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| Total population | |
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3,369,976 (2021)  [1][2]1% of U.S. Population 2016 Public Religion Research Institute data[3] 0.7% of the U.S. Population 2015 Pew Research Center data[4] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 California | 778,804 |
 New Jersey | 278,600 |
 New York | 202,157 |
 Massachusetts | 140,027 |
 Illinois | 128,125 |
 Ohio | 117,800 |
 Texas | 112,153 |
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Hinduism in the United States is a religious denomination comprising around 1% of the population, nearly the same as Buddhism and Islam.[1] Hindu Americans in the United States largely include first and second generation immigrants from India and other South Asian countries, while there are also local converts and followers.[5][6] Several aspects related to Hinduism, such as yoga, karma, and meditation have been adopted into mainstream American beliefs and lifestyles.[7][8][9]
Hinduism is one of the Dharmic religions that adheres to the concept of dharma, a cosmic order, and includes the principle of reincarnation. According to the Pew survey of 2018, around 33% of Americans believe in reincarnation, an important concept in Hinduism and Buddhism.[10][11] Om is a widely chanted mantra, particularly among millennials and those who practice yoga and subscribe to the New Age philosophy.
Historically, American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson studied the Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita around 1857 and published a related poem, "Brahma". In 1893, Swami Vivekananda's address to the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago was one of the first major discussions of Hinduism in the United States. In 1925, Paramahansa Yogananda became the first Kriya Yoga teacher to settle in America. In the 1960s, Beatles member George Harrison played songs that included Hindu mantra Hare Krishna, and helped popularize Hinduism in America.
After the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, the Hindu community in the US began to grow with immigrants from South Asia.[12] As a result of US immigration policies that favored educated and skilled migrants from India,[13] Hindu Americans are the more likely to hold college degrees and earn higher incomes than other denominations. Recently, Hindu Americans have also become active in state and national politics, including notable personalities such as Tulsi Gabbard and Vivek Ramaswamy, among others.
- ^ a b "About Three-in-Ten U.S. Adults Are Now Religiously Unaffiliated". Measuring Religion in Pew Research Center's American Trends Panel. Pew Research Center. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "hindus in the United States of America". worldatlas.com. August 16, 2017.
- ^ Cox, Daniel; Jones, Ribert P. (June 9, 2017). America's Changing Religious Identity: Findings from the 2016 American Values Atlas (Report). Public Religion Research Institute.
- ^ "America's Changing Religious Landscape". Pew Research Center. May 12, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ^ "Religion in America: U.S. Religious Data, Demographics and Statistics". Pew Research Center. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ "I'm a Hindu: Julia Roberts". The Times of India. August 7, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ Rajghatta, Chidanand (August 18, 2009). "Americans turn to Hindu beliefs". The Times of India. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ^ Hammond 2018.
- ^ Goldberg 2013, pp. 219–235.
- ^ Gecewicz, Claire (October 1, 2018). "'New Age' beliefs common among both religious and nonreligious Americans". Pew Research Center. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
American adults.. express belief in reincarnation (33%)
- ^ Alexander, Michelle (October 29, 2018). "Opinion | What if We're All Coming Back?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
33 percent of Americans (including 29 percent of Christians) who believe in reincarnation
- ^ Mary Hanna; Jeanne Batalova (October 15, 2020). "Indian Immigrants in the United States". migrationpolicy.org. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ Hilburn, Matthew (July 30, 2012). "Hindu-Americans Rank Top in Education, Income". Voice of America. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2012.