Pakistani Americans
پاکستانی امریکی pākistānī amrīkī | |
|---|---|
American-Pakistanis by state according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2015 – 2019) | |
| Total population | |
| 684,438 (2023)[1] (ancestry or ethnic origin) 428,795 (2023)[2] (born in Pakistan) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| New York City Metropolitan Area, New Jersey, Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, Philadelphia metropolitan area, Chicago Metropolitan Area, Houston metropolitan area, Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Atlanta, Phoenix metropolitan area, Dallas-Fort Worth, Florida, and major metropolitan areas throughout the United States | |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Islam (96%), mostly Sunni Islam (72%)[3] |
Pakistani Americans[a] are citizens of the United States who have full or partial ancestry from Pakistan, or more simply, Pakistanis in America. They can be from different ethnic groups in Pakistan like Punjabi, Saraiki, Sindhi, Balochi, Pashtun, Kashmiri or Muhajir/Urdu-speaking people. The term may also refer to people who also hold a dual Pakistani and U.S. citizenship. Educational attainment level and household income are much higher in the Pakistani-American diaspora compared to the U.S. population at large.[4] In 2019, there were an estimated 554,202 self-identified Pakistani Americans, representing about 0.187% of the U.S. population, and about 2.50% of Asian Americans; more specifically, around 8% of South Asian Americans.[5]
- ^ "US Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ "PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES, Universe: Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea, 2023 American Community Survey Estimates".
- ^ Vakil, Sidhra K.; Gamst, Glenn; Meyers, Lawrence S.; Der-Karabetian, Aghop; Bhatia, Gitu (2019). "Predictors of Quality of Life for Pakistani Americans". Journal of Muslim Mental Health. 13. doi:10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.101. hdl:2027/spo.10381607.0013.101.
- ^ "Who Are Pakistani Americans?" (PDF). Cdn.americanprogress.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "ASIAN ALONE OR IN ANY COMBINATION BY SELECTED GROUPS". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
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