Thai Americans

Thai Americans
ชาวอเมริกันเชื้อสายไทย
Total population
343,265 (2023)
(ancestry or ethnic origin)
252,638 (2023)
(Born in Thailand)
Regions with significant populations
Illinois (Chicago), Virginia (Alexandria), California (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Long Beach, Riverside), Nevada (Las Vegas), Wisconsin (Madison), Washington (Seattle), Oregon (Portland), Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh), Alaska (Anchorage), Hawaii (Honolulu), Texas (Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio), Arizona (Phoenix), New Mexico (Albuquerque), Georgia (Atlanta), Massachusetts (Greater Boston)
Languages
American English, Thai, Lanna, Isan, Karen, Burmese, Rohingya
Religion
Theravada Buddhism, Tai folk religion, Mahayana Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhism, Christianity, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Laotian Americans, Burmese Americans, Cambodian Americans, Hmong Americans, other Asian Americans

Thai Americans, formerly referred to as Siamese Americans, are Americans of Thai ancestry. The Thai American population is racially and ethnically diverse, consisting of many Thais who identify as mixed race.