Asian Indians in Michigan

Asians in Michigan

ASIAN INDIANS IN MICHIGAN 25 English language and skilled in dealing with bureaucracies and corporate structures. The Asian Indian population in Michigan has exploded. In 1974 there were only 3,561 Asian Indians in Michigan. By 1980 there were 8,879 born in India, and by 1990 there were 13,286, and 23,845 claimed Asian Indian ancestry.34 By 1998 Asian Indians made up 0.6 percent of Michigan's population, and India was the country of origin for more immigrants in the state than any other, as was also the case for Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Ohio, WestVirginia, New Jersey, Mississippi , and Delaware. According to the 2000 census the Asian population in Michigan jumped from 103,201 to 176,501, a 70.5 percent increase. Since the 1990 census the number ofAsian Indians in Michigan jumped to 54,631, a 129 percent increase. Asian Indians and Vietnamese are the two fastest growing Asian subgroups in Michigan, with Asian Indians being the largest Asian subgroup in Michigan, even though they rank nationally behind the Chinese and Filipinos in number. Troy, Michigan, is now 13 percent Asian, with 4,644 claiming Asian Indian ancestry, which is up from 1,755 in 1990, a 165 percent increase. Canton, Michigan, Asian Indians had a 220 percent increase in the same period to 3.405. The characteristics of this new group of immigrants can be illustrated by some statistics. Nationally, 80 percent of Asian Indian men ...