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South Asian Origin Population
By City & Unincorporated Community
Los Angeles County

2023 Census Estimates*


Also See: Most Recent Asian Origin Estimates for Los Angeles County Overall

Other Asian Origins for Specific Los Angeles County Cities & Communities:
-- East Asian (including Chinese, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Okinamwan, Taiwanese)
-- Southeast Asian (including Burmese, Cambodian, Filipino, Indonesian, Laotian, Malaysian, Mien, Singaporean, Thai, Vietnamese)
-- Central & Other Asian (including Kazakh, Uzbek)


Past Census years for this category:
-- Most Recent Census Estimates for Los Angeles County Overall
-- 2020 Census Estimates
-- 2010 Census Estimates
-- 2000 Census Numbers


Among all American cities and communities, the City of Los Angeles is home to the largest populations of persons who are of Filipino, Korean, Thai, and Mongolian descent. It is also home to the largest population of Japanese descent in the continental U.S. (following Hawaii) and the second largest population of Indonesian descent, following New York City. Long Beach is home to the largest population of Cambodian descent.

Also see: "Most Chinese" Communities in America



South Asian: Asian Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Nepalese

City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Acton† 168 10 0 0 0
Agoura Hills 1,565 173 0 0 0
Agua Dulce† 88 0 0 0 0
Alhambra 41,645 524 0 0 24
Alondra Park† 1,322 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Altadena† 2,370 324 76 0 0
Arcadia 31,900 1,696 0 0 1
Artesia 6,952 1,902 0 0 342
Avalon 4 1 0 0 0
Avocado Heights† 1,428 28 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Azusa 7,416 476 0 0 24
Baldwin Park 15,705 126 0 0 0
Bell 420 0 0 0 8
Bell Gardens 122 5 0 0 0
Bellflower 9,274 274 0 0 106
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Beverly Hills 3,799 299 7 0 0
Bradbury 281 24 0 0 0
Burbank 12,459 1,421 19 0 0
Calabasas 2,882 419 5 0 0
Carson 25,194 745 0 0 158
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Castaic† 2,201 263 0 0 0
Cerritos 30,043 4,739 140 0 0
Charter Oak† 908 29 0 0 0
Citrus† 634 0 0 0 0
Claremont 5,341 708 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Commerce 223 0 0 0 0
Compton 1,126 2 0 0 0
Covina 7,000 77 16 0 39
Cudahy 32 0 0 0 0
Culver City 7,729 906 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Del Aire† 1,656 347 0 0 25
Desert View Highlands† 380 0 0 0 0
Diamond Bar 33,352 1,796 6 0 39
Downey 8,242 583 128 0 0
Duarte 4,030 362 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
East Los Angeles† 1,691 138 0 0 0
East Pasadena† 1,903 19 0 0 0
East Rancho Dominguez† 93 10 0 0 0
East San Gabriel† 12,750 427 0 0 0
East Whittier† 1,052 102 0 0 115
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
El Monte 31,402 146 0 0 48
El Segundo 1,948 440 0 0 0
Elizabeth Lake† 52 0 0 0 0
Florence-Graham† 207 23 0 0 0
Gardena 14,856 198 1 0 15
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Glendale 25,640 1,708 65 0 15
Glendora 6,056 503 26 0 0
Green Valley† 4 0 0 0 0
Hacienda Heights† 22,985 224 15 0 6
Hasley Canyon† 30 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Hawaiian Gardens 1,779 0 0 0 0
Hawthorne 5,456 415 155 0 22
Hermosa Beach 1,428 137 0 0 0
Hidden Hills 36 16 0 0 0
Huntington Park 367 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Industry 42 0 0 0 0
Inglewood 2,536 434 242 0 0
Irwindale 11 0 0 0 0
La Cañada Flintridge 6,289 442 0 0 0
La Crescenta-Montrose† 5,477 466 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
La Habra Heights 965 252 0 0 0
La Mirada 10,855 671 0 0 0
La Puente 5,349 39 47 0 0
La Verne 3,253 303 0 0 0
Ladera Heights† 285 54 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Lake Hughes† 0 0 0 0 0
Lake Los Angeles† 227 143 0 0 0
Lakewood 14,333 446 38 0 0
Lancaster 6,869 461 25 0 45
Lawndale 2,964 5 24 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Lennox† 500 31 43 0 0
Leona Valley† 182 0 0 0 0
Littlerock† 0 0 0 0 0
Lomita 3,025 424 19 0 0
Long Beach 58,650 2,568 617 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Los Angeles 463,960 41,819 4,332 0 930
Lynwood 467 56 0 0 0
Malibu 315 43 0 0 0
Manhattan Beach 4,757 600 0 0 0
Marina del Rey† 868 96 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Mayflower Village† 1,815 211 0 0 0
Maywood 194 5 0 0 0
Monrovia 5,899 152 35 0 0
Montebello 8,418 618 37 0 0
Monterey Park 38,593 188 5 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
North El Monte† 1,910 0 0 0 0
Norwalk 13,879 873 42 0 25
Palmdale 7,378 558 15 0 9
Palos Verdes Estates 3,187 104 0 0 0
Paramount 1,641 167 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Pasadena 24,230 2,366 42 0 19
Pepperdine University† 659 91 10 0 0
Pico Rivera 2,102 0 0 0 0
Pomona 16,509 962 32 0 27
Quartz Hill† 209 58 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Rancho Palos Verdes 13,137 799 0 0 11
Redondo Beach 12,553 1,871 15 0 0
Rolling Hills 261 7 0 0 3
Rolling Hills Estates 2,173 285 0 0 0
Rose Hills† 355 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Rosemead 32,670 245 0 0 0
Rowland Heights† 28,252 451 0 0 0
San Dimas 5,997 266 0 0 0
San Fernando 521 104 0 0 0
San Gabriel 22,972 167 22 0 10
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
San Marino 8,462 66 0 0 0
San Pasqual† 615 39 0 0 0
Santa Clarita 26,104 4,280 116 0 105
Santa Fe Springs 1,556 132 0 0 0
Santa Monica 8,925 1,279 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Sierra Madre 1,919 37 0 0 0
Signal Hill 2,846 7 25 0 0
South El Monte 3,911 0 0 0 60
South Gate 730 82 0 0 0
South Monrovia Island† 591 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
South Pasadena 8,661 556 0 0 0
South San Gabriel† 5,618 0 76 0 0
South San Jose Hills† 2,136 13 0 0 0
South Whittier† 3,595 216 4 0 318
Stevenson Ranch† 4,928 487 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Sun Village† 124 0 0 0 0
Temple City 22,900 438 37 0 0
Topanga† 846 31 0 0 0
Torrance 55,491 4,892 112 0 89
Val Verde† 152 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Valinda† 3,643 36 0 0 0
Vernon 11 0 0 0 0
View Park-Windsor Hills† 460 13 0 0 0
Vincent† 2,502 9 0 0 0
Walnut 18,870 552 117 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Walnut Park† 96 9 0 0 0
West Athens† 112 0 0 0 0
West Carson† 7,694 52 0 0 86
West Covina 32,847 819 0 0 0
West Hollywood 1,926 206 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
West Puente Valley† 3,213 4 0 0 0
West Rancho Dominguez† 216 0 0 0 0
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 804 63 0 0 0
Westlake Village 454 16 0 0 0
Westmont† 369 4 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Whittier 4,216 528 44 0 36
Willowbrook† 449 8 0 0 0

* U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
† Unincorporated Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau


See: South Asian: Asian Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Nepalese in table above.


South Asian: Pakistani, Sikh, Sri Lankan, Other South Asian

City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Acton† 168 0 0 0 0
Agoura Hills 1,565 7 0 0 0
Agua Dulce† 88 0 0 64 0
Alhambra 41,645 206 0 27 0
Alondra Park† 1,322 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Altadena† 2,370 10 0 20 0
Arcadia 31,900 134 0 0 0
Artesia 6,952 385 59 0 0
Avalon 4 0 0 0 0
Avocado Heights† 1,428 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Azusa 7,416 157 0 0 0
Baldwin Park 15,705 0 0 0 0
Bell 420 0 0 0 0
Bell Gardens 122 0 0 0 0
Bellflower 9,274 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Beverly Hills 3,799 309 0 32 0
Bradbury 281 0 0 0 0
Burbank 12,459 70 0 0 0
Calabasas 2,882 0 0 0 0
Carson 25,194 0 0 98 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Castaic† 2,201 38 0 37 0
Cerritos 30,043 125 0 217 0
Charter Oak† 908 0 0 31 0
Citrus† 634 0 0 0 0
Claremont 5,341 62 0 10 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Commerce 223 0 0 0 0
Compton 1,126 38 0 0 0
Covina 7,000 48 0 17 0
Cudahy 32 0 0 0 0
Culver City 7,729 207 0 19 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Del Aire† 1,656 87 0 0 0
Desert View Highlands† 380 0 0 0 0
Diamond Bar 33,352 225 0 0 0
Downey 8,242 139 479 84 0
Duarte 4,030 80 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
East Los Angeles† 1,691 0 0 0 0
East Pasadena† 1,903 0 0 75 0
East Rancho Dominguez† 93 0 0 0 0
East San Gabriel† 12,750 0 0 26 0
East Whittier† 1,052 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
El Monte 31,402 0 0 0 0
El Segundo 1,948 0 0 33 0
Elizabeth Lake† 52 0 0 0 0
Florence-Graham† 207 0 0 0 0
Gardena 14,856 29 0 53 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Glendale 25,640 107 24 12 0
Glendora 6,056 0 0 27 0
Green Valley† 4 0 4 0 0
Hacienda Heights† 22,985 51 0 47 0
Hasley Canyon† 30 25 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Hawaiian Gardens 1,779 0 0 21 0
Hawthorne 5,456 505 0 0 0
Hermosa Beach 1,428 0 0 0 0
Hidden Hills 36 0 0 0 0
Huntington Park 367 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Industry 42 0 0 0 0
Inglewood 2,536 17 0 76 0
Irwindale 11 0 0 0 0
La Cañada Flintridge 6,289 27 0 49 0
La Crescenta-Montrose† 5,477 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
La Habra Heights 965 0 0 0 0
La Mirada 10,855 0 0 8 0
La Puente 5,349 0 0 0 0
La Verne 3,253 36 0 27 0
Ladera Heights† 285 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Lake Hughes† 0 0 0 0 0
Lake Los Angeles† 227 0 0 0 0
Lakewood 14,333 111 0 72 0
Lancaster 6,869 4 0 0 0
Lawndale 2,964 198 0 138 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Lennox† 500 0 0 10 0
Leona Valley† 182 0 0 0 0
Littlerock† 0 0 0 0 0
Lomita 3,025 17 0 16 0
Long Beach 58,650 172 0 17 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Los Angeles 463,960 4,390 83 2,107 325
Lynwood 467 0 0 0 0
Malibu 315 0 0 0 0
Manhattan Beach 4,757 5 0 0 0
Marina del Rey† 868 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Mayflower Village† 1,815 0 0 0 0
Maywood 194 0 0 0 0
Monrovia 5,899 31 0 4 0
Montebello 8,418 0 0 0 0
Monterey Park 38,593 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
North El Monte† 1,910 0 0 0 0
Norwalk 13,879 154 0 17 0
Palmdale 7,378 472 0 153 0
Palos Verdes Estates 3,187 0 0 30 0
Paramount 1,641 63 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Pasadena 24,230 195 0 76 0
Pepperdine University† 659 2 0 0 0
Pico Rivera 2,102 0 0 0 0
Pomona 16,509 76 0 52 0
Quartz Hill† 209 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Rancho Palos Verdes 13,137 24 0 98 0
Redondo Beach 12,553 124 0 8 0
Rolling Hills 261 0 0 0 0
Rolling Hills Estates 2,173 0 0 0 0
Rose Hills† 355 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Rosemead 32,670 9 0 0 0
Rowland Heights† 28,252 16 0 0 0
San Dimas 5,997 0 0 0 0
San Fernando 521 0 0 0 0
San Gabriel 22,972 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
San Marino 8,462 0 0 0 0
San Pasqual† 615 0 0 0 0
Santa Clarita 26,104 219 0 29 194
Santa Fe Springs 1,556 0 0 0 0
Santa Monica 8,925 347 30 12 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Sierra Madre 1,919 0 0 0 0
Signal Hill 2,846 0 0 46 0
South El Monte 3,911 0 0 0 0
South Gate 730 0 0 0 0
South Monrovia Island† 591 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
South Pasadena 8,661 21 0 26 0
South San Gabriel† 5,618 0 0 0 0
South San Jose Hills† 2,136 0 0 0 0
South Whittier† 3,595 0 0 14 0
Stevenson Ranch† 4,928 20 0 9 59
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Sun Village† 124 0 0 0 0
Temple City 22,900 42 0 43 0
Topanga† 846 0 0 0 0
Torrance 55,491 823 0 136 38
Val Verde† 152 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Valinda† 3,643 0 0 0 0
Vernon 11 0 0 0 0
View Park-Windsor Hills† 460 0 0 0 0
Vincent† 2,502 0 0 0 0
Walnut 18,870 221 0 24 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Walnut Park† 96 0 0 0 0
West Athens† 112 0 0 0 0
West Carson† 7,694 62 0 0 0
West Covina 32,847 0 0 19 0
West Hollywood 1,926 15 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
West Puente Valley† 3,213 0 0 0 0
West Rancho Dominguez† 216 0 0 0 0
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 804 0 0 9 0
Westlake Village 454 0 0 0 0
Westmont† 369 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Whittier 4,216 0 0 67 0
Willowbrook† 449 0 0 0 0

* U.S. Census estimates based upon data and surveys collected by the American Community Survey over the preceding five-year period. These estimates are issued annually between full Decennial Census counts conducted each decade.

† Unincorporated Community

Source: U.S. Census Bureau


Also see: South Asian: Asian Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Nepalese.