TOP 50 U.S. METROPOLITAN AREAS

BY VIETNAMESE POPULATION

UNITED STATES CENSUS 2000

1. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County CA CMSA - 233,573
2. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA - 146,613
3. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA - 63,924
4. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA - 47,090
5. Washington D.C./VA/MD/WV PMSA - 43,709
6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton CMSA - 40,001
7. San Diego, CA MSA - 33,504
8. Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA CMSA - 31,325
9. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA/NJ/DE/MD CMSA -24,779
10. Atlanta, GA MSA - 23,996
11. Sacramento-Yolo, CA MSA - 18,170
12. Portland-Salem, OR CMSA - 17,799
13. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN MSA - 15,905
14. Chicago, IL PMSA - 15,894
15. New Orleans, LA MSA - 14,868
16. Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO MSA - 13,885
17. New York City, NY PMSA - 12,040
18. Phoenix, AZ MSA - 10,176
19. Oklahoma City, OK MSA - 9,628
20. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA - 9,318
21. Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA - 8,641
22. Orlando FL, MSA - 7,621
23. Honolulu, HI MSA - 7,392
24. Wichita, KS MSA - 7,284
25. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC MSA - 6,033
26. Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA - 6,032
27. Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA - 5,611
28. Saint Louis, MO-IL MSA - 5,537
29. Salt Lake City-Odgen, UT MSA - 5,531
30. Detroit-Flint-Ann Arbor, MI CMSA - 5,237
31. Kansas City, MO-KS MSA - 5,140
32. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA - 4,597
33. Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA - 4,264
34. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA - 4,080
35. Greensboro-Winston Salem, NC MSA - 3,782
36. Lincoln, NE MSA - 3,774
37. Baton Rouge, LA MSA - 3,640
38. Baltimore, MD PMSA - 3,616
39. Hartford, CT MSA - 3,590
40. Las Vegas, NV MSA - 3,493
41. Ventura, CA PMSA - 3,308
42. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill MSA - 3,274
43. Memphis, TN MSA - 3,072
44. Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA - 3,046
45. Norfolk-Virgina Beach-Newport News, VA MSA - 3,044
46. San Antonio, TX MSA - 2,973
47. Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA - 2,649
48. Jacksonville, FL MSA - 2,630
49. Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA - 2,625
50. Rochester, NY MSA - 2,603

TOP METROPOLITAN AREAS BY VIETNAMESE POPULATION BY REGION

EASTERN CITIES

1. Washington D.C./VA/MD/WV PMSA - 43,709
2. Boston-Worcester-Lawrence MA CMSA - 31,325
3. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA/NJ/DE/MD CMSA - 24,779
4. New York City, NY PMSA - 12,040
5. Baltimore, MD PMSA - 3,616
6. Hartford, CT MSA - 3,590
7. Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle PA MSA - 2,649
8. Rochester, NY MSA - 2,603
9. Springfield, MA MSA - 2,220
10. Lancaster, PA MSA - 2,178

MIDWESTERN CITIES

1. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN MSA - 15,905
2. Chicago, IL PMSA - 15,894
3. Wichita, KS MSA - 7,284
4. Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA - 5,611
5. Saint Louis, MO-IL, MSA - 5,537
6. Detroit-Flint-Ann Arbor, MI CMSA - 5,237
7. Kansas City, MO-KS MSA - 5,140
8. Lincoln, NE MSA - 3,774
9. Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 2,625
10. Des Moines, IA MSA - 2,588

SOUTHERN CITIES

1. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA - 63,924
2. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA - 47,090
3. Atlanta, GA MSA - 23,996
4. New Orleans, LA MSA - 14,868
5. Oklahoma City, OK MSA - 9,628
6. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA - 9,318
7. Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA - 8,641
8. Orlando, FL MSA - 7,621
9. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC MSA - 6,033
10. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA - 4,597

WESTERN CITIES

1. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA - 233,573
2. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA - 146,613
3. Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton CMSA - 40,001
4. San Diego, CA MSA - 33,504
5. Sacramento-Yolo, CA MSA - 18,170
6. Portland-Salem, OR MSA - 17, 799
7. Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO MSA - 13,885
8. Phoenix, AZ MSA - 10,176
9. Honolulu, HI MSA - 7,392
10. Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA - 6,032