List of U.S. cities with large Vietnamese-American populations
January 01, 1970
The following is a list of U.S. cities with large Vietnamese-American populations. They consist of cities with at least 10,000 Vietnamese Americans or where Vietnamese Americans constitute a large percentage of the population. The information contained here was based on the 2010 U.S. census.
Darker colors indicate counties with higher percentage of Vietnamese population, from 2000 US Census
Vietnamese-Americans immigrated to the United States in different waves. The first wave of Vietnamese from just before or after the Fall of Saigon/the last day of the Vietnam War, April 30, 1975. They consisted of mostly educated, white collar public servants, senior military officers, and upper and middle class Vietnamese and their families. The second wave came in the 1980s escaping very precariously in boats from the communist regime as boat people. In the 1990s and 2000s, a third wave came from the US's Humanitarian Operation Program, family members of Vietnamese Americans, former prisoners of re-education camps, and Amerasian children of American servicemen who applied for entry into the United States. Vietnamese Americans vary in income level, with some being upper-class while others, particular those who came later, are working-class.
Part of Little Saigon in Orange County, California. City with the most Vietnamese Americans per capita. Its mayor, Chi Charlie Nguyen, is Vietnamese American.
These cities have between 10,000 and 100,000 people and consist of at least 6% Vietnamese American in the 2010-15 American Community Survey, sorted by percentage.
The heart of Little Saigon, traditionally considered the center of overseas Vietnamese culture in the US. Located in Orange County, California. The mayor of the city, Chi Charlie Nguyen, is Vietnamese-American.
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The following is a list of U S cities with large Vietnamese American populations They consist of cities with at least 10 000 Vietnamese Americans or where Vietnamese Americans constitute a large percentage of the population The information contained here was based on the 2010 U S census Darker colors indicate counties with higher percentage of Vietnamese population from 2000 US Census Vietnamese Americans immigrated to the United States in different waves The first wave of Vietnamese from just before or after the Fall of Saigon the last day of the Vietnam War April 30 1975 They consisted of mostly educated white collar public servants senior military officers and upper and middle class Vietnamese and their families The second wave came in the 1980s escaping very precariously in boats from the communist regime as boat people In the 1990s and 2000s a third wave came from the US s Humanitarian Operation Program family members of Vietnamese Americans former prisoners of re education camps and Amerasian children of American servicemen who applied for entry into the United States Vietnamese Americans vary in income level with some being upper class while others particular those who came later are working class Vietnamese Americans are mainly concentrated in metropolitan areas in the West including Orange County California San Jose California and Houston Texas Contents 1 Cities with more than 10 000 Vietnamese Americans 2 Major cities 3 Medium cities 4 Small cities 5 Towns 6 Counties 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksCities with more than 10 000 Vietnamese Americans editThese cities have more than 10 000 Vietnamese Americans according to the 2012 2016 American Community Survey sorted by number Rank City Number 2016 Percentage 2016 Comment 1 San Jose California 106 992 10 6 City with the most Vietnamese Americans in the United States and outside of Vietnam 2 Garden Grove California 52 894 30 3 Part of Little Saigon in Orange County California 3 Houston Texas 38 619 1 7 Little Saigon in Houston is located in Midtown and growing population in Chinatown 4 San Diego California 37 606 2 7 Little Saigon in the City Heights neighborhood 5 Westminster California 36 689 40 0 Part of Little Saigon in Orange County California City with the most Vietnamese Americans per capita Its mayor Chi Charlie Nguyen is Vietnamese American 6 Santa Ana California 24 702 7 4 Part of Little Saigon in Orange County California 7 Los Angeles California 21 981 0 6 Located near Orange County California Little Saigon in the heart of Chinatown 8 Anaheim California 17 896 5 2 Located in Orange County California 9 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 16 682 1 1 Largest community in South Philadelphia Also clusters in the Olney and Logan sections as well as parts of the Lower Northeast Chinatown and nearby Camden New Jersey 10 Arlington Texas 14 892 3 9 in the Dallas Fort Worth region 11 San Francisco California 14 657 1 7 Little Saigon designated in the Tenderloin District although population spread throughout city 12 Portland Oregon 14 116 2 3 Sandy Boulevard was known as Saigon Blvd during the mid 1990s 82nd Avenue has a growing enclave as well as suburban Clackamas County 13 New York New York 13 864 0 2 Growing enclave within Manhattan s Chinatown Growing populations in Queens and the Bronx 14 Garland Texas 12 486 5 5 In the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex 15 Seattle Washington 11 974 1 8 Little Saigon at east end of International District 16 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 11 730 1 9 Little Saigon in Asian District of Central Oklahoma City 17 Boston Massachusetts 11 614 1 8 Growing enclaves in Dorchester and neighboring city of Quincy Established within Chinatown 18 Fountain Valley California 11 561 20 4 Part of Little Saigon in Orange County California 19 Milpitas California 11 165 15 2 Near San Jose CaliforniaMajor cities editThese cities have more than 500 000 people consisting of at least 2 Vietnamese American in the 2010 census sorted by percentage City Percentage Number Note San Jose California 10 6 106 379 San Diego California 2 8 37 720 Portland Oregon 2 1 12 806Medium cities editThese cities have between 100 000 and 500 000 people and are at least 4 Vietnamese American in the 2010 Census sorted by percentage City Percentage Number Note Garden Grove California 29 8 52 025 Part of Little Saigon in Orange County El Monte California 7 5 8 654 Many Chinese Vietnamese Santa Ana California 7 2 23 907 In Orange County Garland Texas 5 2 12 118 in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex Anaheim California 5 0 17 192 In Orange County Arlington Texas 4 2 16 043 in the Dallas Fort Worth MetroplexSmall cities editThese cities have between 10 000 and 100 000 people and consist of at least 6 Vietnamese American in the 2010 15 American Community Survey sorted by percentage City Percentage Number Note Westminster California 40 3 36 954 The heart of Little Saigon traditionally considered the center of overseas Vietnamese culture in the US Located in Orange County California The mayor of the city Chi Charlie Nguyen is Vietnamese American Fountain Valley California 20 7 11 747 Part of Little Saigon in Orange County California Stanton California 16 9 6 526 Part of Little Saigon in Orange County California Rosemead California 15 4 8 401 Many Chinese Vietnamese who might self report as either Chinese or Vietnamese Milpitas California 14 9 10 639 Adjacent to San Jose north West Falls Church Virginia 8 5 2 494 Fairfax County Virginia Springfield Virginia 8 2 2 482 Fairfax County Virginia Harvey Louisiana 8 0 1 628 New Orleans suburb White Center Washington 7 4 1 091 Adjacent to Seattle San Gabriel California 6 3 2 524 Many Chinese VietnameseTowns editThese cities have fewer than 10 000 people and consist of at least 8 Vietnamese American in the 2010 Census sorted by percentage City Percentage Number Note Midway City California 41 4 3 511 Part of Little Saigon in Orange County California Morrow Georgia 20 3 1 307 Avondale Louisiana 20 1 1048 New Orleans suburb Henderson Louisiana 18 0 300 Amelia Louisiana 17 8 437 Bayou La Batre Alabama 14 5 370 Involved in fishery Lake City Georgia 13 0 340 Palacios Texas 8 1 383Counties editTen largest counties with Vietnamese Americans according to the 2010 Census sorted by number Rank County Number 2010 Percentage 2010 Metropolitan Region 1 Orange County California 227 070 6 1 Greater Los Angeles 2 Santa Clara County California 153 099 7 1 San Francisco Bay Area South 3 Los Angeles County California 122 063 0 9 Los Angeles 4 Harris County Texas 108 028 2 0 Houston 5 King County Washington 88 028 1 4 Seattle 6 San Diego County California 51 030 2 0 San Diego 7 Alameda County California 30 533 2 0 San Francisco Bay Area East 8 Tarrant County Texas 29 128 1 6 Dallas Fort Worth 9 Fairfax County Virginia 28 770 2 7 Greater Washington Virginia 10 Dallas County Texas 26 276 1 1 Dallas Fort WorthSee also editGrowing Up American Little Saigon Lists of U S cities with large ethnic population List of U S cities with Asian American majority populationsReferences editExternal links editVietnamese American Population Statistics and Demographics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of U S cities with large Vietnamese American populations amp oldid 1193051542, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
