"Asian Indians" redirects here. For people from India, see Indian people. For people from the Indian subcontinent, see South Asian ethnic groups.
Not to be confused with Native Americans in the United States or Indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Indian Americans
India Square, in the heart of Bombay, Jersey City, New Jersey, home to the highest concentration of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere,[1] is one of at least 24 Indian-American enclaves characterized as a Little India which have emerged in the New York City Metropolitan Area, with the largest metropolitan Indian population outside Asia, as large-scale immigration from India continues into New York.[2][3][4]
Total population
4,980,329[5]
Regions with significant populations
New Jersey • New York metropolitan area • San Francisco Bay Area • Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area • Greater Philadelphia • Greater Boston • Atlanta metropolitan area • Chicago metropolitan area • Cleveland-Akron metropolitan area • Miami metropolitan area • Indianapolis metropolitan area • Milwaukee metropolitan area • Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex • Greater Houston • Research Triangle • Greater Orlando • Phoenix metropolitan area • Metro Detroit • Greater Pittsburgh Region • Greater Los Angeles• Minneapolis–Saint Paul • San Diego County • Charlotte metropolitan area • Denver metropolitan area • Columbus metropolitan area, Ohio • Cincinnati metropolitan area • San Antonio • Tampa Bay area • Greater St. Louis • Las Vegas Valley • Seattle metropolitan area
Languages
American English • Indian English • Hindi-Urdu • Telugu • Gujarati • Punjabi • Tamil • Bengali • Marathi • Malayalam • Sindhi • Kannada • Kashmiri • other Indian languages[6][7][8]
Religion
48% Hinduism 15% Christianity 8% Islam 8% Sikhism 3% Other religion 18% No religion[9]
Related ethnic groups
Indo-Caribbean Americans • Indian people • other South Asian Americans • Indian diaspora
Indian Americans are citizens of the United States with ancestry from India. The terms Asian Indian and East Indian are used to avoid confusion with Native Americans in the United States, who are also referred to as "Indians" or "American Indians." With a population of more than 4.9 million, Indian Americans make up approximately 1.35% of the U.S. population and are the largest group of South Asian Americans, the largest Asian-alone group,[10] and the largest group of Asian Americans after Chinese Americans. Indian Americans are the highest-earning ethnic group in the United States.[11]
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^"ASIAN ALONE OR IN ANY COMBINATION BY SELECTED GROUPS. American Community Survey, ACS 5-Year Estimates Detailed Tables, Table B02018". data.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
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^"Do you speak Telugu? Welcome to America". BBC News. October 21, 2018. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019.
^https://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acs-22.pdf Archived February 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine see page 3
^"Religion Among Asian Americans". Pew Research Center. October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
^"Indians surpass Chinese as largest 'Asian-alone' group in U.S." NBC News. September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^Multiple sources:
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"S0201 | SELECTED POPULATION PROFILE IN THE UNITED STATES". United States Census Bureau (UCSB). Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
"The Economic Status of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the Wake of the Great Recession" (PDF). United States Department of Labor. September 4, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
"Indians in America make $100,000 on average: Highest-earning ethnic group". Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Gulf News. September 23, 2019. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
Chidanand Rajghatta (August 24, 2021). "March of the desis in US: Best educated, richest, and growing". The Times of India. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
"Indians in US wealthier with average household earning of $123,700: Report". The Times of India. August 25, 2021. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
Chaubey, Santosh (November 4, 2020). "Indian-Americans: Wealthiest Immigrant Group in US With An Increasingly Formidable Political Voice". News18. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
Trottman, Melanie (October 14, 2016). "Indian Americans are the Highest-Paid Asian Americans, Labor Department Report Shows". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
Trottman, Melanie (October 15, 2016). "Indian Americans are the highest-paid Asian Americans, Labor Department report shows". Business Standard. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
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Phillips, Matt (October 23, 2014). "Indians in the US make the most because they studied the most". Quartz. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
Bleiweis, Robin (March 4, 2021). "The Economic Status of Asian American and Pacific Islander Women". Center for American Progress. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
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