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Vietnamese Population in United States

Vietnamese Americans are those having origins in any of the original peoples of Vietnam and the Vietnamese AncestryApproximately 2.3 million people (0.69% of all respondents) identified as Vietnamese in the 2020 US Census. It’s the fourth-largest group among Asians in the United States after Chinese, Indians, and Filipinos.

As per the United States Census Bureau 2020, the Vietnamese alone Population is 1,896,690  (0.57%), and Vietnamese alone or in any combination are 2,288,082 (0.69%). The Estimated Vietnamese population in the United States as of 2024 is 2.3 million.

The Vietnamese population in the U.S., 2000-2020

YearPopulation
20001,224,000
20101,737,000
20151,980,000
20202,288,082

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Vietnamese Population by U.S. State

Vietnamese make up 0.69% of the U.S. population and are the fourth largest group of Asian Americans. California is the state with the largest Vietnamese population. Next Comes Texas and Washington. 

The largest number of Vietnamese outside Vietnam is in Orange County, California (184,153, or 6.1 % of the county’s population), followed by Los Angeles and Santa Clara counties; the three counties accounted for 26% of the Vietnamese immigrant population in the United States.

Let’s have a look at the Top States with Vietnamese Population

#StatesTotal population
1California802,878
2Texas325,513
3Washington112,233
4Florida105,807
5Georgia73,234
6Virginia70,336
7Massachusetts67,433
8Other States730,648
United States2,288,082

Top U.S. Cities by Vietnamese population

The Los Angeles metro area with a population of 346,000 has the largest Vietnamese population. Next comes Houston (143,000) and San Jose, CA (143,000)

Let’s have a look at the top 10 US metro areas by the Vietnamese population

#Metro areaVietnamese population
1Los Angeles346,000
2Houston143,000
3San Jose, CA143,000
4Dallas96,000
5San Francisco84,000
6Seattle74,000
7Washington69,000
8San Diego58,000
9Atlanta55,000
10Sacramento, CA42,000

Source: US Census 2019 estimates

Vietnamese population in USA | U.S. Cities by Vietnamese Population