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Introduction to Hinduism
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© 2004 Hindu
American Foundation, Inc.
From 1,700 people in 1900, the Hindu population in
America grew to approximately 387,000 by 1980 and
1.1 million in 1997. Currently, the estimated U.S.
population of Hindus of Indian origin is approximately
2 million (1.8 million Indian and 200,000 Indo-Caribbean).
Estimates are that there may also be as many as 1
million practicing American Hindus, not of Indian
origin, in the U.S.
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Hindus are the most affluent and
most educated immigrant community in the United States.
The comparison chart below illustrates this in detail. Figures
in percentages unless otherwise noted.
| SOCIOECONOMICS STATISTICS AND
DEMOGRAPHICS |
Whites |
Blacks |
Hispanics
Latinos |
Hindus
Asian Indian
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Chinese |
Filipinos |
Japanese |
Koreans |
Vietnamese |
Not Proficient in English
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0.7 |
0.8 |
30.3 |
8.4 |
31.3 |
7 |
10 |
32.9 |
40.4 |
| Less than High School |
15.3 |
29.1 |
48.5 |
12.6 |
23.6 |
13.1 |
9.5 |
13.8 |
37.8 |
| College Degree |
25.3 |
13.6 |
9.9 |
64.4 |
46.3 |
42.8 |
40.8 |
43.6 |
13.8 |
| Advanced Degree |
3 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
12.5 |
8.5 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
2.5 |
| Median Personal Income |
$23,640 |
$16,300 |
$14,400 |
$26,000 |
$20,000 |
$23,000 |
$26,000 |
$16,300 |
$16,000 |
| Median Family Income |
$48,500 |
$33,300 |
$36,000 |
$69,470 |
$58,300 |
$65,400 |
$61,630 |
$48,500 |
$51,500 |
| Living in Poverty |
9.4 |
24.9 |
21.4 |
8.2 |
13.1 |
6.9 |
8.6 |
15.5 |
13.8 |
| Public Assistance |
1.3 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
| Homeowner |
78.2 |
54.4 |
52.4 |
56.8 |
65.7 |
67.6 |
70.8 |
51.9 |
60 |
| In Labor Force |
63.6 |
59.8 |
61.5 |
71 |
65.1 |
68.3 |
58 |
62 |
63.5 |
| High Skill Occupation |
21.4 |
12.3 |
9.6 |
51.6 |
41.9 |
29.7 |
32 |
27 |
22.6 |
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| Business Creation |
$200 Billion in Market Value |
| Percentage of Silicon Valley Startups |
40% |
| Number Employed |
20,000-30,000 |
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| Number of Physicians |
38,000 |
| Number of Medical Students & Residents |
12,000 |
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| Hindu Americans in Science
and Technology |
Account for < 1% (0.5%) of
the U.S. population, but more than 5 % of Scientists,
Engineers and Software Specialists in the U.S. |
| Hospitality Sector – Ownership |
Own 35% of total real estate |
| Hospitality Sector – Market
Value |
$40 billion |
Hospitality Sector – Number
Employed
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850,000 |
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| Estimated Global Population
(World) |
930 million |
| Estimated Population (Outside India) |
20 - 22 million |
| Estimated Income (Outside India) |
$300 - $400 billion |
| Estimated GDP (Outside India) |
$1 trillion |
| Estimated GDP per Capita
(Outside India) |
$50,000 |
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Sources:
1. Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. URL:
http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?PageID=385
2. American Religious Identification Survey. URL: http://www.gc.cuny.edu/studies/aris.pdf
3. Bharatiya Pravasi Divas. URL:http://www.indiaday.org/aboutus.htm
4. US-India Friendship Net. URl:http://www.usindiafriendship.net/
5. Asian Nation: The Landscape of Asian American. URl:http://www.usindiafriendship.net/
6. Harvard Pluralism Project. URL: http://www.pluralism.org/about/index.php
7. Adherents.com. URL:http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_298.html#1868
8. Return of the Overseas Indian. URL:http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg
9. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5967_651401,001600060001.htm
10. http://www.aapiusa.net/membership.htm
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