Table 1: Hmong foreign-born population in the United States

Total Population Total Foreign Born Hmong alone or in any combination Hmong alone United States 114,402,279 31,107,889 102,773 94,583 Alaska 626,932 37,170 252 242 California 33,871,648 8,864,255 41,133 37,725 Colorado 4,301,261 369,903 1,764 1,580 Georgia 8,186,453 577,273 646 614 Kansas 2,688,418 134,735 493 380 Massachusetts 6,349,097 772,983 516 481 Michigan 9,938,444 523,589 3,785 3,401 Minnesota 4,919,479 260,463 26,234 24,551 North Carolina 8,049,313 430,000 3,923 3,544 Oklahoma 3,450,654 131,747 180 176 Oregon 3,421,399 289,702 769 645 Pennsylvania 12,281,054 508,291 487 461 Rhode Island 1,048,319 119,277 639 606 South Carolina 4,012,012 115,978 395 377 Washington 5,894,121 614,457 950 915 Wisconsin 5,363,675 193,751 19,349 17,783 Source: Census 2000, Summary File 4 Note: Hmong foreign born reported living in only 15 states, according to Census 2000

Table 2: Comparison of statistics for Hmong alone v. Hmong alone and in any other combination

Hmong alone or in any combination Hmong alone Top five states for Hmong foreign born California 41,133 37,725 Minnesota 26,234 24,551 Wisconsin 19,349 17,783 North Carolina 3,923 3,544 Michigan 26,234 24,551 Hmong as percent of foreign-born population, across country and in top three states United States 0.330% 0.304% California 0.464% 0.426% Minnesota 10.072% 9.426% Wisconsin 9.987% 9.178% Top five metropolitan areas for Hmong foreign born Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI MSA 23,730 25,333 Fresno, CA MSA 13,182 14,256 Sacramento--Yolo, CA CMSA 9,995 10,941 Milwaukee--Racine, WI CMSA 4,491 4,917 Merced, CA MSA 3,820 4,182 Hmong foreign-born by decade of arrival 1970s 15,552 14,404 1980s 47,581 43,598 1990s 39,640 36,581 Source: Census 2000, Summary File 4