Distribution of Thai People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Thai

KEY
0.2%
0.4%
0.6%
0.8%
1.2%
1.6%
2%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Denali Borough, Alaska	2.28%
2	Trego County, Kansas	1.33%
3	Nobles County, Minnesota	1.19%
4	Grand County, Utah	1.11%
5	Mono County, California	1.1%
6	Haines Borough, Alaska	0.91%
7	Garfield County, Washington	0.9%
8	Falls Church city, Virginia	0.75%
9	Throckmorton County, Texas	0.7%
10	Edwards County, Kansas	0.68%
11	Beadle County, South Dakota	0.66%
12	Buena Vista County, Iowa	0.65%
13	Morgan County, Utah	0.65%
14	Okaloosa County, Florida	0.64%
15	Dodge County, Georgia	0.62%
16	Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	0.6%
17	Brown County, Nebraska	0.57%
18	McIntosh County, North Dakota	0.57%
19	Cass County, Indiana	0.55%
20	Dakota County, Nebraska	0.55%

Top Counties by Population of Thai

#	County	Population
1	Los Angeles County, California	30,436
2	Clark County, Nevada	7,923
3	Orange County, California	6,594
4	Cook County, Illinois	6,252
5	King County, Washington	5,491
6	Queens County, New York	5,055
7	San Diego County, California	4,990
8	Fairfax County, Virginia	4,677
9	Maricopa County, Arizona	4,430
10	San Bernardino County, California	4,355
11	Harris County, Texas	3,880
12	Santa Clara County, California	3,721
13	Alameda County, California	3,661
14	Honolulu County, Hawaii	3,349
15	Riverside County, California	3,215
16	San Francisco County, California	2,838
17	Tarrant County, Texas	2,835
18	Dallas County, Texas	2,789
19	Sacramento County, California	2,476
20	Montgomery County, Maryland	2,462

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Alaska	0.34%	2,499
2	Nevada	0.31%	8,949
3	Hawaii	0.29%	4,158
4	California	0.19%	76,279
5	Washington	0.18%	13,154
6	Virginia	0.15%	12,653
7	Colorado	0.13%	7,168
8	Utah	0.13%	3,878
9	Maryland	0.12%	6,948
10	Iowa	0.11%	3,432
11	Oregon	0.11%	4,343
12	Rhode Island	0.11%	1,118
13	Wyoming	0.1%	583
14	Arizona	0.1%	6,953
15	Nebraska	0.1%	1,887
16	Kansas	0.1%	2,841
17	Florida	0.1%	19,614
18	Illinois	0.09%	11,819
19	New Hampshire	0.08%	1,127
20	Minnesota	0.08%	4,590
21	New York	0.08%	15,498
22	Texas	0.08%	21,651
23	South Dakota	0.08%	663
24	Georgia	0.07%	7,323
25	New Mexico	0.07%	1,431
26	Indiana	0.07%	4,433
27	Massachusetts	0.07%	4,560
28	South Carolina	0.07%	3,302
29	Connecticut	0.06%	2,247
30	Alabama	0.06%	2,977
31	Oklahoma	0.06%	2,376
32	District of Columbia	0.06%	411
33	Missouri	0.06%	3,435
34	North Carolina	0.05%	5,319
35	Delaware	0.05%	498
36	Idaho	0.05%	881
37	Arkansas	0.05%	1,555
38	New Jersey	0.05%	4,462
39	Kentucky	0.05%	2,111
40	North Dakota	0.05%	351
41	Wisconsin	0.05%	2,661
42	Tennessee	0.05%	3,066
43	Michigan	0.04%	4,272
44	Montana	0.04%	434
45	Maine	0.04%	549
46	Louisiana	0.04%	1,886
47	Ohio	0.04%	4,663
48	Vermont	0.04%	245
49	Pennsylvania	0.04%	4,505
50	Mississippi	0.02%	494
51	West Virginia	0.01%	270
52	Puerto Rico	0%	30

Top States and Territories by Population of Thai

#	State	Population
1	California	76,279
2	Texas	21,651
3	Florida	19,614
4	New York	15,498
5	Washington	13,154
6	Virginia	12,653
7	Illinois	11,819
8	Nevada	8,949
9	Georgia	7,323
10	Colorado	7,168
11	Arizona	6,953
12	Maryland	6,948
13	North Carolina	5,319
14	Ohio	4,663
15	Minnesota	4,590
16	Massachusetts	4,560
17	Pennsylvania	4,505
18	New Jersey	4,462
19	Indiana	4,433
20	Oregon	4,343
21	Michigan	4,272
22	Hawaii	4,158
23	Utah	3,878
24	Missouri	3,435
25	Iowa	3,432
26	South Carolina	3,302
27	Tennessee	3,066
28	Alabama	2,977
29	Kansas	2,841
30	Wisconsin	2,661
31	Alaska	2,499
32	Oklahoma	2,376
33	Connecticut	2,247
34	Kentucky	2,111
35	Nebraska	1,887
36	Louisiana	1,886
37	Arkansas	1,555
38	New Mexico	1,431
39	New Hampshire	1,127
40	Rhode Island	1,118
41	Idaho	881
42	South Dakota	663
43	Wyoming	583
44	Maine	549
45	Delaware	498
46	Mississippi	494
47	Montana	434
48	District of Columbia	411
49	North Dakota	351
50	West Virginia	270
51	Vermont	245
52	Puerto Rico	30

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.