ASIAN ORIGIN

Sri Lankan Americans

About 64,875 US residents are of Sri Lankan, 0.0% of the population · up 25.4% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.

NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR

How the group compares

Median household income

$111,121

US overall: $82,259

Bachelor's degree or higher

63.4%

US overall: 35.6%

Poverty rate

8.5%

US overall: 12.5%

Homeownership

59.1%

US overall: 65.0%

Median age

36.8

US overall: 38.9

Median home value

$630,800

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 NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Largest Sri Lankan populations

CitiesAll 805 →

1New York, NY4,401 2Los Angeles, CA2,332 3Dallas, TX765 4Houston, TX655 5Chicago, IL559 6Clarksburg, MD437 7Eden Prairie, MN430 8Garden City Park, NY427 9Reston, VA424 10Aspen Hill, MD408

CountiesAll 441 →

1Los Angeles County, CA4,540 2Montgomery County, MD3,055 3Harris County, TX2,357 4Richmond County, NY2,265 5Middlesex County, NJ1,824 6Orange County, CA1,215 7Fairfax County, VA1,181 8Queens County, NY1,153 9Santa Clara County, CA1,063 10Alameda County, CA959

Metro areasAll 252 →

1New York, NY10,679 2Los Angeles, CA5,755 3Washington, DC5,545 4Houston, TX3,321 5San Francisco, CA2,272 6Dallas, TX2,243 7Boston, MA1,389 8Minneapolis, MN1,340 9Chicago, IL1,319 10Philadelphia, PA1,286

StatesAll 50 →

1California12,244 2New York8,515 3Texas6,922 4New Jersey4,788 5Maryland4,475 6Virginia2,472 7Florida2,348 8Massachusetts2,245 9Pennsylvania1,869 10Minnesota1,671

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Sri Lankan share

CitiesAll 805 →

1Garden City Park, NY5.4%2Green Knoll, NJ2.8%3Glastonbury Center, CT2.4%4East Pasadena, CA2.2%5Bloomingdale, NJ2.2%6Broadlands, VA1.9%7Heathcote, NJ1.7%8South Plainfield, NJ1.5%9Clarksburg, MD1.4%10Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FL1.4%

CountiesAll 441 →

1Haines Borough, AK0.7%2Polk County, GA0.5%3Winnebago County, IA0.5%4Richmond County, NY0.5%5Falls Church city, VA0.4%6Humboldt County, IA0.4%7Mower County, MN0.3%8Barnes County, ND0.3%9Montgomery County, MD0.3%10Custer County, CO0.3%

Metro areasAll 252 →

1Cedartown, GA0.5%2Austin, MN0.3%3Morristown, TN0.2%4Frankfort, KY0.2%5Mankato, MN0.1%6Fargo, ND0.1%7Cape Girardeau, MO0.1%8Casper, WY0.1%9Lewisburg, PA0.1%10Rochester, NY0.1%

StatesAll 50 →

1Maryland0.1%2New Jersey0.1%3New York0.0%4North Dakota0.0%5Massachusetts0.0%6California0.0%7Minnesota0.0%8Virginia0.0%9Connecticut0.0%10Texas0.0%

ABOUT THIS GROUP

Frequently asked

How many people of Sri Lankan live in the United States?

About 64,875 US residents are of Sri Lankan, roughly 0.0% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Sri Lankan population?

New York, NY has the largest Sri Lankan population of any US city, with about 4,401 residents of Sri Lankan.

Which state has the most residents of Sri Lankan?

California leads all states with about 12,244 residents of Sri Lankan.

What is the median household income of Sri Lankan Americans?

Sri Lankan Americans have a median household income of about $111,121, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.

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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Sri Lankan Americans

How the group compares

Largest Sri Lankan populations

Highest Sri Lankan share

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