Astin Wu
Sr. Analyst

Feb. 12, 2009

According to the American Community Survey of the U.S. Census Bureau, the Asian Indian population in the United States grew from almost 1,679,000 in 2000 to 2,570,000 in 2007: a growth rate of 53%, the highest for any Asian American community, and among the fastest growing ethnic groups in the United States. Asian Indian Americans are the third largest Asian American ethnic group, after Chinese Americans and Filipino Americans.

Asian Indians are now the largest Asian American group in the Midwest (at 390,643 followed by the next largest group Chinese at 256,705) and the South (at 370,553 followed by the next largest group Chinese at 278,590), according to Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2005

The U.S. states with the largest Asian Indian populations are California, New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Illinois. There are also large Asian Indian populations in Pennsylvania, Florida, Michigan, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, and Ohio as well.

The Metropolis Have Large Asian Indian American Population

Asian Indian Population by US Metropolitan Areas

 (from Census report)

Some Characteristics of Asian Indian population:

• Profession: Asian Indians are very well educated and many are doctors, engineers, and technology experts.

• Business: The community is well represented as small business owners, motel owners and taxi cab drivers. About 55% of motels in the U.S. are owned by Asian Indians.

• Education: 75% of Asian Indians who work have a bachelors degree or higher.

• Language: Asian Indians also have a good comprehension of the English language and thus often get an edge over other immigrants overseas.

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