 The language spread of Punjabi in the United States according to U.S. Census 2000 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 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. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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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- ^ "B16001LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME BY ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH FOR THE POPULATION 5 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Language Use in the United States: 2019" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "B16001LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME BY ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH FOR THE POPULATION 5 YEARS AND OVER". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-23.