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Statistics Frequently Asked Questions (Please click on the question for answer) Population:
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Poverty
As of the year 2000, there are 1,212,465 Vietnamese people living in the U.S. This includes those who identify themselves as Vietnamese alone and those who identified at least the Vietnamese group and at least one other race in the Census.
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the following top 5 states have experienced the greatest growth based on their percentage change as compared with the 1990 Census. New Hampshire - 519.34% Vermont 466.47% Nebraska 411.16% Georgia 315.11% West Virginia 250.93% [click here for more detailed statistics]
Yes. One state, Montana , has experienced a decline in its Vietnamese population. - a drop of (-12.72%). In 1990, the state had over 200 Vietnamese people; as of the 2000 Census, a little fewer than 200 Vietnamese people now live in Montana . [ click here for more detailed statistics: Montana is number 49]
California . Since the 1990 Census, California is still experiencing a healthy growth. Its population of Vietnamese is now nearly 448,000 persons. [click here for more detailed statistics]
California is the home of the most populated Vietnamese city in the U.S. The Los Angeles Riverside Orange County area has the highest concentration of Vietnamese people. This area, in southern California, makes up for a little over half of the Vietnamese population in the state. [click here for more detailed statistics]
About 12% of the total Vietnamese population attend college or graduate school which is 140,647 Vietnamese people who are enrolled in a secondary education. [click here for more detailed statistics]
More males attend college or graduate school nearly 4,000 more males than females. [click here for more detailed statistics]
The Census doesn't set specific ages for persons over 100 years old. However there are 21 Vietnamese males, and 64 Vietnamese females between the ages of 100 109. There is also one Vietnamese female who fell into the 110 Years and Over category. [click here for more detaile d statistics]
Overall, there are more (about 10,000) Vietnamese males living in the United States than there are females. Refer to here for a comparison of the two genders.
36% of the Vietnamese population (ages 15 and older) have never married. See the Marital Status chart for an age breakdown. [click here for more detailed statistics]
About 56% of Vietnamese people are married, 4% are widowed and 4% are divorced. [click here for more detailed statistics]
When surveyed in 1999, the Census Bureau found that about 16% of the Vietnamese population lived below the poverty level.
According to the Census, 43% of those living in poverty are between ages 18 44. Please see the Poverty Status chart for a more detailed breakdown.
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