Population: 171, 937 Cambodians in the United States

U.S. Cambodian Residential Distribution

- California hosts the largest population of documented Cambodians in the United States, totaling 70,232.
- Los Angeles is the metropolitan area with the most Cambodians in the country (36,233).
- Long Beach (part of the LA metro area) hosts almost half of LA’s
Cambodian population (17,396) and is known as the largest Cambodian
enclave within the United States.
- Minnesota has the sixth largest population of documented Cambodians in the United States, totaling 5,530.
- The Minneapolis-St. Paul area hosts the eleventh largest population of Cambodians, totaling 4,149.

Income levels of Cambodians nation-wide

- Cambodians' Median Family Income 2000 - $36,155
- % U.S. Cambodians with Public Assistance Income in 2000 – 22.4%
- % U.S. Cambodian Families Below the Poverty Level in 2000 – 26.6%

Educational Attainment of U.S. Cambodian Population

- 37.3 percent of the population has attained less than a 9th grade education
- 16.1 percent of the population has finished between 9th to 12th grade, but has no diploma
- 18.8 percent of the population has graduated from high school or the equivalency.
- 13.4 percent of the population has some college but no degree
- 5.2 percent of the population has an Associate’s degree
- 6.9 percent of the population has a Bachelor’s degree
- 2.3 percent of the population has a graduate or professional degree

All information was gathered from the 2000 census and published on Hmong Studies Internet Resource Center.

All photos were borrowed from Images of Cambodia

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