RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 48 SHOWN OF 48

Largest Vietnamese population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Vietnamese, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 10,965. 48 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 1,970, against an all-states median of 259.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVIETNAMESE POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,37710,965–

02New York, NYNY19,852,3666,986–

03Texas, TXTX30,188,4245,685–

04Maryland, MDMD6,206,0113,325–

05New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8092,934–

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702,009–

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0561,971–

08Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981,651–

09Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,469–

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,394–

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391,350–

12Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081,123–

13Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,119–

14Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,054–

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,021–

16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404813–

17Georgia, GAGA10,940,407705–

18Nevada, NVNV3,184,612658–

19Oregon, OROR4,254,293627–

20Indiana, ININ6,851,073616–

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838585–

22Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383341–

23Colorado, COCO5,862,189330–

24Iowa, IAIA3,210,507283–

25New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246234–

26Kansas, KSKS2,947,197225–

27Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824219–

28Nebraska, NENE1,978,707208–

29Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872208–

30District of Columbia, DCDC681,294207–

31Louisiana, LALA4,611,961200–

32Delaware, DEDE1,021,191186–

33Missouri, MOMO6,191,814177–

34North Dakota, NDND784,841118–

35Utah, UTUT3,392,331109–

36West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373100–

37Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23587–

38Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39169–

39Alaska, AKAK735,70666–

40Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80164–

41South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22561–

42Wyoming, WYWY582,39750–

43Montana, MTMT1,116,87542–

44Idaho, IDID1,934,26233–

45Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63432–

46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86816–

47Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7798–

48Maine, MEME1,387,8172–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest vietnamese population?

California ranks #1 with 10,965 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by vietnamese population?

California, New York, Texas, Maryland, New Jersey.

How many states are in this ranking?

48 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 ACS 5-year data.

How is vietnamese population measured?

Number of residents who are Vietnamese (Asian origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).