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| 5,347 Singaporean descent (2010) 30,148 Singaporean-born (2013) [1] | |
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Singaporean Americans are Americans of Singaporean descent. There is a small community of Singaporeans in the United States, consisting largely of expatriate professionals from Singapore and their families as well as international students. The bulk of Singaporeans in the United States reside in metropolitan areas along a coastline, with the highest population located within the corridor connecting Boston, New York, and Washington D.C. [2] On the West Coast, most Singaporean Americans live within several hundred miles of Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. [2] The next highest concentrations are in Texas, followed by an enclave by the Great Lakes, near Chicago and Ann Arbor.
| Rank | MSA | Region | Singaporean-Americans (descent) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | Mid-Atlantic | 533 [3] |
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | Pacific | 505 [4] |
| 3 | San Francisco Bay Area | Pacific | 368 [5] |
| 4 | Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | West South Central | 269 [6] |
| 5 | San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara | Pacific | 255 [7] |
| 6 | Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | New England | 185 [8] |
| 6 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | West South Central | 185 [9] |
| 8 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | Pacific | 173 [10] |
| 9 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | South Atlantic | 165 [11] |
| 10 | Chicago-Joliet-Naperville | East North Central | 136 [12] |
As of June 2023, the population of Singapore stands at 5.92 million. Of these 5.92 million people, 4.15 million are residents, consisting of 3.61 million citizens and 540,000 permanent residents (PRs). The remaining 1.77 million people living in Singapore are classed as non-residents, a group consisting mainly of resident workers without political rights who are routinely excluded from official demographic statistics.
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce and its director is appointed by the President of the United States. Currently, Rob Santos is the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau and Dr. Ron Jarmin is the Deputy Director of the U.S. Census Bureau
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