Sunday, August 30, 2015

Exploring the traumatic past of Cambodian refugess through photography

California photographer Pete Pin uses photography to connect the modern Cambodian diaspora in America to the Khmer Rouge genocide their elders survived.


Monday, August 17, 2015

The Cambodian-American population

Today we take a look at the Cambodian-American population. California has the largest population, while Massachusetts is home to the highest percentage of Cambodians: 



Cambodian-American Population


Cambodian-American Population, as a Percent of Total Population

United States
264,080
1
Massachusetts
0.45%
1
California
95,589
2
Washington
0.36%
2
Massachusetts
29,213
3
Rhode Island
0.36%
3
Washington
24,123
4
California
0.26%
4
Pennsylvania
16,708
5
Minnesota
0.18%
5
Texas
14,109
6
Pennsylvania
0.13%
6
Minnesota
9,400
7
Oregon
0.09%
7
New York
6,689
8
Colorado
0.09%
8
Florida
6,106

United States
0.09%
9
Virginia
5,735
9
Alaska
0.08%
10
Colorado
4,443
10
Utah
0.07%
11
North Carolina
4,135
11
Virginia
0.07%
12
Maryland
3,816
12
Hawaii
0.07%
13
Rhode Island
3,765
13
South Carolina
0.07%
14
Oregon
3,496
14
Maryland
0.07%
15
Illinois
3,380
15
Texas
0.06%
16
Georgia
3,379
16
New Hampshire
0.05%
17
Ohio
3,363
17
Connecticut
0.05%
18
South Carolina
3,089
18
North Carolina
0.04%
19
Michigan
2,764
19
Tennessee
0.04%
20
Tennessee
2,619
20
Nevada
0.04%
21
Wisconsin
2,138
21
Wisconsin
0.04%
22
Utah
2,054
22
Kansas
0.04%
23
Arizona
1,974
23
Georgia
0.03%
24
Connecticut
1,634
24
New York
0.03%
25
Nevada
1,077
25
Florida
0.03%
26
Kansas
1,052
26
Arizona
0.03%
27
Hawaii
967
27
Iowa
0.03%
28
Iowa
934
28
Ohio
0.03%
29
Missouri
772
29
Michigan
0.03%
30
Kentucky
753
30
Illinois
0.03%
31
New Hampshire
715
31
Kentucky
0.02%
32
Louisiana
639
32
Louisiana
0.01%
33
Alabama
597
33
Missouri
0.01%
34
Alaska
547
34
Alabama
0.01%
35
New Jersey
418
35
Indiana
0.01%
36
Indiana
396
36
Oklahoma
0.00%
37
Oklahoma
186
37
New Jersey
0.00%
38
Arkansas
29
38
Arkansas
0.00%
39
District of Columbia
0
39
Delaware
0.00%
40
New Mexico
0
40
District of Columbia
0.00%
41
Delaware
NA
41
Idaho
0.00%
42
Idaho
NA
42
Maine
0.00%
43
Maine
NA
43
Mississippi
0.00%
44
Mississippi
NA
44
Montana
0.00%
45
Montana
NA
45
Nebraska
0.00%
46
Nebraska
NA
46
New Mexico
0.00%
47
North Dakota
NA
47
North Dakota
0.00%
48
South Dakota
NA
48
South Dakota
0.00%
49
Vermont
NA
49
Vermont
0.00%
50
West Virginia
NA
50
West Virginia
0.00%
51
Wyoming
NA
51
Wyoming
0.00%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
B02006 Asian Alone by Selected Groups, 1 year estimates
C02006 Asian Alone by Selected Groups, 1 year estimates