Distribution of Burmese People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Burmese

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0.65%
1.3%
1.95%
2.6%
3.9%
5.2%
6.5%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Beadle County, South Dakota	7.77%
2	Moore County, Texas	4.33%
3	Louisa County, Iowa	3.61%
4	Marshall County, Iowa	2.69%
5	Buena Vista County, Iowa	2.18%
6	Ramsey County, Minnesota	2.13%
7	Nobles County, Minnesota	1.88%
8	Calhoun County, Texas	1.82%
9	Finney County, Kansas	1.76%
10	Potter County, Texas	1.75%
11	Crawford County, Iowa	1.72%
12	Warren County, Kentucky	1.59%
13	Shelby County, Texas	1.55%
14	Craven County, North Carolina	1.54%
15	Lyon County, Minnesota	1.45%
16	Warren County, Illinois	1.37%
17	Mower County, Minnesota	1.33%
18	Oneida County, New York	1.28%
19	Allen County, Indiana	1.24%
20	Brown County, South Dakota	1.11%

Top Counties by Population of Burmese

#	County	Population
1	Ramsey County, Minnesota	11,538
2	Marion County, Indiana	8,422
3	Los Angeles County, California	5,649
4	Allen County, Indiana	4,591
5	Douglas County, Nebraska	4,557
6	Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	4,130
7	Dallas County, Texas	3,981
8	Polk County, Iowa	3,863
9	DeKalb County, Georgia	3,449
10	Erie County, New York	3,414
11	Maricopa County, Arizona	2,968
12	Oneida County, New York	2,947
13	Queens County, New York	2,854
14	Tulsa County, Oklahoma	2,812
15	Duval County, Florida	2,707
16	Harris County, Texas	2,651
17	San Mateo County, California	2,562
18	Alameda County, California	2,374
19	Denton County, Texas	2,174
20	Potter County, Texas	2,121

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Nebraska	0.33%	6,298
2	Minnesota	0.25%	13,765
3	South Dakota	0.24%	2,040
4	Iowa	0.23%	7,301
5	Indiana	0.22%	14,422
6	Kansas	0.1%	2,821
7	Maryland	0.09%	5,312
8	Oklahoma	0.09%	3,390
9	New York	0.08%	15,630
10	Kentucky	0.08%	3,513
11	Wisconsin	0.08%	4,535
12	Colorado	0.07%	3,701
13	Texas	0.06%	17,818
14	Utah	0.05%	1,555
15	California	0.05%	19,792
16	North Carolina	0.05%	5,124
17	Georgia	0.05%	5,026
18	Washington	0.05%	3,542
19	Arizona	0.05%	3,326
20	Tennessee	0.04%	2,781
21	Michigan	0.04%	4,113
22	Illinois	0.04%	5,003
23	Missouri	0.03%	2,126
24	Oregon	0.03%	1,415
25	Idaho	0.03%	562
26	Nevada	0.03%	797
27	Florida	0.03%	5,455
28	Virginia	0.03%	2,108
29	South Carolina	0.02%	1,224
30	District of Columbia	0.02%	152
31	Connecticut	0.02%	690
32	Ohio	0.02%	2,194
33	Massachusetts	0.02%	1,184
34	Pennsylvania	0.02%	2,096
35	Rhode Island	0.01%	148
36	Vermont	0.01%	80
37	Hawaii	0.01%	174
38	New Jersey	0.01%	1,026
39	Arkansas	0.01%	347
40	Louisiana	0.01%	292
41	New Hampshire	0.01%	72
42	Delaware	0%	32
43	Alabama	0%	160
44	Alaska	0%	11
45	Mississippi	0%	33
46	New Mexico	0%	8
47	West Virginia	0%	0
48	Wyoming	0%	0
49	Puerto Rico	0%	0
50	North Dakota	0%	0
51	Montana	0%	0
52	Maine	0%	0

Top States and Territories by Population of Burmese

#	State	Population
1	California	19,792
2	Texas	17,818
3	New York	15,630
4	Indiana	14,422
5	Minnesota	13,765
6	Iowa	7,301
7	Nebraska	6,298
8	Florida	5,455
9	Maryland	5,312
10	North Carolina	5,124
11	Georgia	5,026
12	Illinois	5,003
13	Wisconsin	4,535
14	Michigan	4,113
15	Colorado	3,701
16	Washington	3,542
17	Kentucky	3,513
18	Oklahoma	3,390
19	Arizona	3,326
20	Kansas	2,821
21	Tennessee	2,781
22	Ohio	2,194
23	Missouri	2,126
24	Virginia	2,108
25	Pennsylvania	2,096
26	South Dakota	2,040
27	Utah	1,555
28	Oregon	1,415
29	South Carolina	1,224
30	Massachusetts	1,184
31	New Jersey	1,026
32	Nevada	797
33	Connecticut	690
34	Idaho	562
35	Arkansas	347
36	Louisiana	292
37	Hawaii	174
38	Alabama	160
39	District of Columbia	152
40	Rhode Island	148
41	Vermont	80
42	New Hampshire	72
43	Mississippi	33
44	Delaware	32
45	Alaska	11
46	New Mexico	8
47	West Virginia	0
48	Wyoming	0
49	Puerto Rico	0
50	North Dakota	0
51	Montana	0
52	Maine	0

Source Data

This data was sourced from the 2013-2018 American Communities Survey. As this is freely available government data, feel free to use and share these numbers and metrics.