Lao document translation
Fast, accurate written translation of clinical documents into Lao, on the platform your care teams already use.
There are 136,500 speakers of Lao in the United States.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Darker states have more Lao speakers; shading is logarithmic, relative to the state with the most speakers.
| State | Speakers |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 7,424 |
| Tennessee | 6,231 |
| Arkansas | 4,775 |
| Iowa | 4,345 |
| Kansas | 3,357 |
| Rhode Island | 3,014 |
Where Lao is spoken at home
State counts reflect the 15 most reported non-English languages in each state’s ACS table. States where Lao falls outside the top 15 are shown without shading; the national total includes every state.
The ACS groups Lao with other Tai-Kadai languages; figures are for that full group.
66,550
speakers of Lao speak English less than “very well”: the federal threshold for needing language assistance.
49%
of Lao speakers in the U.S. meet that limited-English definition.
7,424
people speak Lao at home in Minnesota alone.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Common questions about Lao document translation
Three states hold 14% of the nation’s Lao speakers, and Lao ranks in the published top-15 language tables of 6 states.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
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