The Numbers

I suddenly had this urge to learn a little more about indian population in the states. The search resulted in some interesting stats. e.g.

The estimated annual buying power of Indian Americans in the United States is around $ 20 billion.

Based on the count of the 2000 Census, there are 1.7 million people in the US who identify themselves as Asian Indians or Indian Americans -- first- and second-generation immigrants or those whose ancestors migrated to the US from India.

According to University of California, Berkeley Study, about one-third of the engineers in Silicon Valley are of Indian descent, while 7% of valley high-tech firms are led by Indian CEOs

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Slightly older data here.

If you want to hear it directly from the horse's mouth.