Bangladeshi Americans
About 263,277 US residents are of Bangladeshi, 0.1% of the population · up 42.2% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
Largest Bangladeshi populations
Highest Bangladeshi share
How the group compares
From the Census Bureau's Selected Population Profile (S0201), which publishes socioeconomic data for detailed groups at the national level. US-overall figures shown for comparison.
Where Bangladeshi Americans earn the most
| Arizona | $128,980 | 80.5% | 9.1% | 67.2% | 3,006 |
| Maryland | $105,250 | 62.7% | 5.9% | 66.9% | 4,939 |
| North Carolina | $99,813 | 79.0% | 8.7% | 64.6% | 1,927 |
| Washington | $89,722 | 84.4% | 4.0% | 39.4% | 1,100 |
| California | $84,226 | 62.3% | 8.9% | 40.3% | 13,484 |
| Massachusetts | $83,750 | 60.9% | 20.2% | 42.0% | 4,248 |
| Virginia | $73,482 | 59.2% | 8.8% | 67.0% | 10,882 |
| Illinois | $71,786 | 75.9% | 22.9% | 56.3% | 2,489 |
| Indiana | $68,381 | 69.8% | 29.9% | 44.7% | 1,154 |
| Texas | $67,976 | 66.6% | 19.3% | 48.5% | 13,033 |
| Georgia | $67,477 | 50.1% | 18.0% | 64.7% | 6,641 |
| Ohio | $66,580 | 60.4% | 10.2% | 54.6% | 1,711 |
| Minnesota | $65,650 | 70.0% | 22.5% | 44.5% | 875 |
| Pennsylvania | $64,289 | 46.6% | 16.0% | 53.2% | 6,539 |
| New York | $60,427 | 39.5% | 18.3% | 39.3% | 98,454 |
| Connecticut | $60,068 | 49.2% | 24.8% | 69.2% | 2,647 |
| New Jersey | $54,117 | 52.8% | 22.2% | 47.3% | 11,305 |
| Michigan | $52,359 | 31.4% | 30.9% | 66.3% | 13,718 |
| Oklahoma | $50,417 | 81.0% | 17.3% | 30.9% | 805 |
| Florida | $50,288 | 48.8% | 24.5% | 44.8% | 7,628 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a state only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller states are absent by design.
Bangladeshi Americans across metro areas
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a metro area only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller metro areas are absent by design.
Bangladeshi Americans across cities
| San Jose | $122,361 | 77.0% | 10.2% | 54.2% | 945 |
| Plano | $112,596 | 67.9% | 6.3% | 61.3% | 757 |
| Warren | $63,214 | 39.9% | 20.1% | 70.3% | 3,512 |
| New York | $60,242 | 37.9% | 17.3% | 34.1% | 85,130 |
| Philadelphia | $59,773 | 44.9% | 25.0% | 52.9% | 1,764 |
| Houston | $57,596 | 64.5% | 8.1% | 36.8% | 1,542 |
| Irving | $55,288 | 38.2% | 31.7% | 35.6% | 860 |
| Los Angeles | $51,875 | 42.7% | 13.4% | 19.3% | 4,024 |
| Paterson | $47,768 | 31.3% | 21.8% | 31.9% | 3,143 |
| Hamtramck | $43,125 | 17.4% | 38.1% | 65.0% | 4,302 |
| Detroit | $32,219 | 12.0% | 44.1% | 61.6% | 2,768 |
| Atlantic City | $29,464 | 19.3% | 56.5% | 33.6% | 1,402 |
| Buffalo | $26,481 | 22.8% | 55.1% | 67.7% | 3,113 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a citie only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller cities are absent by design.
Frequently asked
About 263,277 US residents are of Bangladeshi, roughly 0.1% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
New York, NY has the largest Bangladeshi population of any US city, with about 98,575 residents of Bangladeshi.
New York leads all states with about 120,404 residents of Bangladeshi.
Bangladeshi Americans have a median household income of about $77,201, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.
Other asian origin groups
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024