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Largest Thai population, US states

US states 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. California leads at 50,176. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6,891, against an all-states median of 1,529. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Connecticut, CT, up 10 places to #26.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTHAI POPULATIONVS 2020

USUnited States0.1% of US population334,922,499192,229–

01California, CACA39,287,37750,176−1%

02Florida, FLFL22,416,07714,540+9%

03Texas, TXTX30,188,42414,038+10%

04New York, NYNY19,852,36611,267−6%

05▲2Washington, WAWA7,816,1169,078+13%

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,1708,059−10%

07▼2Illinois, ILIL12,694,7987,526−19%

08Nevada, NVNV3,184,6126,813+6%

09▲4Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564,443+13%

10▲2North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4044,0930%

11▲4Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383,999+11%

12▼3Maryland, MDMD6,206,0113,798−26%

13▼3Georgia, GAGA10,940,4073,663−23%

14▼3Colorado, COCO5,862,1893,503−21%

15▼1Oregon, OROR4,254,2933,372−8%

16▲1Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393,2690%

17▲3Ohio, OHOH11,810,2933,204+12%

18▲1New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8092,983+4%

19▲7Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,455+14%

20▼2Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352,318−20%

21▲2Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612,225−16%

22▼6Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452,177−34%

23▲8Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,866+10%

24▲3Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,863−10%

25▼1Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,555−34%

26▲10Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081,529+49%

27▼2Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,525−35%

28▼7Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,469−46%

29South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,406−26%

30▼8Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,359−49%

31▲1Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,317−20%

32▼2Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,120−34%

33▼5Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,084−44%

34▲1Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,030−3%

35▲3Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,024+28%

36▼2Alaska, AKAK735,706901−31%

37Idaho, IDID1,934,262801−8%

38▼5Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824796−50%

39▲4Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779639+42%

40▲1New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246532−7%

41▼1Maine, MEME1,387,817478−23%

42▼3New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868379−41%

43▲7Vermont, VTVT647,106376+165%

44▲3North Dakota, NDND784,841367+36%

45▲1Montana, MTMT1,116,875362−5%

46▲5West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373312+120%

47▼3Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801267−35%

48District of Columbia, DCDC681,294252+25%

49▼4Delaware, DEDE1,021,191233−41%

50▼8South Dakota, SDSD907,428201−63%

51▼2Wyoming, WYWY582,397187−4%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest thai population?

California ranks #1 with 50,176 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by thai population?

California, Florida, Texas, New York, Washington.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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).