The Asian Indian population in the United States grew 38%, almost 15 times the national growth rate, between 2000-2005, according to the 2005 American Community Survey, which provides a window to the U.S. population at the middle of the century. Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana, each of which have exceedingly small Indian populations, recorded the highest growth rate; however, the rates mask significant margins of error, which make the estimates for each of the three states dubious. Maine and Rhode Island, recorded a decline in the Indian population, but those numbers are also dubious because of the margin of error.
Asian Indian Population 2005
|
State |
2005 |
2000-2005 Growth |
|
California |
449,722 |
43% |
|
New York |
336,423 |
34% |
|
New Jersey |
228,250 |
35% |
|
Texas |
175,608 |
36% |
|
Illinois |
157,126 |
26% |
|
Florida |
95,043 |
34% |
|
Georgia |
79,169 |
72% |
|
Michigan |
78,466 |
44% |
|
Virginia |
77,208 |
58% |
|
Pennsylvania |
75,159 |
31% |
|
Maryland |
67,241 |
35% |
|
Massachusetts |
55,840 |
27% |
|
Ohio |
46,702 |
21% |
|
Washington |
41,583 |
73% |
|
North Carolina |
39,815 |
52% |
|
Connecticut |
32,988 |
39% |
|
Minnesota |
30,468 |
80% |
|
Arizona |
22,029 |
49% |
|
Tennessee |
21,416 |
67% |
|
Wisconsin |
19,672 |
55% |
|
Indiana |
16,306 |
11% |
|
Colorado |
16,150 |
38% |
|
Missouri |
15,755 |
29% |
|
Oregon |
12,650 |
32% |
|
Louisiana |
10,942 |
32% |
|
Oklahoma |
10,577 |
24% |
|
Kansas |
10,468 |
28% |
|
South Carolina |
9,458 |
13% |
|
Delaware |
8,550 |
62% |
|
Nevada |
8,178 |
48% |
|
Kentucky |
8,176 |
21% |
|
Alabama |
7,813 |
13% |
|
Iowa |
7,340 |
30% |
|
New Hampshire |
5759 |
49% |
|
Nebraska |
5724 |
75% |
|
Utah |
4,652 |
52% |
|
Mississippi |
4,121 |
8% |
|
New Mexico |
3,703 |
19% |
|
Arkansas |
3,483 |
12% |
|
West Virginia |
3,247 |
14% |
|
District of Columbia |
3,109 |
9% |
|
Rhode Island |
2,295 |
-22% |
|
Hawaii |
2,104 |
46% |
|
Idaho |
2,070 |
61% |
|
North Dakota |
1,330 |
62% |
|
South Dakota |
1,286 |
110% |
|
Alaska |
1,090 |
51% |
|
Maine |
987 |
-3% |
|
Vermont |
975 |
14% |
|
Montana |
729 |
92% |
|
Wyoming |
267 |
663% |
|
Total |
2,319,222 |
38% |
| Source: American Community Survey 2005 |
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