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| group            = Gujarati Americans
| group            = Gujarati Americans
| image            =  
| image            = Gujarathi USC2000 PHS.svg
| total            = 434,264
| image_caption    = The language spread of Gujarati in the United States according to U.S. Census 2000
| total_year      = 2018
| total            = 491,551 (2024)<ref name="Census">{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2023.B16001?q=bengali&hidePreview=false&vintage=2018|title=B16001 Language Spoken at Home by Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
| total_ref        = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theatlas.com/charts/rJ6XgWLFm|title=Most widely-spoken Indian languages in the US, 2017|date=September 24, 2018|website=Atlas}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qz.com/india/1399825/telugu-is-uss-fastest-growing-foreign-language/|title=America's fastest growing foreign language is from south India|first=Ananya|last=Bhattacharya|website=Quartz India}}</ref>
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| popplace        = [[Indians in New Jersey|New Jersey]], [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region|New York City]], [[San Francisco Bay Area]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Chicago]], [[Dallas]], [[Philadelphia]]<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/Gujaratis-6-of-Indians-but-20-of-US-Indians/articleshow/45746350.cms|title=Gujaratis 6% of Indians, but 20% of US Indians |newspaper=[[Times of India]]|access-date=27 May 2018}}</ref>
| popplace        = [[Indians in New Jersey|New Jersey]], [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region|New York City]], [[San Francisco Bay Area]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Chicago]], [[Houston]], [[Philadelphia]]<ref name="timesofindia2">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/Gujaratis-6-of-Indians-but-20-of-US-Indians/articleshow/45746350.cms|title=Gujaratis 6% of Indians, but 20% of US Indians |newspaper=[[Times of India]]|access-date=27 May 2018}}</ref>
| langs            = [[English language|English]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]],<ref name="2006AmericanCommunitySurvey"/> [[Hindi]],<ref name="2006AmericanCommunitySurvey">{{cite web|url=http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?id=687#10 |title=Migration Information Source&nbsp;— Indian Immigrants in the United States |publisher=Migrationinformation.org |access-date=2010-07-17}}</ref>
| langs            = [[English language|English]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]],<ref name="2006AmericanCommunitySurvey"/> [[Hindi]]<ref name="2006AmericanCommunitySurvey">{{cite web|url=http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?id=687#10 |title=Migration Information Source&nbsp;— Indian Immigrants in the United States |publisher=Migrationinformation.org |access-date=2010-07-17}}</ref>
| rels            = [[Hinduism]], [[Islam]], [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Jainism]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pewforum.org/Asian-Americans-A-Mosaic-of-Faiths-overview.aspx |title=Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths |publisher=Pew Forum |date=2012-07-19 |access-date=2014-08-11}}</ref><ref name="projects.pewforum.org">{{cite web |url=http://projects.pewforum.org/2012/07/18/religious-affiliation-of-asian-americans-2/asianamericans_affiliation-6-2/ |title=Pew Forum&nbsp;— Indian Americans' Religions |publisher=Projects.pewforum.org |date=2012-07-18 |access-date=2014-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904160148/http://projects.pewforum.org/2012/07/18/religious-affiliation-of-asian-americans-2/asianamericans_affiliation-6-2/ |archive-date=2014-09-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rels            = [[Hinduism]], [[Gujarati Muslims|Islam]], [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Gujarati Jain|Jainism]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pewforum.org/Asian-Americans-A-Mosaic-of-Faiths-overview.aspx |title=Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths |publisher=Pew Forum |date=2012-07-19 |access-date=2014-08-11 |archive-date=2013-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716064702/http://www.pewforum.org/Asian-Americans-A-Mosaic-of-Faiths-overview.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="projects.pewforum.org">{{cite web |url=http://projects.pewforum.org/2012/07/18/religious-affiliation-of-asian-americans-2/asianamericans_affiliation-6-2/ |title=Pew Forum&nbsp;— Indian Americans' Religions |publisher=Projects.pewforum.org |date=2012-07-18 |access-date=2014-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904160148/http://projects.pewforum.org/2012/07/18/religious-affiliation-of-asian-americans-2/asianamericans_affiliation-6-2/ |archive-date=2014-09-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| related_groups  = [[Indian Americans]], [[Asian Americans]]
| related_groups  = [[Indian Americans]], [[Asian Americans]], [[Bengali Americans]]
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'''Gujarati Americans''' are [[Americans]] that are ethnic [[Gujarati people|Gujaratis]]. They are a subgroup of [[Indian Americans]] and [[Pakistani Americans]].
'''Gujarati Americans''' are [[Americans]] who trace their ancestry to [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. They are a subgroup of [[Indian Americans]].


[[File:India Square JC jeh.JPG|thumb|Gujaratis have achieved a high [[demographic profile]] in many urban districts worldwide, notably in [[India Square]], or ''Little Gujarat'', in [[Bombay, Jersey City|Bombay]], [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[New Jersey]], in the [[New York City Metropolitan Area]], United States, as large-scale immigration from India continues into [[New York City|New York]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/yearbook-immigration-statistics-2013-lawful-permanent-residents|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2013 Supplemental Table 2|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=2014-06-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/yearbook-immigration-statistics-2012-legal-permanent-residents|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2012 Supplemental Table 2|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=2013-07-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/LPR11.shtm|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2011 Supplemental Table 2|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=2013-07-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/LPR10.shtm|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2010 Supplemental Table 2|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=2013-07-05}}</ref> with the largest metropolitan Gujarati population outside of India.]]
[[File:India Square JC jeh.JPG|thumb|Gujaratis have achieved a high [[demographic profile]] in many urban districts worldwide, notably in [[India Square]], or ''Little Gujarat'', in [[Bombay, Jersey City|Bombay]], [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[New Jersey]], in the [[New York City Metropolitan Area]], United States, as large-scale immigration from India continues into [[New York City|New York]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/yearbook-immigration-statistics-2013-lawful-permanent-residents|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2013 Supplemental Table 2|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=2014-06-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/yearbook-immigration-statistics-2012-legal-permanent-residents|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2012 Supplemental Table 2|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=2013-07-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/LPR11.shtm|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2011 Supplemental Table 2|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=2013-07-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/LPR10.shtm|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2010 Supplemental Table 2|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=2013-07-05}}</ref> with the largest metropolitan Gujarati population outside of India.]]


The highest concentration of the Gujarati American population by a significant margin, with over 100,000 Gujarati individuals, is in the [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region|New York City Metropolitan Area]], notably in the growing Gujarati diasporic center of [[India Square]], or ''Little Gujarat'', in [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[New Jersey]], and [[Edison Township, New Jersey|Edison]] in [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]] in [[Central New Jersey]]. Significant immigration from India to the United States started after the landmark [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965]],<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Keely|first1=Charles B.|title=Effects of the immigration act of 1965 on selected population characteristics of immigrants to the United States|journal=Demography|date=May 1971|volume= 8|issue=2|pages=157–169|doi=10.2307/2060606|jstor=2060606|pmid=5163987|s2cid=36538373|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Khandelwal|first1=MS|title=The politics of space in South asian Diaspora , Chapter 7 Indian immigrants in Queens, New York City: patterns of spatial concentration and distribution, 1965–1990 - Nation and migration: - books.google.com|date=1995|publisher=University of Pennsylvania|location=Philadelphia, USA|isbn=0-8122-3259-3|page=179|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bvTHlLRZL8UC&q=+Immigration+and+Nationality+Act+of+1965+india+united+states+gujarat&pg=PA178|access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> Early immigrants after 1965 were highly educated [[professional]]s. Since US immigration laws allow sponsoring immigration of parents, children and particularly siblings on the basis of family reunion, the numbers rapidly swelled in a phenomenon known as "[[chain migration]]". Given the Gujarati propensity for [[entrepreneurship]] and business enterprise, a number of them opened shops and [[motel]]s. Now in the 21st century over 40% of the [[hospitality industry]] in the United States is controlled by Gujaratis.<ref>{{cite book|last1=edited by Greve|first1=Joel A.C.|last2=Baum|first2=Henrich R.|last3=Authored by Kalnins|first3=Arthur|last4=Chung|first4=Wilbur|title=Multiunit organization and multimarket strategy|date=2001|publisher=JAI|location=New York|isbn=0-7623-0721-8|pages=33–48|edition=1.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=23bcHnkX3bUC&q=patel&pg=PA31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/06/11/why-indian-americans-dominate-the-u-s-motel-industry/|title=Why Indian Americans Dominate the U.S. Motel Industry|first=W. S. J.|last=Staff|date=11 June 2012|website=Blogs.wsj.com|access-date=27 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=HIRAL DHOLAKIA-DAVE|title=42% of US hotel business is Gujarati|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/42-of-US-hotel-business-is-Gujarati/articleshow/2191584.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=5 February 2015|date=Oct 18, 2006|quote=Gujaratis, mainly Patels, now own 21,000 of the 53,000 hotels and motels in the US. It makes for a staggering 42% of the US hospitality market, with a combined worth of $40 billion.}}</ref> Gujaratis, especially the [[Patidar]] samaj, also dominate as [[Franchising|franchise]]es of fast food restaurant chains such as [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]] and [[Dunkin' Donuts]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rangaswami|first1=Padma|title=Namaste America: Indian Immigrants in an American Metropolis|date=2000|publisher=Pennsylvania State University press|location=University park, PA, USA|isbn=0271--01980-8|page=285}}</ref> The descendants of the Gujarati immigrant generation have also made high levels of advancement into [[professional]] fields, including as [[physician]]s, [[engineer]]s<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dave|first=Shaily|date=2021-02-20|title=My Experience as a Gujarati Student in the States|url=https://thebossmonk.com/society/my-experience-as-a-gujarati-student-in-the-states/|access-date=2021-03-20|website=TheBossMonk|language=en-US}}</ref> and politicians. In August 2016, [[Air India]] commenced direct, one-seat flight service between [[Ahmedabad]] and [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] in New Jersey, via [[London Heathrow International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Air-India-launches-Ahmedabad-to-Newark-flight/articleshow/53710651.cms|title=Air India launches Ahmedabad to Newark flight|author=Ashish Chauhan|newspaper=The Times of India|date=August 15, 2016|access-date=September 8, 2016}}</ref>
The highest concentration of the Gujarati American population by a significant margin, with over 100,000 Gujarati individuals, is in the [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region|New York City Metropolitan Area]], notably in the growing Gujarati diasporic center of [[India Square]], or ''Little Gujarat'', in [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[New Jersey]], and [[Edison Township, New Jersey|Edison]] and [[Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]] in [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]] in [[Central New Jersey]]. Significant immigration from India to the United States started after the landmark [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965]],<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Keely|first1=Charles B.|title=Effects of the immigration act of 1965 on selected population characteristics of immigrants to the United States|journal=Demography|date=May 1971|volume= 8|issue=2|pages=157–169|doi=10.2307/2060606|jstor=2060606|pmid=5163987|s2cid=36538373|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Khandelwal|first1=MS|title=The politics of space in South Asian Diaspora, Chapter 7 Indian immigrants in Queens, New York City: patterns of spatial concentration and distribution, 1965–1990 - Nation and migration: - books.google.com|date=1995|publisher=University of Pennsylvania|location=Philadelphia, USA|isbn=0-8122-3259-3|page=179|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bvTHlLRZL8UC&q=+Immigration+and+Nationality+Act+of+1965+india+united+states+gujarat&pg=PA178|access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> Early immigrants after 1965 were highly educated [[professional]]s. Since U.S. immigration laws allow sponsoring immigration of parents, children and particularly siblings on the basis of family reunion, the numbers rapidly swelled in a phenomenon known as "[[chain migration]]".


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
* [[Bharat Desai]] (b. 1952), billionaire and chairman [[Syntel]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2 Gujarati-origin among America's super-rich|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-2-gujarati-origin-among-america-s-super-rich-1442367|website=dna india|access-date=6 February 2015}}</ref>  
[[File:Zohran Mamdani 05.25.25 (b) (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Zohran Mamdani]], [[Mayor of New York City|Mayor of]] [[New York City]]]]
* [[Vyomesh Joshi]] (b. 1954), CEO of [[3D Systems]]<ref>{{cite web|author1=Raheel Dhattiwala|title=The million dollar man from Gujarat|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2005-08-01/news/27493830_1_manoj-joshi-mark-hurd-b-school|website=The Economic Times|access-date=6 February 2015|quote=AT was lucky to meet the Ahmedabad-born, 50-year-old business honcho in person.}}</ref>  
* [[Zohran Mamdani]], [[Mayor of New York City]]
* [[Ami Bera]] (b. 1965), Representative for California<ref>{{cite news|author=Drew Joseph |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/13/BABP1ELANQ.DTL|title=Bera Hopes to Wipe Out Lungren Despite GOP Wave|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=2010-08-14|access-date=2010-09-22}}</ref>  
* [[Baiju Bhatt]], co-founder and former co-chief executive officer of Robinhood.
* [[Bharat Desai]] (b. 1952), billionaire and chairman [[Syntel]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2 Gujarati-origin among America's super-rich|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-2-gujarati-origin-among-america-s-super-rich-1442367|website=dna india|access-date=6 February 2015}}</ref>  
* [[Vyomesh Joshi]] (b. 1954), CEO of [[3D Systems]]<ref>{{cite web|author1=Raheel Dhattiwala|title=The million dollar man from Gujarat|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2005-08-01/news/27493830_1_manoj-joshi-mark-hurd-b-school|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206134309/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2005-08-01/news/27493830_1_manoj-joshi-mark-hurd-b-school|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 6, 2015|website=The Economic Times|access-date=6 February 2015|quote=AT was lucky to meet the Ahmedabad-born, 50-year-old business honcho in person.}}</ref>  
* [[Ami Bera]] (b. 1965), U.S. Representative from California<ref>{{cite news|author=Drew Joseph |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/13/BABP1ELANQ.DTL|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209233729/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/13/BABP1ELANQ.DTL|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 9, 2012|title=Bera Hopes to Wipe Out Lungren Despite GOP Wave|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=2010-08-14|access-date=2010-09-22}}</ref>  
* [[Reshma Saujani]] (b. 1975), lawyer and politician<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Gujarati-woman-aims-for-House-history-in-US/articleshow/5511099.cms "Gujarati Woman Aims for House"], ''The Times of India'', January 1, 2010.</ref>  
* [[Reshma Saujani]] (b. 1975), lawyer and politician<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Gujarati-woman-aims-for-House-history-in-US/articleshow/5511099.cms "Gujarati Woman Aims for House"], ''The Times of India'', January 1, 2010.</ref>  
* [[Sonal Shah (economist)|Sonal Shah]] (b. 1968), economist, corporate lobbyist, and public official<ref>{{cite web|title=Gujarati NRI Sonal Shah appointed Obama's adviser|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2008/11/06/gujarati-nri-sonal-shah-appointed-obamas-adviser/|website=DeshGujarat|access-date=6 February 2015|quote=NRI Gujarati Sonal Shah, an eminent economist who heads Google's philanthropic arm, has been appointed an advisory board member by US President-elect Barack Obama to assist his team in smooth transition of power.}}</ref>  
* [[Sonal Shah (economist)|Sonal Shah]] (b. 1968), economist, corporate lobbyist, and public official<ref>{{cite web|title=Gujarati NRI Sonal Shah appointed Obama's adviser|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2008/11/06/gujarati-nri-sonal-shah-appointed-obamas-adviser/|website=DeshGujarat|access-date=6 February 2015|quote=NRI Gujarati Sonal Shah, an eminent economist who heads Google's philanthropic arm, has been appointed an advisory board member by US President-elect Barack Obama to assist his team in smooth transition of power.}}</ref>  
* [[Sheetal Sheth]] (b. 1976), actress and producer<ref>{{cite web|title=Movers and shakers|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Movers+and+shakers/1/5762.html|website=india today|access-date=6 February 2015|quote="We are close to our extended families in Ahmedabad and Mumbai and grew up with Gujarati culture as a predominant influence in our lives.... The Gujarati community has done it all in the US — from doctors to entrepreneurs, from retail to the hospitality industry.}}</ref>  
* [[Sheetal Sheth]] (b. 1976), actress and producer<ref>{{cite web|title=Movers and shakers|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20080324-movers-and-shakers-735725-2008-03-13|website=india today|date=13 March 2008 |access-date=6 February 2015|quote="We are close to our extended families in Ahmedabad and Mumbai and grew up with Gujarati culture as a predominant influence in our lives.... The Gujarati community has done it all in the US — from doctors to entrepreneurs, from retail to the hospitality industry.}}</ref>  
* [[Kal Penn]] (b. 1977), actor and comedian
* [[Kal Penn]] (b. 1977), actor and comedian
* [[Raj Bhavsar]] (b. 1980), artistic gymnast<ref>{{cite web|title=IG Online Interview: Raj Bhavsar (USA)|url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=784:interview-raj-bhavsar-usa&catid=3:interviews&Itemid=56|website=intlgymnast|access-date=6 February 2015|quote=Born in Houston, Bhavsar is 100 percent Gujarati; his father hails from Vadadora (Baroda), a city in the small Indian state of Gujarat, near Mumbai. His mother was born in Kampala, Uganda, but was educated in Gujurat. Most of Bhavsar's relatives are Gujarati.}}</ref>  
* [[Raj Bhavsar]] (b. 1980), artistic gymnast<ref>{{cite web|title=IG Online Interview: Raj Bhavsar (USA)|url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=784:interview-raj-bhavsar-usa&catid=3:interviews&Itemid=56|website=intlgymnast|access-date=6 February 2015|quote=Born in Houston, Bhavsar is 100 percent Gujarati; his father hails from Vadadora (Baroda), a city in the small Indian state of Gujarat, near Mumbai. His mother was born in Kampala, Uganda, but was educated in Gujarat. Most of Bhavsar's relatives are Gujarati.}}</ref>
* [[Kash Patel]] (b. 1980), [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] director under President Trump
* [[Noureen DeWulf]] (b. 1984), actress<ref>{{cite web|title=Stereotypes are very hard to escape: Noureen DeWulf|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/stereotypes-are-very-hard-to-escape-noureen-dewulf_61087.html|website=Zee News India|access-date=6 February 2015|quote=DeWulf, a Gujarati Muslim by origin, has carved out a successful career for herself in Hollywood and her repertoire includes Hollywood films like `West Bank Story` and `Ghosts of Girlfriends Past` besides TV shows `Maneater`, `90210` and `Girlfriends`.}}</ref>
* [[Noureen DeWulf]] (b. 1984), actress<ref>{{cite web|title=Stereotypes are very hard to escape: Noureen DeWulf|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/stereotypes-are-very-hard-to-escape-noureen-dewulf_61087.html|website=Zee News India|access-date=6 February 2015|quote=DeWulf, a Gujarati Muslim by origin, has carved out a successful career for herself in Hollywood and her repertoire includes Hollywood films like `West Bank Story` and `Ghosts of Girlfriends Past` besides TV shows `Maneater`, `90210` and `Girlfriends`.}}</ref>
* [[Halim Dhanidina]], first Muslim judge in California
* [[Halim Dhanidina]], first Muslim judge in California
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* Mafat and Tulsi Patel, founders [[Patel Brothers]] supermarket chain<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wearegurus.com/feelings/immigrant-diary-mafat-patel/|title=SPICING UP AMERICA THE PATEL BROTHERS' SUCCESS STORY|access-date=May 5, 2018}}</ref>
* Mafat and Tulsi Patel, founders [[Patel Brothers]] supermarket chain<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wearegurus.com/feelings/immigrant-diary-mafat-patel/|title=SPICING UP AMERICA THE PATEL BROTHERS' SUCCESS STORY|access-date=May 5, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Rohit Vyas]], journalist
* [[Rohit Vyas]], journalist
*[[Avani Gregg]], social media personality
* [[Avani Gregg]], social media personality
* [[Kiran C Patel]], philanthropist, serial entrepreneur, hotelier, and cardiologist


==See also==
==See also==
{{portal|New Jersey|New York City}}
* [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region]]
* [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Gujarati diaspora}}
{{Asian Americans}}
{{Asian Americans}}
{{NRI-PIO}}
{{Demographics of the United States}}


[[Category:American people of Gujarati descent| ]]
[[Category:American people of Gujarati descent| ]]
[[Category:Gujarati diaspora]]
[[Category:Gujarati diaspora]]

Latest revision as of 19:26, 27 March 2026


Gujarati Americans
ગુજરાતી અમેરિકનો  (Gujarati)
The language spread of Gujarati in the United States according to U.S. Census 2000
Total population
491,551 (2024)[1]
Regions with significant populations
New Jersey, New York City, San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia[2]
Languages
English, Gujarati,[3] Hindi[3]
Religion
Hinduism, Islam, Zoroastrianism, Jainism[4][5]
Related ethnic groups
Indian Americans, Asian Americans, Bengali Americans

Gujarati Americans are Americans that are ethnic Gujaratis. They are a subgroup of Indian Americans and Pakistani Americans.

Gujaratis have achieved a high demographic profile in many urban districts worldwide, notably in India Square, or Little Gujarat, in Bombay, Jersey City, New Jersey, in the New York City Metropolitan Area, United States, as large-scale immigration from India continues into New York,[6][7][8][9] with the largest metropolitan Gujarati population outside of India.

The highest concentration of the Gujarati American population by a significant margin, with over 100,000 Gujarati individuals, is in the New York City Metropolitan Area, notably in the growing Gujarati diasporic center of India Square, or Little Gujarat, in Jersey City, New Jersey, and Edison and Monroe Township in Middlesex County in Central New Jersey. Significant immigration from India to the United States started after the landmark Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965,[10][11] Early immigrants after 1965 were highly educated professionals. Since U.S. immigration laws allow sponsoring immigration of parents, children and particularly siblings on the basis of family reunion, the numbers rapidly swelled in a phenomenon known as "chain migration".

Notable people[edit | edit source]

Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of New York City

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "B16001 Language Spoken at Home by Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over". data.census.gov.
  2. ↑ "Gujaratis 6% of Indians, but 20% of US Indians". Times of India. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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  16. ↑ "Gujarati NRI Sonal Shah appointed Obama's adviser". DeshGujarat. Retrieved 6 February 2015. NRI Gujarati Sonal Shah, an eminent economist who heads Google's philanthropic arm, has been appointed an advisory board member by US President-elect Barack Obama to assist his team in smooth transition of power.
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  18. ↑ "IG Online Interview: Raj Bhavsar (USA)". intlgymnast. Retrieved 6 February 2015. Born in Houston, Bhavsar is 100 percent Gujarati; his father hails from Vadadora (Baroda), a city in the small Indian state of Gujarat, near Mumbai. His mother was born in Kampala, Uganda, but was educated in Gujarat. Most of Bhavsar's relatives are Gujarati.
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