Indians 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 any metropolitan area in the country.[2] Within the metropolitan area, the towns of Oak Brook, South Barrington, Lincolnwood, Hoffman Estates and Glendale Heights have the five highest concentrations of South Asian Americans.[3] Chicago, Naperville, Schaumburg, Aurora, Skokie and Hoffman Estates have the highest absolute numbers of South Asian Americans.[4] Devon Avenue in Chicago is also noted for having a large number of Indian and Pakistani restaurants.[5] and is home to the first location of Patel Brothers, the largest Indian grocery chain in the United States.[6]

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Ethnic groups in Chicago

Notable Indian-Americans from the Chicago area

References
  1. https://www.advancingjustice-chicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Community_of_Contrasts_Midwest_2012.pdf
  2. "Cities With the Largest Indian-American Populations". WorldAtlas.
  3. https://www.advancingjustice-chicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SAAPRI-2013-Making-Data-Count.pdf
  4. https://www.advancingjustice-chicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SAAPRI-2013-Making-Data-Count.pdf
  5. Chopra, Sonia (2015-11-27). "How a Visit to Devon Avenue in Chicago is Just Like Going to India". TheQuint. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  6. "The Story of Patel Brothers, the Biggest Indian Grocery Store in America". Food52. 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2021-08-16.


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