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.
Largest Sri Lankan populations
Highest Sri Lankan 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 Sri Lankan Americans earn the most
| New Jersey | $171,957 | 62.1% | 8.0% | 78.2% | 3,928 |
| Virginia | $140,780 | 71.2% | 2.3% | 83.1% | 2,717 |
| Washington | $129,583 | 64.5% | 10.9% | 44.2% | 1,244 |
| Maryland | $113,372 | 52.3% | 8.8% | 66.4% | 4,290 |
| California | $109,067 | 54.0% | 7.4% | 55.2% | 14,008 |
| Minnesota | $108,924 | 74.4% | 8.0% | 73.8% | 1,351 |
| Ohio | $107,212 | 82.6% | 6.5% | 55.0% | 1,642 |
| Massachusetts | $104,318 | 62.6% | 11.0% | 66.2% | 2,358 |
| Illinois | $99,375 | 72.1% | 8.5% | 62.3% | 1,972 |
| Colorado | $98,246 | 57.0% | 5.3% | 28.6% | 972 |
| Pennsylvania | $97,750 | 70.5% | 25.0% | 43.0% | 1,560 |
| Georgia | $96,760 | 56.5% | 3.6% | 53.1% | 1,052 |
| North Carolina | $90,919 | 79.9% | 6.3% | 59.3% | 1,350 |
| New York | $85,990 | 43.1% | 9.7% | 50.6% | 9,252 |
| Florida | $85,938 | 52.2% | 15.3% | 54.4% | 2,211 |
| Connecticut | $78,816 | 74.8% | 0.5% | 61.5% | 1,205 |
| Texas | $78,382 | 55.8% | 9.8% | 60.9% | 6,477 |
| Michigan | $69,250 | 72.7% | 14.9% | 55.1% | 1,263 |
| Arizona | – | 73.8% | 4.0% | 40.1% | 707 |
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.
Sri Lankan Americans across metro areas
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $220,714 | 63.4% | 8.2% | 33.5% | 1,136 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | $197,750 | 61.4% | 1.3% | 53.3% | 2,665 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $191,607 | 61.3% | 9.8% | 43.4% | 1,030 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $142,667 | 65.2% | 1.9% | 69.2% | 1,770 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $120,372 | 57.9% | 3.0% | 78.0% | 5,633 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $120,313 | 74.6% | 0.0% | 82.5% | 1,193 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | $102,071 | 46.7% | 7.9% | 61.1% | 11,188 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $102,008 | 41.2% | 5.5% | 78.3% | 1,134 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | $99,875 | 66.9% | 10.8% | 57.7% | 1,514 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $98,171 | 63.2% | 24.3% | 47.9% | 1,331 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $97,782 | 49.0% | 11.5% | 60.3% | 1,924 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | $95,423 | 54.0% | 8.6% | 65.5% | 2,874 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $90,822 | 48.7% | 10.5% | 53.9% | 6,892 |
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.
Sri Lankan Americans across cities
| Los Angeles | $78,355 | 46.5% | 10.7% | 42.5% | 2,330 |
| New York | $76,866 | 36.5% | 8.5% | 46.0% | 5,763 |
| Houston | $65,469 | 61.6% | 3.6% | 37.2% | 841 |
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 64,875 US residents are of Sri Lankan, roughly 0.0% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
New York, NY has the largest Sri Lankan population of any US city, with about 4,401 residents of Sri Lankan.
California leads all states with about 12,244 residents of Sri Lankan.
Sri Lankan Americans have a median household income of about $111,121, 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