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

2024 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 Afghan, 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† 192 43 0 0 0
Agoura Hills 1,405 223 0 0 0
Agua Dulce† 35 0 0 0 0
Alhambra 41,282 248 0 0 42
Alondra Park† 1,010 2 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Altadena† 2,722 281 239 0 0
Arcadia 32,528 1,636 0 0 0
Artesia 6,900 1,489 0 0 392
Avalon 4 0 1 0 0
Avocado Heights† 1,208 22 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Azusa 7,517 499 0 0 26
Baldwin Park 15,489 83 0 0 0
Bell 451 0 0 0 8
Bell Gardens 212 0 0 0 0
Bellflower 9,006 300 0 0 2
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Beverly Hills 4,303 200 7 0 0
Bradbury 293 43 0 0 0
Burbank 12,253 1,574 21 0 0
Calabasas 2,583 384 6 0 0
Carson 25,223 762 0 0 232
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Castaic† 1,927 215 0 0 0
Cerritos 29,783 4,977 34 0 17
Charter Oak† 1,392 71 0 0 0
Citrus† 535 0 0 0 0
Claremont 5,320 640 10 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Commerce 101 0 0 0 0
Compton 1,228 4 0 0 0
Covina 6,880 138 18 0 117
Cudahy 26 0 0 0 0
Culver City 7,920 932 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Del Aire† 1,622 381 0 0 27
Desert View Highlands† 218 0 0 0 0
Diamond Bar 33,452 1,722 6 0 41
Downey 8,414 691 188 0 0
Duarte 4,063 378 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
East Los Angeles† 1,501 91 0 0 0
East Pasadena† 1,789 0 0 0 0
East Rancho Dominguez† 77 11 0 0 0
East San Gabriel† 13,141 501 0 0 0
East Whittier† 923 67 0 0 137
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
El Monte 29,200 120 0 0 122
El Segundo 1,891 371 0 0 0
Elizabeth Lake† 100 0 0 0 0
Florence-Graham† 157 14 0 0 0
Gardena 15,490 248 0 0 15
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Glendale 24,634 1,733 68 0 8
Glendora 6,255 278 40 0 0
Green Valley† 4 0 0 0 0
Hacienda Heights† 23,013 118 20 0 12
Hasley Canyon† 34 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Hawaiian Gardens 1,930 36 0 0 0
Hawthorne 6,363 681 115 0 31
Hermosa Beach 1,390 139 0 0 0
Hidden Hills 33 10 0 0 0
Huntington Park 334 1 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Industry 42 0 0 0 0
Inglewood 2,691 487 410 0 0
Irwindale 24 0 0 0 0
La Cañada Flintridge 6,214 419 0 0 0
La Crescenta-Montrose† 5,269 261 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
La Habra Heights 1,103 156 0 0 0
La Mirada 10,109 585 14 0 0
La Puente 5,114 0 55 0 0
La Verne 3,362 260 0 0 0
Ladera Heights† 275 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Lake Hughes† 0 0 0 0 0
Lake Los Angeles† 245 148 0 0 0
Lakewood 14,215 459 37 0 0
Lancaster 7,140 383 27 0 0
Lawndale 3,510 205 124 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Lennox† 485 32 120 0 0
Leona Valley† 184 0 0 0 0
Littlerock† 0 0 0 0 0
Lomita 3,562 185 18 0 0
Long Beach 59,723 3,281 512 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Los Angeles 468,443 42,244 4,892 0 859
Lynwood 509 59 0 0 0
Malibu 302 24 0 0 0
Manhattan Beach 4,561 418 0 0 0
Marina del Rey† 572 80 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Mayflower Village† 1,733 206 0 0 0
Maywood 160 4 0 0 0
Monrovia 5,942 168 45 0 12
Montebello 8,738 601 34 0 0
Monterey Park 38,298 280 5 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
North El Monte† 1,861 27 0 0 0
Norwalk 13,398 723 38 0 53
Palmdale 7,837 719 10 0 15
Palos Verdes Estates 3,187 184 0 0 0
Paramount 2,047 438 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Pasadena 23,829 2,058 36 0 16
Pepperdine University† 711 94 10 0 0
Pico Rivera 2,106 0 0 0 0
Pomona 15,829 762 42 0 161
Quartz Hill† 278 81 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Rancho Palos Verdes 13,025 694 0 0 0
Redondo Beach 12,291 1,485 0 0 0
Rolling Hills 290 18 0 0 4
Rolling Hills Estates 2,030 311 0 0 0
Rose Hills† 394 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Rosemead 32,997 276 0 0 0
Rowland Heights† 28,165 367 0 0 0
San Dimas 5,582 215 48 0 0
San Fernando 468 85 0 0 0
San Gabriel 23,036 204 23 0 10
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
San Marino 8,318 59 0 0 0
San Pasqual† 583 36 0 0 0
Santa Clarita 28,377 4,019 201 0 124
Santa Fe Springs 1,392 99 0 0 0
Santa Monica 9,230 1,263 0 0 78
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Sierra Madre 1,892 68 0 0 0
Signal Hill 2,646 7 24 0 0
South El Monte 3,961 0 0 0 32
South Gate 892 85 0 0 0
South Monrovia Island† 337 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
South Pasadena 9,260 533 0 0 0
South San Gabriel† 5,316 0 0 0 0
South San Jose Hills† 1,877 14 0 0 0
South Whittier† 3,978 156 0 0 313
Stevenson Ranch† 5,799 1,425 65 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Sun Village† 141 0 0 0 0
Temple City 22,558 421 0 0 91
Topanga† 1,039 37 0 0 0
Torrance 53,085 4,058 81 0 91
Val Verde† 129 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Valinda† 3,903 40 0 0 0
Vernon 16 0 0 0 0
View Park-Windsor Hills† 306 35 0 0 0
Vincent† 2,502 0 0 0 0
Walnut 19,151 908 128 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Walnut Park† 82 10 0 0 0
West Athens† 96 0 0 0 0
West Carson† 8,050 122 0 0 131
West Covina 33,516 729 0 0 0
West Hollywood 2,111 228 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
West Puente Valley† 3,386 7 0 0 0
West Rancho Dominguez† 317 107 0 0 0
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 895 54 0 0 0
Westlake Village 600 60 0 0 0
Westmont† 460 3 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Asian Indian Bangladeshi Bhutanese Nepalese
Whittier 4,644 640 45 0 26
Willowbrook† 241 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† 192 0 0 0 0
Agoura Hills 1,405 11 0 0 0
Agua Dulce† 35 0 0 0 0
Alhambra 41,282 175 0 27 0
Alondra Park† 1,010 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Altadena† 2,722 5 0 22 0
Arcadia 32,528 161 0 0 0
Artesia 6,900 469 61 0 0
Avalon 4 0 0 0 0
Avocado Heights† 1,208 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Azusa 7,517 101 0 0 0
Baldwin Park 15,489 0 0 0 0
Bell 451 0 0 0 0
Bell Gardens 212 0 0 0 0
Bellflower 9,006 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Beverly Hills 4,303 381 0 43 0
Bradbury 293 0 0 0 0
Burbank 12,253 81 0 0 0
Calabasas 2,583 0 0 0 0
Carson 25,223 0 0 91 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Castaic† 1,927 40 0 54 0
Cerritos 29,783 115 0 116 33
Charter Oak† 1,392 0 0 30 0
Citrus† 535 0 0 0 0
Claremont 5,320 87 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Commerce 101 0 0 0 0
Compton 1,228 22 0 0 0
Covina 6,880 108 0 16 0
Cudahy 26 0 0 0 0
Culver City 7,920 158 0 17 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Del Aire† 1,622 95 0 0 0
Desert View Highlands† 218 0 0 0 0
Diamond Bar 33,452 186 0 0 0
Downey 8,414 137 314 112 0
Duarte 4,063 74 0 17 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
East Los Angeles† 1,501 0 0 0 0
East Pasadena† 1,789 0 0 123 0
East Rancho Dominguez† 77 0 0 0 0
East San Gabriel† 13,141 0 0 25 0
East Whittier† 923 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
El Monte 29,200 0 0 0 0
El Segundo 1,891 0 0 34 0
Elizabeth Lake† 100 0 0 0 0
Florence-Graham† 157 0 0 0 0
Gardena 15,490 28 0 67 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Glendale 24,634 36 22 0 0
Glendora 6,255 6 0 0 0
Green Valley† 4 0 4 0 0
Hacienda Heights† 23,013 58 0 47 0
Hasley Canyon† 34 28 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Hawaiian Gardens 1,930 36 0 21 0
Hawthorne 6,363 761 0 0 0
Hermosa Beach 1,390 0 0 0 0
Hidden Hills 33 0 0 0 0
Huntington Park 334 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Industry 42 0 0 0 0
Inglewood 2,691 11 0 84 0
Irwindale 24 0 0 0 0
La Cañada Flintridge 6,214 27 0 43 0
La Crescenta-Montrose† 5,269 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
La Habra Heights 1,103 0 0 0 0
La Mirada 10,109 0 0 5 0
La Puente 5,114 0 0 0 0
La Verne 3,362 138 0 33 0
Ladera Heights† 275 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† 245 0 0 0 0
Lakewood 14,215 122 0 71 0
Lancaster 7,140 4 0 0 0
Lawndale 3,510 135 0 99 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Lennox† 485 0 0 11 0
Leona Valley† 184 0 0 0 0
Littlerock† 0 0 0 0 0
Lomita 3,562 162 0 16 0
Long Beach 59,723 173 0 39 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Los Angeles 468,443 4,533 167 2,332 354
Lynwood 509 0 0 0 0
Malibu 302 0 0 0 0
Manhattan Beach 4,561 8 0 28 0
Marina del Rey† 572 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Mayflower Village† 1,733 0 0 7 0
Maywood 160 0 0 0 0
Monrovia 5,942 28 0 5 0
Montebello 8,738 0 0 0 0
Monterey Park 38,298 31 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
North El Monte† 1,861 0 0 0 0
Norwalk 13,398 93 0 33 0
Palmdale 7,837 358 0 160 0
Palos Verdes Estates 3,187 0 0 28 0
Paramount 2,047 56 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Pasadena 23,829 131 0 106 0
Pepperdine University† 711 5 0 0 0
Pico Rivera 2,106 0 0 0 0
Pomona 15,829 114 0 53 0
Quartz Hill† 278 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Rancho Palos Verdes 13,025 37 0 73 0
Redondo Beach 12,291 123 0 10 0
Rolling Hills 290 0 0 0 0
Rolling Hills Estates 2,030 0 0 0 0
Rose Hills† 394 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Rosemead 32,997 7 0 0 0
Rowland Heights† 28,165 0 0 27 0
San Dimas 5,582 0 0 0 0
San Fernando 468 0 0 0 0
San Gabriel 23,036 12 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
San Marino 8,318 0 0 0 0
San Pasqual† 583 0 0 0 0
Santa Clarita 28,377 328 0 51 175
Santa Fe Springs 1,392 0 0 0 0
Santa Monica 9,230 527 33 10 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Sierra Madre 1,892 0 0 0 0
Signal Hill 2,646 0 0 27 0
South El Monte 3,961 0 0 0 0
South Gate 892 0 0 0 0
South Monrovia Island† 337 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
South Pasadena 9,260 20 0 9 0
South San Gabriel† 5,316 0 0 0 0
South San Jose Hills† 1,877 0 0 0 0
South Whittier† 3,978 0 0 8 0
Stevenson Ranch† 5,799 0 0 28 60
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Sun Village† 141 0 0 0 0
Temple City 22,558 43 0 32 0
Topanga† 1,039 0 0 0 0
Torrance 53,085 888 0 86 24
Val Verde† 129 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Valinda† 3,903 0 0 0 0
Vernon 16 0 0 0 0
View Park-Windsor Hills† 306 34 0 0 0
Vincent† 2,502 0 0 0 0
Walnut 19,151 213 0 21 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Walnut Park† 82 0 0 0 0
West Athens† 96 0 0 0 0
West Carson† 8,050 97 0 34 0
West Covina 33,516 39 0 0 0
West Hollywood 2,111 12 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
West Puente Valley† 3,386 0 0 0 0
West Rancho Dominguez† 317 0 0 0 0
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 895 144 0 0 0
Westlake Village 600 0 0 0 0
Westmont† 460 0 0 0 0
City/ Community Total Asian Population Pakistani Sikh Sri Lankan Other South Asian
Whittier 4,644 0 0 39 0
Willowbrook† 241 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.