Punjabi Americans

Punjabi Americans
Panjābī Amrīkī
The language spread of Punjabi in the United States according to U.S. Census 2000
Total population
318,588
0.1% of the total American population (2021)
Regions with significant populations
California156,763 (0.42%)
New York30,341 (0.16%)
Washington19,292 (0.26%)
New Jersey17,857 (0.2%)
Texas15,538 (0.06%)
Languages
English (AmericanIndianPakistani) • Punjabi
American SpanishHindi-Urdu
Religion
Sikhism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Unaffiliated
Related ethnic groups
Indian Americans, Pakistani Americans, Punjabi Mexican Americans
Punjabi Population History
in the United States
YearPop.±%
198019,298    
199050,005+159.1%
2000 110,254+120.5%
2010 243,773+121.1%
2021318,588+30.7%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Punjabi Americans are Americans who either have total or partial Punjabi ancestry, originating in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. There are over 300,000 Punjabi Americans, many of whom first migrated from British Punjab and settled in California's Central Valley.

A notable community within Punjabi Americans is that of Punjabi Mexican Americans, found in California with both Punjabi and Mexican ancestry.