![]() The language spread of Punjabi in the United States according to U.S. Census 2000 | |
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 |
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 |
Punjabi Americans (Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਮਰੀਕਨ, 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, Ravidassias from British Punjab who first settled in California's Central Valley.
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