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Hmong Population Research Project

Who Is Hmong? Questions and Evidence from the U.S. Census

2000 U.S. Census--Hmong Population Growth: Hmong population change between 1990 and 2000

	Population Distribution in 1990: States with the largest Hmong population in the United States
	Average Year of Entry in 1990: Indicates what year Hmong populationcame to the United States
	Educational Attainment in 1990: Hmong education level in 1990 of ages 25 and older
	Distribution of Income for 1990: See Wages, Self-employment, Social Security, Public Assistance
	Housing Variables in 1990: Family size and ownership status of home
	Employment Status in 1990: Employment status of Hmong population age 16 and older
	Linguistic Isolation in 1990: Percentage of linguistically and non-linguistically isolated households in 1990.
	Occupational Status in 1990: Occupational distribution of Hmong population versus general population

Hmong Comparison with Other Asian Minorities in 1990:

The Economic Status of Hmong-Americans: Evidence from the 1990 Census (PowerPoint file)

Strangers in a Strange Land: The Status of Hmong Immigrants in the U.S. in 1990 (.pdf file)

The aim of the Hmong Population Research Project at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is to bring together an extensive collection of demographic and economic data on the Hmong population in the U.S. and to make these data easily available to a wider audience.

The data presented here are drawn from the most detailed 1990 U.S. Census sources. They provide a comprehensive picture of the economic and social status of the Hmong community in 1990 in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and California, which together included 89% of the nation's Hmong population. The data also include comparisons between the Hmong and other ethnic groups along a number of dimensions.

This work is supported by Faculty/Student Collaborative Research Grants and the Time Reassignment Incentive Program at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

The Hmong Population Research Project is an ongoing effort, so the scope and depth of the data available at this site will grow over time. The 1990 data presented here will serve as a benchmark for comparisons with detailed data from the 2000 U.S. Census, which the Census Bureau expects to release starting in late 2002. This site also will present results from analytic research based on these data.

• Links to other sources on the Hmong
• WWW Hmong Homepage
• Hmong American Partnership
• Hmong Cultural Center Inc.
• Links to related sites at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the University of Wisconsin System
• UW-Eau Claire Office of Multicultural Affairs
• UW-Eau Claire homepage
• UW-System Institute on Race and Ethnicity
• CPE
• Applied Population Laboratory (UW-Madison)
• U.S. Census Bureau
• The Hmong Population Research Team: Tua Lor and Elina Camane, winners of the first-place award in the Behavioral Sciences Division at Student Research Day, UW-Eau Claire, April 2001.