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States With Most Vietnamese Speakers

Source·US Census ACS 5-Year 2023Updated·Reviewed by·PopulationReview Editorial Team
By PopulationReview Editorial Team
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Vietnamese-American communities have grown rapidly since the resettlement waves following the Vietnam War. California, Texas, and Washington host the largest Vietnamese-speaking populations. Concentrations in Orange County (CA) and Houston (TX) form distinctive Vietnamese-American communities with their own media, cuisine, and cultural institutions. Vietnamese is now the fourth-most-spoken non-English language in the US.

Key Findings

  • 1California leads with a Vietnamese-speaking share of 0.90%, followed by Washington (0.55%) and Texas (0.49%).
  • 2The national median across all states is 0.10% (Arkansas at the midpoint).
  • 3The top 10 states are: California, Washington, Texas, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Oregon, Georgia, Virginia, Kansas, Louisiana.

Full Ranking: States With Most Vietnamese Speakers

Source: Census ACS 5-Year Estimates

#StateVietnamese %Vietnamese SpeakersPopulation
1Wyoming5.1%280579,761
2Wisconsin3.7%2,0865,892,023
3West Virginia2.9%4881,784,462
4Washington54.6%39,8577,740,984
5Virginia34.9%28,4628,657,499
6Vermont4.9%302645,254
7Utah14.6%4,5043,331,187
8Texas48.8%135,33329,640,343
9Tennessee8.2%5,3956,986,082
10South Dakota7.4%623899,194
11South Carolina7.9%3,9015,212,774
12Rhode Island--1,095,371
13Puerto Rico--3,254,885
14Pennsylvania16.7%20,59012,986,518
15Oregon36.0%14,4964,238,714
16Oklahoma26.9%10,0893,995,260
17Ohio5.9%6,59711,780,046
18North Dakota4.6%337779,361
19North Carolina15.6%15,62210,584,340
20New York--19,872,319
21New Mexico13.8%2,7612,114,768
22New Jersey11.5%10,0759,267,014
23New Hampshire7.3%9711,387,834
24Nevada19.4%5,7433,141,000
25Nebraska23.0%4,2281,965,926
26Montana1.6%1721,105,072
27Missouri12.1%7,0176,168,181
28Mississippi9.9%2,7342,951,438
29Minnesota24.0%12,8835,713,716
30Michigan9.0%8,50510,051,595
31Massachusetts38.3%25,4716,992,395
32Maryland18.5%10,7346,170,738
33Maine6.4%8471,377,400
34Louisiana27.3%11,8134,621,025
35Kentucky5.7%2,4164,510,725
36Kansas30.0%8,2732,937,569
37Iowa18.4%5,5383,195,937
38Indiana6.9%4,4076,811,752
39Illinois9.9%11,87912,692,653
40Idaho3.5%6241,893,296
41Hawaii46.5%6,3361,445,635
42Georgia35.9%36,56610,822,590
43Florida19.0%39,58321,928,881
44District of Columbia7.5%476672,079
45Delaware9.0%8551,005,872
46Connecticut12.2%4,1613,598,348
47Colorado20.9%11,5035,810,774
48California89.7%332,23739,242,785
49Arkansas10.1%2,8883,032,651
50Arizona17.5%12,0147,268,175
51Alaska5.0%340733,971
52Alabama8.6%4,0715,054,253

Methodology

Rankings are based on American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates from the US Census Bureau. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are included. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides detailed demographic, social, economic, and housing data. 5-Year estimates offer the most reliable data for state-level comparisons by averaging responses over a 60-month period. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

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Frequently Asked Questions

California has the highest Vietnamese-speaking share at 0.90%, according to latest Census ACS data. Washington and Texas round out the top three.

Rhode Island has the lowest Vietnamese-speaking share at -. Puerto Rico is second-lowest at -.

The median across all 52 states is 0.10%. Note that the national median and the state-level median are calculated differently, the state median represents the midpoint when all states are ranked.

This data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates published by the US Census Bureau. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides the most comprehensive demographic data available between decennial censuses.

Rankings are based on the latest available Census ACS 5-Year estimates. The Census Bureau releases new ACS data annually. Our data was last updated on April 12, 2026.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates

Rankings are based on American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates from the US Census Bureau. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are included. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides detailed demographic, social, economic, and housing data. 5-Year estimates offer the most reliable data for state-level comparisons by averaging responses over a 60-month period. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.