RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Thai population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Thai, 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 50,885. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 7,177, against an all-states median of 2,152.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTHAI POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281204,150–

01California, CACA39,287,37750,885–

02Florida, FLFL22,416,07713,384–

03Texas, TXTX30,188,42412,818–

04New York, NYNY19,852,36612,038–

05Illinois, ILIL12,694,7989,242–

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,1708,918–

07Washington, WAWA7,816,1168,005–

08Nevada, NVNV3,184,6126,438–

09Maryland, MDMD6,206,0115,147–

10Georgia, GAGA10,940,4074,782–

11Colorado, COCO5,862,1894,458–

12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4044,087–

13Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563,922–

14Oregon, OROR4,254,2933,669–

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383,607–

16Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453,318–

17Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393,272–

18Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352,900–

19New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8092,881–

20Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932,872–

21Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832,741–

22Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072,669–

23Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612,647–

24Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,357–

25Utah, UTUT3,392,3312,357–

26Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,152–

27Indiana, ININ6,851,0732,077–

28Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,923–

29South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,912–

30Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,697–

31Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,692–

32Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,647–

33Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,592–

34Alaska, AKAK735,7061,313–

35Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,067–

36Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081,027–

37Idaho, IDID1,934,262871–

38Louisiana, LALA4,611,961800–

39New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868640–

40Maine, MEME1,387,817624–

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246572–

42South Dakota, SDSD907,428544–

43Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779449–

44Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801412–

45Delaware, DEDE1,021,191395–

46Montana, MTMT1,116,875381–

47North Dakota, NDND784,841269–

48District of Columbia, DCDC681,294201–

49Wyoming, WYWY582,397195–

50Vermont, VTVT647,106142–

51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373142–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest thai population?

California ranks #1 with 50,885 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by thai population?

California, Florida, Texas, New York, Illinois.

How many states are in this ranking?

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

How is thai population measured?

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