Immigrants from India
About 2,889,077 US residents were born in India, 0.86% of everyone living in the US and 6.1% of the country's 47,349,078 immigrants. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
These counts cover people born in India who now live in the US, whatever their citizenship. Their US-born children are not included. For everyone who reports Asian Indian heritage, including people born here, see Indian Americans.
Where immigrants from India live
Highest share born in India
Cities need at least 5,000 residents to be ranked, so tiny towns with a handful of immigrants do not crowd the list.
Frequently asked
About 2,889,077 US residents were born in India, according to the 2024 American Community Survey. That is 6.1% of all US immigrants, making India the 2nd most common birthplace among them.
New York, NY, with about 73,526 residents born in India.
California, home to about 572,030 people born in India.
Middlesex County, NJ, where 11.5% of residents were born in India.
Other countries in Asia
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR TABLE B05006 (PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION) · UPDATED 2024
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