Facts about Indian Americans

There are over 35,000 Indian American Doctors in the USA

There are two sitting Governors and one sitting Congressman that are Indian Americans

Indian Americans have the highest average income of any ethnic group in the United States

The top 5 States where Indian Americans live are: California New York New Jersey Texas Illinois

As many as 12% of scientists in the USA are Indian Americans

At NASA, 36% or almost 4 out of 10 scientists are Indians

34% of employees at Microsoft are Indians

28% at IBM are Indians

17% at Intel are Indians

13% at Xerox are Indians

Indian immigrants founded at least 13.4% of Silicon Valley’s startups

… and 6.5% startups nationwide

Indian-Americans make up 1% of the population and 8% of physicians and surgeons

Indian-Americans make up 1% of the population and 3% of the nation’s engineers

Indian-Americans make up 1% of the population and 7% of its IT workers

In 2007, the median income of households headed by an Indian American ~$83,000,

….Compared with $55,000 for Whites

69% of Indian Americans age 25+ have four-year college degrees

….which dwarfs the rates of 30% of Whites

73% of the Scripps National Spelling Bee winners since 1999 have been of Indian descent

More than 5,000 Indian Americans today serve as faculty members in institutions of higher education

Almost 40% of all Indians in the United States have a master’s, doctorate or other professional degree

….5X the national average.

The first "East Indian" landed in the United States in 1635 in Jamestown, Virginia

Indian American population has a growth rate of 70%

….one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the United States.

Indian Americans comprise 16.4 percent of the Asian-American community

….the third largest Asian American ethnic group

Indian immigrants have founded more engineering and technology companies from 1995 to 2005 than immigrants from the UK, China, Taiwan and Japan combined

87% of Indian Americans 18 years old or older were born outside the US

There are close to 35,000 Indian American doctors

Total bilateral trade in goods between the US and India touched USD 63.7 billion in 2013

A recent study of 68 Indian companies which have invested in the US has found that these companies invested nearly US $ 17 billion in the US

....spending over US $ 340 million in R&D activities

Total goods trade between US and India has grown substantially – over 400 percent from $18.1 billion in 2003 to $64.2 billion in 2013

The U.S. stock FDI in India has increased – over 600 percent since 2003 – from $4.8 billion in to $28.4 billion in 2012.

Indian investment in the U.S. has experienced 1400 percent growth, from $350 million in 2012 to $5.2 billion in 2012.

New York City itself contains by far the highest Indian American population of any individual city in North America, at approximately 207,414.

Indian American women having the highest percentage of college degrees among women of all ethnicities

Among Indian Americans, 72.3% participate in the U.S. work force

….of which 57.7% are employed in managerial and professional specialties

66.3% of Indian Americans are employed in select professional and managerial specialties

…compared with the national average of 35.9%

US President Harry Truman signed into law the Luce-Celler Act of 1946, giving to Indian Americans the right to immigrate and naturalize

Indian Americans were barred from becoming citizens for many years, until passage of a 1952 law that lifted prior restrictions

Top Cities for Indian Americans1) New York2) Chicago3) Washington DC4) Los Angeles5) San Francisco

Indian-American population shot up by 76 percent to 3.34 million in the first 12 years of the 21st century

At least half of America’s motels are owned by Indian-Americans

If Indians Run Dunkin, And America Runs on Dunkin then Indians Run America

If Indians Run Dunkin, And America Runs on Dunkin then Indians Run America

Indian American Mohini Bhardwaj won an Olympic Silver Medal in 2004

Indian American Brandon Chillar won a Superbowl Ring with the Green Bay Packers in 2011

First Lady Michelle Obama featured a a dress designed by Indian American Naeem Khan in 2012