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About the Hmong in the United States

April 22, 2011 (Courtesy of the StarTribune)

Population: • 250,000 Hmong live in the United States.

                       • 50,000 Hmong live in Minnesota -- the second-largest community behind California.

Education:  • 39.2 percent of Hmong adults in the U.S. have less than a high school diploma, and 60.8 percent have earned a high school diploma or higher.

                      • An estimated 12.7 percent of Hmong adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

                      • The percentage of Hmong with a high school diploma and a college degree has more than doubled since 1990.

Income: Median family income in 2008 was $45.767.

Home ownership: U.S. Hmong home ownership rate in 2008 was 48.6 percent.

Source: Hmong Cultural Center in St. Paul