Singaporean Americans

Singaporean Americans

Total population
12,435 (2023) [1]
Regions with significant populations
Chicago New York City Seattle Los Angeles San Francisco Houston Honolulu
Languages
English Malay Mandarin Tamil and Spanish
Religion
Buddhism Christianity Islam Taoism Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Asian Americans Singaporeans Overseas Singaporean

Singaporean Americans refers to Americans with Singaporean heritage or ancestry. Since the Singaporean government does not permit multiple- citizenships, ^[2] it is not lawful for a person to hold both the Singaporean and American citizenships. Therefore, "Singaporean Americans" generally does not indicate that the person holds both the Singaporean and American citizenships. Additionally, because Singapore is a multi-racial and multi-ethnic country, the term "Singaporean" describes citizenship, not an ethnic group.

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. ^[3] On the West Coast, most Singaporean Americans live within several hundred miles of Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. ^[3] The next highest concentrations are in Texas, followed by an enclave by the Great Lakes, near Chicago and Ann Arbor.

Top 10 U.S. metropolitan areas with large Singaporean Americans population

Rank	MSA	Region	Singaporean-Americans (descent)
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	Mid-Atlantic	533 [4]
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana	Pacific	505 [5]
3	San Francisco Bay Area	Pacific	368 [6]
4	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown	West South Central	269 [7]
5	San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara	Pacific	255 [8]
6	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy	New England	185 [9]
6	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington	West South Central	185 [10]
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	Pacific	173 [11]
9	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria	South Atlantic	165 [12]
10	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville	East North Central	136 [13]

Notable people

• Ng Chin Han – Hollywood actor
• Pragathi Guruprasad - Playback singer
• Neeraj Khemlani – Co-president of CBS News and CBS Television Stations
• Shin Lim – Magician
• Boon Thau Loo – Academic administrator, University of Pennsylvania
• Corrinne May – Musician, singer, and songwriter
• Julia Nickson-Soul – Actress
• Lewis Tan - Actor and martial artist, actor-stuntman father Philip is of Singaporean Chinese-British descent
• Sharon Tay – Journalist
• Michael Yani – Tennis player
• Gwendoline Yeo – Actress, musician, and writer
• Daniel Chong – Animator, writer, director, producer, and the creator of Cartoon Network's We Bare Bears
• Minfong Ho - Children's and young adult novelist
• Po-Shen Loh - Mathematician

See also

• Singapore portal
• United States portal

• Singapore–United States relations
• Asian Americans

References

1. "US Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
2. "Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Measures to Ensure Adult Singaporeans Do Not Hold Multiple Citizenships". Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
3. "Where do Singaporeans in the US live?". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
4. "2010 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
5. "2010 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
6. "2010 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
7. "2010 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
8. "2010 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
9. "2010 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
10. "2010 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
11. "2010 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
12. "2010 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
13. "2010 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.