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Lao Americans in North Dakota

North Dakota: Lao community profile

Live data from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, with community indicators across population, income, education, language, health, and housing.

Lao population (state)
2,958
ACS 2022 B04006
State population
776,874
All residents
Counties with Lao residents
35
ACS B04006
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Community at a glance

ACS 5-year estimates (2022). Where Lao-specific data is unavailable, Asian-alone is used as a proxy and labeled accordingly.

Asian median household income
$59,654
State median: $73,959
Bachelor's or higher (Asian)
28.0%
State college rate: 30.0%
Less than HS (Asian)
47.3%
Asian-alone proxy
Asian poverty rate
17.8%
State: 10.8%
Homeownership (Asian)
24.8%
Renters: 75.2%
Linguistic isolation (API speakers)
4.3%
Speak English less than 'very well'

Top counties by Lao population

Live from Census ACS B04006. Counties with at least one Lao-ancestry respondent.

CountyLao population
Grand Forks County633
Pembina County589
Cass County582
Burleigh County173
Walsh County167
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2022), Table B04006.

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