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

2022 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† 169 10 0 0 0
Agoura Hills 1,432 239 0 0 0
Agua Dulce† 103 0 0 0 0
Alhambra 42,204 460 0 0 97
Alondra Park† 1,132 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Altadena† 2,398 365 97 0 0
Arcadia 32,107 1,399 0 0 1
Artesia 6,831 1,827 0 0 292
Avalon 4 2 0 0 0
Avocado Heights† 1,563 45 0 0 5
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Azusa 7,716 535 0 0 23
Baldwin Park 15,926 112 0 0 0
Bell 435 0 0 0 8
Bell Gardens 163 4 0 0 0
Bellflower 9,038 468 21 0 169
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Beverly Hills 3,930 406 6 0 0
Bradbury 290 76 0 0 0
Burbank 12,715 1,630 47 0 0
Calabasas 2,757 449 5 0 0
Carson 24,137 607 0 0 153
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Castaic† 2,134 96 0 0 0
Cerritos 29,733 4,376 157 0 0
Charter Oak† 1,024 29 0 0 0
Citrus† 493 5 0 0 0
Claremont 5,612 674 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Commerce 234 0 0 0 0
Compton 922 3 0 0 0
Covina 6,949 42 16 0 41
Cudahy 53 0 0 0 0
Culver City 7,104 883 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Del Aire† 1,713 324 0 0 23
Desert View Highlands† 194 0 0 0 0
Diamond Bar 32,390 1,651 204 0 40
Downey 8,132 689 237 0 0
Duarte 4,025 397 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
East Los Angeles† 1,692 145 0 0 0
East Pasadena† 1,591 21 0 0 0
East Rancho Dominguez† 137 8 0 0 0
East San Gabriel† 12,180 328 0 0 0
East Whittier† 714 24 0 0 81
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
El Monte 31,920 118 0 0 52
El Segundo 1,714 349 0 0 0
Elizabeth Lake† 75 0 0 0 0
Florence-Graham† 216 24 0 0 0
Gardena 14,829 197 1 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Glendale 26,730 1,985 0 0 14
Glendora 5,859 617 19 0 0
Green Valley† 3 0 0 0 0
Hacienda Heights† 23,101 213 18 0 0
Hasley Canyon† 60 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Hawaiian Gardens 1,754 0 0 0 0
Hawthorne 5,759 463 133 0 26
Hermosa Beach 1,431 191 0 0 0
Hidden Hills 43 17 0 0 0
Huntington Park 389 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Industry 36 0 0 0 0
Inglewood 2,894 733 187 0 0
Irwindale 2 0 0 0 0
La Cañada Flintridge 6,245 597 0 0 0
La Crescenta-Montrose† 5,355 375 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
La Habra Heights 1,075 171 0 0 0
La Mirada 10,463 663 0 0 0
La Puente 5,138 40 0 0 0
La Verne 3,504 227 0 0 0
Ladera Heights† 238 96 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Lake Hughes† 0 0 0 0 0
Lake Los Angeles† 179 141 0 0 0
Lakewood 15,282 324 48 0 8
Lancaster 6,966 888 27 0 92
Lawndale 3,470 192 23 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Lennox† 559 32 0 0 0
Leona Valley† 189 0 0 0 0
Littlerock† 0 0 0 0 0
Lomita 3,755 448 20 0 0
Long Beach 58,592 2,199 466 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Los Angeles 458,721 40,568 4,407 0 898
Lynwood 487 0 0 0 0
Malibu 364 118 0 0 0
Manhattan Beach 5,325 847 0 0 0
Marina del Rey† 1,044 107 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Mayflower Village† 1,338 37 0 0 0
Maywood 185 5 0 0 0
Monrovia 5,631 91 0 0 0
Montebello 8,464 611 35 0 0
Monterey Park 39,140 283 9 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
North El Monte† 1,728 46 0 0 0
Norwalk 13,691 948 125 0 86
Palmdale 7,860 538 106 0 26
Palos Verdes Estates 3,316 204 0 0 0
Paramount 2,034 429 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Pasadena 24,492 2,386 31 0 0
Pepperdine University† 624 65 0 0 0
Pico Rivera 2,161 0 108 0 0
Pomona 15,775 932 30 0 55
Quartz Hill† 228 21 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Rancho Palos Verdes 13,547 1,028 0 0 11
Redondo Beach 11,800 2,003 11 0 0
Rolling Hills 264 18 0 0 3
Rolling Hills Estates 1,968 134 0 0 0
Rose Hills† 386 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Rosemead 32,339 130 0 0 0
Rowland Heights† 28,541 491 0 0 0
San Dimas 5,433 278 0 0 0
San Fernando 683 93 0 0 0
San Gabriel 23,301 105 16 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
San Marino 8,517 62 0 0 0
San Pasqual† 596 47 0 0 0
Santa Clarita 24,879 4,405 103 0 89
Santa Fe Springs 1,510 138 0 0 0
Santa Monica 8,156 1,050 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Sierra Madre 2,049 90 0 0 0
Signal Hill 2,643 7 24 0 0
South El Monte 3,449 0 0 0 0
South Gate 583 101 0 0 0
South Monrovia Island† 625 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
South Pasadena 8,824 558 0 0 0
South San Gabriel† 5,408 0 56 0 0
South San Jose Hills† 1,900 27 0 0 0
South Whittier† 3,693 242 1 0 311
Stevenson Ranch† 4,974 587 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Sun Village† 144 0 0 0 0
Temple City 23,689 310 41 0 0
Topanga† 887 82 0 0 0
Torrance 55,048 5,769 103 0 15
Val Verde† 154 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Valinda† 3,661 0 0 0 0
Vernon 1 0 0 0 0
View Park-Windsor Hills† 440 13 0 0 0
Vincent† 2,841 9 0 0 0
Walnut 18,586 602 63 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Walnut Park† 113 10 0 0 0
West Athens† 128 0 0 0 0
West Carson† 8,614 61 49 0 102
West Covina 32,007 837 0 0 0
West Hollywood 1,647 224 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
West Puente Valley† 2,969 0 0 0 0
West Rancho Dominguez† 210 7 0 0 0
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 640 70 0 0 0
Westlake Village 532 80 0 0 0
Westmont† 249 3 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Whittier 4,383 696 26 0 11
Willowbrook† 256 8 0 0 0

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


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

City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Acton† 169 0 0 0 0
Agoura Hills 1,432 11 0 0 0
Agua Dulce† 103 0 0 61 0
Alhambra 42,204 181 0 28 0
Alondra Park† 1,132 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Altadena† 2,398 0 0 0 0
Arcadia 32,107 152 0 0 0
Artesia 6,831 325 60 0 0
Avalon 4 0 0 0 0
Avocado Heights† 1,563 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Azusa 7,716 166 0 32 0
Baldwin Park 15,926 0 0 11 0
Bell 435 0 0 0 0
Bell Gardens 163 0 0 0 0
Bellflower 9,038 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Beverly Hills 3,930 310 0 0 0
Bradbury 290 0 0 0 0
Burbank 12,715 84 0 0 0
Calabasas 2,757 0 0 0 0
Carson 24,137 0 0 58 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Castaic† 2,134 44 0 35 0
Cerritos 29,733 161 0 166 0
Charter Oak† 1,024 0 0 31 0
Citrus† 493 0 0 0 0
Claremont 5,612 73 0 9 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Commerce 234 0 0 0 0
Compton 922 32 0 0 0
Covina 6,949 0 0 17 0
Cudahy 53 0 0 0 0
Culver City 7,104 213 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Del Aire† 1,713 119 0 0 0
Desert View Highlands† 194 0 0 0 0
Diamond Bar 32,390 171 0 0 0
Downey 8,132 116 377 0 0
Duarte 4,025 129 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
East Los Angeles† 1,692 0 0 0 0
East Pasadena† 1,591 0 0 0 0
East Rancho Dominguez† 137 0 0 0 0
East San Gabriel† 12,180 0 0 20 0
East Whittier† 714 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
El Monte 31,920 24 0 0 0
El Segundo 1,714 0 0 21 0
Elizabeth Lake† 75 0 0 0 0
Florence-Graham† 216 0 0 0 0
Gardena 14,829 28 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Glendale 26,730 146 23 24 0
Glendora 5,859 0 0 22 0
Green Valley† 3 0 3 0 0
Hacienda Heights† 23,101 62 0 40 0
Hasley Canyon† 60 33 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Hawaiian Gardens 1,754 0 0 12 0
Hawthorne 5,759 675 0 0 0
Hermosa Beach 1,431 0 0 0 0
Hidden Hills 43 0 0 0 0
Huntington Park 389 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Industry 36 0 0 0 0
Inglewood 2,894 116 0 77 0
Irwindale 2 0 0 0 0
La Cañada Flintridge 6,245 34 0 51 0
La Crescenta-Montrose† 5,355 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
La Habra Heights 1,075 0 0 0 0
La Mirada 10,463 0 0 16 0
La Puente 5,138 0 0 0 0
La Verne 3,504 60 0 28 0
Ladera Heights† 238 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† 179 0 0 0 0
Lakewood 15,282 0 0 71 0
Lancaster 6,966 8 0 0 0
Lawndale 3,470 227 0 136 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Lennox† 559 0 0 9 0
Leona Valley† 189 0 0 0 0
Littlerock† 0 0 0 0 0
Lomita 3,755 13 0 18 0
Long Beach 58,592 196 0 24 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Los Angeles 458,721 4,449 65 1,829 226
Lynwood 487 0 0 0 0
Malibu 364 0 0 0 0
Manhattan Beach 5,325 8 0 0 0
Marina del Rey† 1,044 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Mayflower Village† 1,338 0 0 0 0
Maywood 185 0 0 0 0
Monrovia 5,631 25 0 12 0
Montebello 8,464 0 0 0 0
Monterey Park 39,140 0 0 103 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
North El Monte† 1,728 0 0 0 0
Norwalk 13,691 655 0 14 0
Palmdale 7,860 253 0 181 0
Palos Verdes Estates 3,316 0 0 34 0
Paramount 2,034 66 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Pasadena 24,492 242 0 103 0
Pepperdine University† 624 1 0 0 0
Pico Rivera 2,161 0 0 0 0
Pomona 15,775 122 0 48 0
Quartz Hill† 228 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Rancho Palos Verdes 13,547 28 0 58 0
Redondo Beach 11,800 125 0 5 0
Rolling Hills 264 3 0 0 0
Rolling Hills Estates 1,968 0 0 0 0
Rose Hills† 386 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Rosemead 32,339 10 0 0 0
Rowland Heights† 28,541 103 0 9 0
San Dimas 5,433 0 0 0 0
San Fernando 683 0 0 0 0
San Gabriel 23,301 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
San Marino 8,517 0 0 0 0
San Pasqual† 596 11 0 0 0
Santa Clarita 24,879 428 0 0 0
Santa Fe Springs 1,510 0 0 0 0
Santa Monica 8,156 76 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Sierra Madre 2,049 0 0 0 0
Signal Hill 2,643 0 0 13 0
South El Monte 3,449 0 0 0 0
South Gate 583 0 0 0 0
South Monrovia Island† 625 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
South Pasadena 8,824 20 0 28 0
South San Gabriel† 5,408 0 0 0 0
South San Jose Hills† 1,900 0 0 0 0
South Whittier† 3,693 0 0 25 0
Stevenson Ranch† 4,974 101 0 0 58
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Sun Village† 144 0 0 0 0
Temple City 23,689 46 0 0 0
Topanga† 887 0 0 0 0
Torrance 55,048 826 0 156 33
Val Verde† 154 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Valinda† 3,661 0 0 0 0
Vernon 1 0 0 0 0
View Park-Windsor Hills† 440 0 0 0 0
Vincent† 2,841 0 0 0 0
Walnut 18,586 254 0 29 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Walnut Park† 113 0 0 0 0
West Athens† 128 0 0 0 0
West Carson† 8,614 58 0 17 0
West Covina 32,007 0 0 89 0
West Hollywood 1,647 31 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
West Puente Valley† 2,969 0 0 0 0
West Rancho Dominguez† 210 0 0 0 0
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 640 0 0 16 0
Westlake Village 532 0 0 0 0
Westmont† 249 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Whittier 4,383 0 0 0 0
Willowbrook† 256 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