Punjabi Americans
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Punjabi Americans (Punjabi: پنجابی امریکی) are Americans whose ancestry originates wholly or partly from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. There are over 300,000 Punjabi Americans, many of whom were Sikhs from British Punjab who first settled in California's Central Valley.
Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
Total population | |
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318,588[1]
0.1% of the total American population (2021) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
California | 156,763 (0.42%) |
New York | 30,341 (0.16%) |
Washington | 19,292 (0.26%) |
New Jersey | 17,857 (0.2%) |
Texas | 15,538 (0.06%) |
Languages | |
Punjabi • American English • Indian English • Pakistani English American Spanish • Hindi • Urdu | |
Religion | |
Sikhism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Unaffiliated | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Indian Americans, Pakistani Americans, Punjabi Mexican Americans |
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More information Year, Pop. ...
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1980 | 19,298 | — |
1990 | 50,005 | +159.1% |
2000 | 110,254 | +120.5% |
2010 | 243,773 | +121.1% |
2021 | 318,588 | +30.7% |
Source: United States Census Bureau |
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