Profile of Asian Indians in the U.S.A.
According to the 1980 census, the total population of the Asian Indian community in the United States was 387,223. Conservative estimates based on the 1990 census put the figure at 815,447 - more than a 100% increase in just 10 years. New immigrants from India entered the United States at a rate of 850 per week last year. In 1996, 44,859 people were admitted to the United States from India making it #3 among the countries providing the largest number of people entering the country. This number was sharply up from 34,748 in 1995 and 34,921 in 1994; only Mexico (163,572) and Philippines (55,876) ranked ahead of India. The statistical profile outlined below indicates that Indian immigrants in the U.S. are a dynamic group.
| 5% | of all physicians in the United States obtained their primary medical degree from India. |
| 25% | The median family income of Indian households is 25% higher than for all U.S. households. |
| 30% | of all hotels and motels in the U.S. are Indian-owned. |
| 35% | of Asian-Indians live in the Northeast, 17.9% in the Mid-west, 24% in the South, and 23.1% in the West. |
| 40% | Only 4 out of 10 Indian immigrants have taken up U.S. citizenship. |
| 45% | of women in the Asian Indian community are employed outside the home. |
| 50% | of Asian Indians in the U.S. own their own home. |
| 65% | of the male Indian immigrants hold managerial/professional/technical jobs. |
| 75% | of Asian Indians were born outside the U.S.A. |
| 80% | of the men in the Asian Indian community have college degrees. |
| 90% | of Asian Indians live in urban areas. |
| 100% | of those surveyed are proud of their Asian-Indian heritage. |
Most of these figures are based either on the 1980 or 1990 census or on projections of figures from the census. Percentage figures have been rounded off to the closest number to be presented in the above format.
Source: India: A Dynamic Democracy. A Government of India Publication.