California
Where Silicon Valley's Indian professional community put down roots
Decades of tech migration turned San Jose, Fremont, and Sunnyvale into some of the most Indian-majority cities in the country, with founders, engineers, and multi-generational families all part of the mix.
About 30% of Fremont residents identify as Indian American
The highest share of any city in the Bay Area.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle — "Their rise reshaped the Bay Area"San Jose counts more than 79,000 Indian residents
Source: Neilsberg — Indian Population in California by CityFigures reflect the most recent published estimates as of 2026. See each card for its original source.
A few of the neighborhoods and suburbs that make up the Bay Area.
The Bay Area's largest Indian population by raw numbers
Highest Indian American share of any Bay Area city
Dense with Indian-founded startups and tech professionals
Fast-growing among young Indian families in the East Bay
Decades of Indian-led entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley
From early tech migration in the 1990s to today's founder and investor networks.
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