Distribution of Laotian People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Laotian

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0.3%
0.6%
0.9%
1.2%
1.8%
2.4%
3%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Buena Vista County, Iowa	3.32%
2	Cottonwood County, Minnesota	2.45%
3	Nobles County, Minnesota	2.38%
4	Hamilton County, Iowa	2.22%
5	Jackson County, Minnesota	2.17%
6	Iberia Parish, Louisiana	1.65%
7	Pacific County, Washington	1.65%
8	Henry County, Iowa	1.39%
9	Sebastian County, Arkansas	1.37%
10	Rutherford County, Tennessee	1.37%
11	Roseau County, Minnesota	1.36%
12	Habersham County, Georgia	1.1%
13	Wyandot County, Ohio	1.06%
14	Dakota County, Nebraska	1.02%
15	Sacramento County, California	1.01%
16	Merced County, California	1.01%
17	Newton County, Texas	1%
18	Hartley County, Texas	0.9%
19	Rock County, Minnesota	0.89%
20	Fresno County, California	0.89%

Top Counties by Population of Laotian

#	County	Population
1	Sacramento County, California	15,324
2	Fresno County, California	8,656
3	San Diego County, California	8,617
4	King County, Washington	8,590
5	Tarrant County, Texas	6,567
6	Contra Costa County, California	6,421
7	Hennepin County, Minnesota	5,315
8	Los Angeles County, California	5,058
9	Alameda County, California	4,342
10	San Joaquin County, California	4,197
11	Rutherford County, Tennessee	4,196
12	Multnomah County, Oregon	4,067
13	Riverside County, California	3,528
14	Orange County, California	3,039
15	Tulare County, California	2,960
16	Merced County, California	2,705
17	Clark County, Nevada	2,650
18	Pinellas County, Florida	2,539
19	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	2,477
20	Polk County, Iowa	2,439

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Rhode Island	0.25%	2,684
2	Alaska	0.25%	1,826
3	Minnesota	0.23%	12,939
4	California	0.21%	81,427
5	Kansas	0.2%	5,787
6	Iowa	0.19%	6,083
7	Washington	0.18%	13,179
8	Hawaii	0.17%	2,481
9	Oregon	0.17%	6,872
10	Arkansas	0.15%	4,616
11	Utah	0.13%	3,864
12	Tennessee	0.12%	7,818
13	Connecticut	0.11%	3,931
14	Nevada	0.1%	2,793
15	Idaho	0.09%	1,599
16	Wisconsin	0.09%	5,090
17	North Carolina	0.08%	8,247
18	Massachusetts	0.07%	4,717
19	Texas	0.07%	18,615
20	Nebraska	0.07%	1,240
21	Colorado	0.06%	3,543
22	Georgia	0.06%	6,594
23	New Hampshire	0.06%	832
24	South Dakota	0.06%	520
25	Oklahoma	0.06%	2,194
26	Illinois	0.05%	6,961
27	Virginia	0.05%	4,377
28	Louisiana	0.05%	2,241
29	Michigan	0.05%	4,740
30	Arizona	0.04%	3,113
31	Ohio	0.04%	5,042
32	Alabama	0.04%	1,774
33	South Carolina	0.04%	1,783
34	Pennsylvania	0.04%	4,543
35	Delaware	0.03%	305
36	Florida	0.03%	6,541
37	Vermont	0.03%	175
38	New Mexico	0.02%	522
39	New York	0.02%	4,666
40	Kentucky	0.02%	943
41	Indiana	0.02%	1,369
42	Maryland	0.02%	1,181
43	Montana	0.02%	199
44	Missouri	0.02%	1,085
45	New Jersey	0.01%	1,086
46	West Virginia	0.01%	99
47	Mississippi	0%	134
48	North Dakota	0%	23
49	District of Columbia	0%	12
50	Maine	0%	22
51	Wyoming	0%	3
52	Puerto Rico	0%	0

Top States and Territories by Population of Laotian

#	State	Population
1	California	81,427
2	Texas	18,615
3	Washington	13,179
4	Minnesota	12,939
5	North Carolina	8,247
6	Tennessee	7,818
7	Illinois	6,961
8	Oregon	6,872
9	Georgia	6,594
10	Florida	6,541
11	Iowa	6,083
12	Kansas	5,787
13	Wisconsin	5,090
14	Ohio	5,042
15	Michigan	4,740
16	Massachusetts	4,717
17	New York	4,666
18	Arkansas	4,616
19	Pennsylvania	4,543
20	Virginia	4,377
21	Connecticut	3,931
22	Utah	3,864
23	Colorado	3,543
24	Arizona	3,113
25	Nevada	2,793
26	Rhode Island	2,684
27	Hawaii	2,481
28	Louisiana	2,241
29	Oklahoma	2,194
30	Alaska	1,826
31	South Carolina	1,783
32	Alabama	1,774
33	Idaho	1,599
34	Indiana	1,369
35	Nebraska	1,240
36	Maryland	1,181
37	New Jersey	1,086
38	Missouri	1,085
39	Kentucky	943
40	New Hampshire	832
41	New Mexico	522
42	South Dakota	520
43	Delaware	305
44	Montana	199
45	Vermont	175
46	Mississippi	134
47	West Virginia	99
48	North Dakota	23
49	Maine	22
50	District of Columbia	12
51	Wyoming	3
52	Puerto Rico	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.