NRI Stats

Indian-American Population, State-wise

United States Census 2000

 

State 1990 2000 2005 2010
Total
815,447 1,678,765 2,313,463 2,843,391
Alabama
4,348 6,900 7,813 13,036
Alaska
472 723 1,090 1,218
Arizona
5,663 14,741 22,029 36,047
Arkansas
1,329 3,104 3,483 7,973
California
159,973 314,819 449,722 528,176
Colorado
3,836 11,720 16,150 20,369
Connecticut
11,755 23,662 32,988 46,415
Delaware
2,183 5,280 3,109 11,424
District of Columbia
1,601 2,845 8,550
Florida
31,457 70,740 95,043 128,735
Georgia
13,926 46,132 79,169 96,116
Hawaii
1,015 1,441 2,104 2,201
Idaho
473 1,289 2,070 2,152
Illinois
64,200 124,723 157,126 188,328
Indiana
7,095 14,685 16,306 27,598
Iowa
3,021 5,641 7,340 11,081
Kansas
3,956 8,153 10,468 13,852
Kentucky
2,922 6,771 8,176 12,501
Louisiana
5,083 8,280 10,942 11,174
Maine
607 1,021 987 1,959
Maryland
28,330 49,909 67,241 79,051
Massachusetts
19,719 43,801 55,840 77,177
Michigan
23,845 54,631 78,466 77,132
Minnesota
8,234 16,887 30,468 33,031
Mississippi
1,872 3,827 4,121 5,494
Missouri
6,111 12,169 15,755 23,223
Montana
248 379 729 618
Nebraska
1,218 3,273 5,724 5,903
Nevada
1,825 5,535 8,178 11,671
New Hampshire
1,697 3,873 3,703 8,268
New Jersey
79,440 169,180 228,250 292,256
New Mexico
1,593 3,104 4,550
New York
140,985 251,724 336,423 313,620
North Carolina
9,847 26,197 39,815 57,400
North Dakota
482 822 1,330 1,543
Ohio
20,848 38,752 46,702 64,187
Oklahoma
4,546 8,502 10,577 11,906
Oregon
3,508 9,575 12,650 16,740
Pennsylvania
28,396 57,241 75,159 103,026
Rhode Island
1,975 2,942 2,295 4,653
South Carolina
3,900 8,356 9,458 15,941
South Dakota
287 611 1,286 1,152
Tennessee
5,911 12,835 21,416 23,900
Texas
55,795 129,365 175,608 245,981
Utah
1,557 3,065 4,652 6,212
Vermont
529 858 975 1,359
Virginia
20,494 48,815 77,208 103,916
Washington
8,205 23,992 41,583 61,124
West Virginia
1,981 2,856 3,247 3,304
Wisconsin
6,914 12,665 19,672 22,899
Wyoming
240 354 267 589

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United States Census 2000
India Abroad Center for Political Awareness (IACPA)
June, 2001
State
2001
2010
Total
1,332,689
2,210,305
Atlanta
37,162
78,980
Boston
43,732
62,598
Chicago
116,868
171,901
Cleveland
12,648
14,215
Cincinnati

7,893

14,696

Dallas/Ft. Worth
49,669
100,386
Denver

8,827

13,649

Detroit
45,731
55,087
Houston
51,959
91,637
Indianapolis
5,266
12,669
Kansas City
6,088
11,646
Los Angeles
104,482
119,901
New York
400,194
526,133
Miami/Ft. Lauderdale
23,467
41,334
Minneapolis/St. Paul
14,535
29,453
Milwaukee
7,132
11,945
Norfolk/VirginiaBeach/Newport News, VA
3,25
Orlando
12,952
26,105
Philadelphia
52,380
90,286
Phoenix
11,534
31,203
Pittsburgh
8,725
14,568
Portland, OR
8,642
15,117
SanFrancisco/Oakland/San Jose
144,231
119,854
Seattle/Tacoma
20,332
52,652
Sacramento
16,992
San Diego
10,148
24,306
St. Louis
8,277
16,874
San Antonio
3,938
Tampa/St. Petersburg
10,854
23,526
Washington/Baltimore
88,211
127,963

NOTE: These are the Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSA) and Metropolitan Statistical areas (MSA) as determined by the Census Bureau. New York City metro area includes Northern New Jersey, parts of Connecticut and even a sliver of Pennsylvania. Of the 169,000 in New Jersey, about 156,000 are in metro New York

India at a glance Religious Composition

Census Data 2001

Religious Composition
Population *
(%)
Buddhists

7,955,207

0.8

Christians

24,080,016

2.3

Hindus

827,578,868

80.5

Jains

4,225,053

0.4

Muslims

138,188,240

13.4

Sikhs

19,215,730

1.9

Other Religions & Persuasions

6,639,626

0.6

Religion not stated

727,588

0.1

Total *

1,028,610,328

100.0