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Ethnic groups in Chicago

The Chicago metropolitan area has a large Indian American population. As of 2010, there are 171,901 Indian Americans living in the Chicago area, making it the most populous Asian subgroup in the metropolitan area[1] and the second-largest Indian American population of metropolitan areas in the US, after the Indians in the New York City metropolitan area.[2] Within the metropolitan area, the towns of South Barrington, Schaumburg, Oak Brook, Buffalo Grove, Naperville, and Morton Grove have the six highest concentrations of South Asian Americans.[3] Chicago, Naperville, Lincolnwood, Aurora, Skokie, and Hoffman Estates have the highest absolute numbers of South Asian Americans.[3]Devon Avenue in Chicago is also noted for having a large number of Indian and Pakistani restaurants.[4] and is home to the first location of Patel Brothers, the largest Indian grocery chain in the United States.[5]

Notable Indian-Americans from the Chicago area

See also

References

  1. ^ A Community of Contrasts 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2023
  2. ^ "Cities With the Largest Indian-American Populations". WorldAtlas. March 7, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "South Asian Americans in Illinois: Making Data Count" (PDF). Advancing Justice. October 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  4. ^ Chopra, Sonia (November 27, 2015). "How a Visit to Devon Avenue in Chicago is Just Like Going to India". TheQuint. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Story of Patel Brothers, the Biggest Indian Grocery Store in America". Food52. May 25, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2021.


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