,86712−61%
473Terre Haute, ININ169,24112−81%
474Twin Falls, IDID123,90112
475Sturgis, MIMI60,96812+71%
476Farmington, MOMO67,80911−91%
477Casper, WYWY80,52611−61%
478Frankfort, KYKY77,87411
479Marinette, WIWI65,51511−31%
480Payson, AZAZ53,80111
481Kankakee, ILIL105,52511+57%
482St. Cloud, MNMN205,85411−54%
483Cambridge, OHOH38,37911+38%
484Miami, OKOK30,43811+57%
485Sidney, OHOH48,06511
486Bishop, CACA18,15810+150%
487Canton, OHOH400,24610−81%
488Danville, KYKY56,98510
489Jesup, GAGA32,48110
490Lumberton, NCNC119,94110
491Marshall, MNMN25,68410−96%
492Tullahoma, TNTN69,33910
493Athens, OHOH63,19710−58%
494Brainerd, MNMN100,56210−58%
495Centralia, ILIL36,38210
496Hastings, NENE40,57710+100%
497Ontario, OROR60,08510+67%
498Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2159−18%
499Durango, COCO56,8989
500Norwalk, OHOH58,2509
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest thai population?

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks #1 with 26,238 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by thai population?

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

609 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is thai population measured?

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