Washington, DC: 790 people in our data in a community of 10,500

The District of Columbia has about 10,500 residents of Asian Indian descent, up about 8% from the 2015–2019 survey [1][2]. They are 1.5% of the city [1][3].

Our database places 790 people in DC at $1M+, 88 at $5M+ and fewer than 25 in our $25M+ bands [8]. Home values support 530 of them, about two-thirds (our calculation) [8].

• 10,473 residents of Asian Indian descent (alone or in combination) in District of Columbia, 2020–2024 average [1], or 1.5% of the population [3].
• +7.7% versus the 2015–2019 estimate of 9,720 [1][2] (our calculation).
• 790 people in the HeyAlbert database placed in District of Columbia at an estimated $1M+, of whom 88 are in our $5M+ bands [8].

Where District of Columbia's Indian-American residents live, by county

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts 10,473 people who report Asian Indian ancestry, alone or with another group, in District of Columbia [1]. District of Columbia holds 100% of them, and the three largest counties together hold 100% [4][5] (our calculation).

County	2020–2024	2015–2019	Change	Share of county
District of Columbia	10,473	9,720	8%	1.5%

Asian Indian alone or in any combination. Sources: ACS 5-year estimates [4][5]; totals from Table B01003. Change and share are our calculations. Estimates carry margins of error.

DC is a single county and a single city in the Census tables, so there is no county breakdown [4][5]. For the Virginia and Maryland counties around it, see our DC metro post.

The most concentrated communities

Raw counts favor big cities. Ranking places of 20,000+ residents by the share who report Asian Indian ancestry gives a different map [6][7]:

Place	Asian Indian residents	Total population	Share
Washington	10,473	681,294	1.5%

Places with 20,000+ residents and at least 1,000 Asian Indian residents. CDP = census-designated place. Sources: ACS 2020–2024 5-year, Tables B02018 and B01003 [6][7]; shares are our calculation.

What the HeyAlbert database shows in District of Columbia

HeyAlbert builds profiles of Indian-American individuals with an estimated net worth of $1M or more from public records, and every estimate is tied to a cited source. Our database currently places 790 such people in District of Columbia [8]. That is a count of people we have found and estimated, not a census of wealthy households: our coverage is partial and uneven.

Estimated net-worth band	People in our database
$1M–5M	702
$5M–15M	65
$25M+ (probable)	<25
$25M+ (likely)	<25
Total, $1M+	790

Source: HeyAlbert database [8]. Bands are estimates from public evidence; “likely” and “probable” describe our confidence in the $25M+ tier. Cells under 25 are suppressed.

City	$1M+	of which $5M+	of which $25M+
Washington	605	87	<25

Source: HeyAlbert database [8]. Cities with 25+ people at $1M+; cells under 25 shown as <25. The city is where our sources place the person; for some records it is a workplace rather than a home.

Washington is recorded as the city for 605 people in our set, 87 of them at $5M+ and fewer than 25 in our $25M+ bands [8]. The rest have no usable city in our records [8].

Why our District of Columbia count looks the way it does

Each estimate in our database rests on a primary piece of public evidence. The mix differs from place to place, depending on which records we have been able to process, and it shapes the counts above more than any real difference in wealth does [8].

Primary evidence for the estimate	People	Share
Home value (public assessor or listing records)	530	67%
Other public signals (executive roles, company filings, gifts, pay)	220	28%
Physician (NPI registry; seniority and specialty estimate)	40	5%

Source: HeyAlbert database [8], people at $1M+. Categories under 25 not shown.

Beyond home values, other public signals support 220 estimates and physician estimates 40 [8]. A home-value-led set means most people sit in the $1M–5M band: 702 of 790 [8].

Giving signals

111 of the 790 people in our District of Columbia set (14.1%) have at least one public giving signal, such as a named gift on a donor roll or a role at a charity [8]. By cause, counting each person once per cause:

Cause area	People with a signal
Other causes	42
Education	33

Source: HeyAlbert database [8]. Causes with fewer than 25 people not shown. A person can appear under more than one cause.

111 people in our DC set have at least one giving signal [8]. Education (33) is the largest named cause, followed by human services (20) [8].

What it means if you work with these families

DC is a city of home-equity millionaires in our data. For advisors and nonprofits, it is a dense, reachable group that sits apart from the suburban growth in Loudoun and Montgomery counties.

Methodology

Census figures are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024 and 2015–2019, Table B02018, using “Asian Indian, alone or in any combination” [1][2]. Total population comes from Table B01003 [3]. The Census Bureau changed how it codes detailed race responses in 2020, so part of the change between the two periods may reflect coding rather than migration. All estimates carry margins of error. Shares and growth rates are our calculations.

HeyAlbert counts are aggregates from our database as of October 2026 [8]. They include people we identified as likely of Indian origin with an estimated net worth of $1M or more, based on public records such as property assessments, professional licenses, patents, SEC filings and donor rolls. Coverage is partial and depends on which public records exist and which we have processed. These counts are not population totals. Any cell under 25 is suppressed, and we publish aggregates only, never individual records.

Related

• Indian-American wealth in the Washington DC metro: Loudoun rises, Fairfax dips
• Indian-American wealth in Virginia: Loudoun's home-equity millionaires
• Indian-American wealth in Maryland: Montgomery, Howard and the Frederick surge
• Indian-American giving by metro: what our database shows

HeyAlbert finds Indian-American families worth $1M+ and tells you who to call, with every fact cited. See who is in District of Columbia at heyalbert.site.

Sources

1. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018 (Asian alone or in any combination by selected groups), all states. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=010XX00US$0400000 (data: machine-readable)
2. ACS 2015–2019 5-year estimates, Table B02018, all states. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2019.B02018?g=010XX00US$0400000 (data: machine-readable)
3. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003 (total population), all states. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=010XX00US$0400000 (data: machine-readable)
4. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, all counties. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=010XX00US$0500000 (data: machine-readable)
5. ACS 2015–2019 5-year estimates, Table B02018, all counties. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2019.B02018?g=010XX00US$0500000 (data: machine-readable)
6. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, places in District of Columbia. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=040XX00US11$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
7. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, places in District of Columbia. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=040XX00US11$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
8. HeyAlbert database, aggregate counts (October 2026 snapshot); how we build it is described on our methodology page. HeyAlbert. https://heyalbert.site/research/methodology/