RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Vietnamese population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Vietnamese, 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 677,507. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 69,087, against an all-states median of 10,983.

Vietnamese Americans: full group profile →

All statesAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVIETNAMESE POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.6% of US population331,449,2811,852,906–

01California, CACA39,287,377677,507–

02Texas, TXTX30,188,424278,124–

03Florida, FLFL22,416,07783,136–

04Washington, WAWA7,816,11675,491–

05Virginia, VAVA8,705,17061,353–

06Georgia, GAGA10,940,40759,836–

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05650,459–

08Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63941,731–

09North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40434,047–

10Illinois, ILIL12,694,79832,801–

11Oregon, OROR4,254,29331,789–

12Louisiana, LALA4,611,96131,167–

13New York, NYNY19,852,36629,608–

14Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83827,422–

15Colorado, COCO5,862,18926,568–

16Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44526,298–

17Maryland, MDMD6,206,01126,259–

18Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63420,930–

19New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80919,703–

20Michigan, MIMI10,077,76118,381–

21Ohio, OHOH11,810,29317,419–

22Missouri, MOMO6,191,81416,985–

23Kansas, KSKS2,947,19715,288–

24Nevada, NVNV3,184,61213,215–

25Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38311,664–

26Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23510,983–

27Iowa, IAIA3,210,50710,781–

28Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50810,199–

29South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2259,938–

30Indiana, ININ6,851,0739,556–

31Alabama, ALAL5,086,7688,953–

32Utah, UTUT3,392,3318,654–

33Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7797,926–

34Nebraska, NENE1,978,7077,885–

35Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8726,617–

36Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3916,103–

37Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8245,889–

38New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2465,173–

39New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8683,001–

40District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942,795–

41Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911,732–

42Idaho, IDID1,934,2621,680–

43Maine, MEME1,387,8171,470–

44Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011,435–

45South Dakota, SDSD907,4281,019–

46Alaska, AKAK735,706923–

47West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373910–

48Montana, MTMT1,116,875779–

49North Dakota, NDND784,841671–

50Vermont, VTVT647,106547–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,397106–

SHOWING 1–51 OF 51

Download CSV (full list, 51 rows)

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest vietnamese population?

California ranks #1 with 677,507 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by vietnamese population?

California, Texas, Florida, Washington, Virginia.

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 vietnamese population measured?

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