<P> Indian Americans or Indo - Americans are Americans whose ancestry belongs to any of the many ethnic groups of the Republic of India . Indian Americans comprising 3,456,447 alone and 4,121,994 including mixed race Indian Americans are the country 's third - largest Asian group alone or in combination with other races after Chinese Americans and Filipino Americans , according to 2016 American Community Survey data . The U.S. Census Bureau uses the term Asian Indian to avoid confusion with the indigenous peoples of the Americas commonly referred to as American Indians ( or Native Americans , or Amerindians ) . </P>
<P> Indian Americans or Indo - Americans are Americans whose ancestry belongs to any of the many ethnic groups of the Republic of India . Indian Americans comprising 3,456,447 alone and 4,121,994 including mixed race Indian Americans are the country 's third - largest Asian group alone or in combination with other races after Chinese Americans and Filipino Americans , according to 2016 American Community Survey data . The U.S. Census Bureau uses the term Asian Indian to avoid confusion with the indigenous peoples of the Americas commonly referred to as American Indians ( or Native Americans , or Amerindians ) . </P>
what is the population of indian in usa
what is the population of indian in usa
3,456,447
3,456,447