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ASIAN ORIGIN

Indian Americans

About 4,625,449 US residents are of Asian Indian, 1.4% of the population · up 11.6% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.

BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Largest Asian Indian populations

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Asian Indian share

NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR

How the group compares

Median household income
$161,520
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
77.6%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
6.9%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
62.6%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
35.2
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$669,200
US overall: $376,019

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.

BY STATE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Where Indian Americans earn the most

Washington$225,54283.1%2.1%58.4%204,605
California$208,13876.1%6.3%61.6%1,051,036
Massachusetts$194,29585.9%6.3%63.4%157,711
New Jersey$187,43582.5%4.9%65.1%471,108
Virginia$182,52781.6%4.4%70.2%187,086
North Carolina$175,21986.5%4.3%68.4%175,352
Maryland$171,55778.9%6.5%75.4%123,445
Texas$164,64583.1%4.6%63.0%708,890
Georgia$159,00479.5%6.8%71.1%213,784
Pennsylvania$154,90878.6%7.6%65.6%181,443
Illinois$141,29978.0%8.3%65.8%302,512
Connecticut$138,64071.8%6.0%53.8%78,782
Michigan$133,38079.8%10.4%60.0%156,790
Arizona$132,86281.7%10.8%55.1%84,443
Florida$128,83567.8%7.5%73.2%250,223
New York$124,09060.2%10.1%56.3%423,895
Ohio$121,75277.1%8.8%62.0%122,086
Indiana$107,82564.7%17.0%50.9%71,165

Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. 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.

BY METRO AREA · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Indian Americans across metro areas

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$250,00184.7%4.0%62.1%283,910
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$250,00189.0%2.7%51.4%226,012
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$231,79586.6%2.0%57.6%184,138
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$202,20686.4%5.3%63.6%129,575
Raleigh-Cary, NC$200,61489.9%2.3%72.9%68,125
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$183,86886.9%4.3%69.8%76,821
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$183,76782.1%3.9%70.2%222,098
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$176,13483.5%3.8%63.4%358,821
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$172,12578.7%9.7%59.5%178,778
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$167,43082.4%4.7%73.6%185,564
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$164,96579.9%5.7%72.5%186,489
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$163,86771.6%6.9%59.9%762,384
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$163,20290.7%2.8%56.7%108,136
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$161,16478.2%6.7%68.8%155,131
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$146,55777.7%7.1%68.1%278,856
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$141,91679.4%8.7%62.9%123,884
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$141,29658.3%8.1%65.5%81,613
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$136,35781.6%10.9%55.6%76,242
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$114,88664.3%12.0%73.9%72,048

Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. 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.

BY CITY · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Indian Americans across cities

Sammamish$250,00191.5%0.3%94.8%10,849
Foster City$250,00190.2%2.4%39.4%5,401
Brambleton$250,00191.4%0.0%97.5%6,854
Dublin$250,00192.8%0.9%73.4%18,119
Cupertino$250,00194.5%2.6%51.8%18,220
San Ramon$247,87991.8%0.3%76.9%18,199
San Jose$233,14487.7%3.6%58.3%74,709
Milpitas$227,08391.2%2.9%60.7%17,116
Mountain View$224,60592.3%2.0%31.6%8,040
Fremont$222,90588.8%2.2%57.4%68,088
Pleasanton$210,74189.2%2.5%70.8%15,438
South Riding$210,11680.9%2.1%94.9%6,593
Mountain House$208,84377.3%6.4%99.4%5,701
Sunnyvale$206,72194.6%1.4%21.4%29,506
San Francisco$197,91388.3%8.6%31.8%26,142
Santa Clara$195,75590.3%5.6%32.9%23,653
Mill Creek East$193,44593.3%3.2%96.0%5,699
Irvine$187,62593.1%6.6%59.8%19,815
Redmond$185,19994.2%3.4%37.4%15,549
Union City$182,90863.7%0.3%68.7%9,987
Allen$181,25087.1%0.6%69.2%6,955
Coppell$178,34592.5%1.2%82.4%8,253
Plymouth$177,03194.6%0.3%80.1%5,963
Frisco$176,38489.6%1.2%80.7%32,673
Johns Creek$172,06189.1%0.6%71.6%10,871
Scottsdale$171,65994.8%1.7%57.3%5,394
Folsom$169,18092.7%0.9%64.3%7,580
Oakland$166,65483.5%6.4%44.3%5,656
Cary$166,31590.2%0.8%72.5%21,327
Bellevue$166,29495.2%1.2%24.6%19,757
Ellicott City$165,58088.4%4.0%61.9%8,750
Sugar Land$163,64873.9%4.6%81.8%15,907
Seattle$159,75493.9%5.9%26.2%20,758
Naperville$159,04387.1%2.7%69.6%20,115
Princeton Meadows$157,28396.8%1.9%50.8%7,480
San Diego$154,33387.8%4.0%47.4%33,542
Buffalo Grove$154,16793.4%2.0%64.6%5,901
Alpharetta$153,43189.8%0.4%53.3%9,955
Yonkers$152,15957.1%3.8%63.5%6,325
Iselin$151,73172.1%2.9%64.5%8,201
Germantown$150,75872.5%0.5%72.3%6,235
Chandler$149,27391.8%1.3%67.1%11,694
McKinney$149,13587.8%1.2%90.5%8,777
Troy$149,09490.8%1.2%61.6%12,697
Torrance$147,30190.5%2.5%34.0%6,787
Elk Grove$142,01951.9%8.6%77.2%7,784
Novi$141,66791.8%0.0%74.6%7,899
Aurora$140,91785.0%1.2%79.5%10,437
Washington$140,17994.9%6.5%44.4%9,707
Arlington$138,54283.6%5.3%47.8%6,982
Stamford$137,34683.0%5.0%44.5%6,260
Hayward$137,31748.1%4.0%72.5%8,489
Dublin$137,23282.9%1.3%55.5%5,856
Jersey City$135,69882.3%8.5%23.2%36,303
Hicksville$134,46457.6%1.8%91.2%8,165
Schaumburg$134,06384.2%4.1%49.5%11,189
Morrisville$133,17289.5%2.3%60.6%10,052
Parsippany$132,00080.5%2.4%39.6%7,181
Hoffman Estates$131,23072.1%0.5%73.9%6,543
Austin$129,47289.7%7.2%41.0%32,276
McNair$129,18194.5%2.4%27.1%6,917
Plano$128,75791.3%2.6%44.4%32,538
Roseville$128,55163.5%10.9%76.7%5,717
Cambridge$125,20394.1%14.3%15.7%6,042
Carrollton$122,53368.9%0.4%74.6%6,214
Tracy$121,50039.9%2.9%70.0%6,146
Charlotte$117,95888.4%5.9%39.4%25,547
Raleigh$117,57984.6%13.1%43.3%6,740
Overland Park$115,27293.9%3.4%48.3%9,047
Farmington Hills$115,14591.0%5.2%37.5%8,989
Phoenix$114,82683.4%3.8%50.2%25,585
Tampa$114,08076.3%11.4%56.2%8,033
Pearland$111,22572.6%0.4%91.0%5,492
Irving$111,02185.8%5.1%35.8%37,000
Los Angeles$110,74872.7%11.7%39.5%46,015
Chicago$110,66481.7%14.0%40.1%46,562
Gaithersburg$109,51188.1%7.0%37.6%5,431
Missouri City$108,63655.5%0.5%97.6%7,549
Boston$106,81084.7%21.3%24.9%11,295
Bentonville$105,77291.1%0.0%24.8%5,506
San Antonio$102,11977.1%13.9%44.5%12,975
Dunwoody$100,93893.4%0.8%13.8%5,816
Dallas$100,74088.6%14.1%27.3%12,900
Houston$99,59982.2%10.2%32.3%38,204
Jacksonville$99,52779.0%9.2%60.1%13,124
Kent$97,96540.8%5.4%69.2%6,022
Sacramento$95,36548.3%7.8%54.3%15,294
Atlanta$93,26592.2%19.4%36.7%10,709
New York$93,26247.7%12.5%44.0%262,028
Bakersfield$92,53631.3%14.1%71.8%9,783
Oklahoma City$91,81368.6%9.3%64.3%7,565
Columbus$91,48181.8%11.1%28.3%19,977
Philadelphia$90,23261.5%12.1%49.4%24,139
Fort Worth$88,50466.5%6.9%53.4%9,229
Fresno$86,94736.1%14.9%57.2%17,398
Madison$85,87589.6%9.3%33.3%6,542
Indianapolis city (balance)$72,07068.4%14.9%49.6%9,301
Tempe$71,56384.9%34.2%15.4%6,751
Yuba City$68,72019.7%7.7%73.6%10,979
Stockton$64,42632.1%16.1%64.4%6,441

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.

ABOUT THIS GROUP

Frequently asked

How many people of Asian Indian live in the United States?

About 4,625,449 US residents are of Asian Indian, roughly 1.4% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Asian Indian population?

New York, NY has the largest Asian Indian population of any US city, with about 210,910 residents of Asian Indian.

Which state has the most residents of Asian Indian?

California leads all states with about 891,775 residents of Asian Indian.

What is the median household income of Indian Americans?

Indian Americans have a median household income of about $161,520, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024

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