King County: Sammamish has the numbers, Bellevue and Mercer Island the top tier

King County has about 121,600 residents of Asian Indian descent, up from about 89,900 in the 2015–2019 survey, growth of about 35% [1][2]. They are 5.3% of the county [1][3].

In our data, the count and the top tier live in different towns. Sammamish has the most people in our set, 2,362, but only 79 at $5M+ [8]. Bellevue has 1,410 people, 395 of them at $5M+ and 65 in our $25M+ bands [8].

• 121,551 residents of Asian Indian descent (alone or in combination) in King County, Washington, 2020–2024 average [1], or 5.3% of the population [3].
• +35.2% versus the 2015–2019 estimate of 89,918 [1][2] (our calculation).
• 12,755 people in the HeyAlbert database placed in King County, Washington at an estimated $1M+, of whom 1,328 are in our $5M+ bands [8].

Where King County, Washington's Indian-American residents live, by place

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts 121,551 people who report Asian Indian ancestry, alone or with another group, in King County, Washington [1]. Seattle is the largest community, with 23% of the county total [4]–[7] (our calculation).

Place	Asian Indian residents	Share of place
Seattle	27,773	3.7%
Bellevue	21,686	14.3%
Redmond	17,271	22.3%
Sammamish	12,122	18.2%
Kent	5,317	3.9%
Kirkland	4,706	5.1%
Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP	4,438	19.3%
Bothell	3,897	7.9%
Issaquah	3,845	9.7%
Renton	3,520	3.3%

Asian Indian alone or in any combination. Sources: ACS 5-year estimates [4]–[7]; totals from Table B01003. Change and share are our calculations. Estimates carry margins of error.

Seattle has the largest community, about 27,800, followed by Bellevue (about 21,700), Redmond (about 17,300) and Sammamish (about 12,100) [4]–[7]. Redmond has the highest share of any larger place, 22%, then Union Hill-Novelty Hill (19%), Sammamish (18%) and Bellevue (14%) [4].

What the HeyAlbert database shows in King County, Washington

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 12,755 such people in King County, Washington [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	11,427
$5M–15M	1,071
$25M+ (probable)	52
$25M+ (likely)	205
Total, $1M+	12,755

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+
Sammamish	2,362	79	<25
Bothell	2,246	<25	<25
Redmond	1,442	105	<25
Bellevue	1,410	395	65
Seattle	1,142	155	45
King County (city not recorded)	1,136	99	<25
Kirkland	938	149	<25
Issaquah	448	41	<25
Mercer Island	277	107	<25
Snoqualmie	210	<25	<25
Renton	184	<25	<25
Woodinville	177	<25	<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. Cities in our database are matched by name to the Census places and townships in the county; a few that straddle a county line are counted whole, and large cities that extend well beyond the county are left out.

Countywide, our database places 12,755 people at $1M+, 1,328 at $5M+ and 257 in our $25M+ bands [8]. Mercer Island has 277 people in our set, 107 of them at $5M+, about 39% (our calculation) [8]. Redmond has 1,442 people and 105 at $5M+; Kirkland 938 and 149 [8]. Bothell (2,246) straddles the Snohomish line and is counted whole [8].

Why our King County, Washington 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)	11,314	89%
Other public signals (executive roles, company filings, gifts, pay)	1,441	11%

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

Home values support 11,314 of our 12,755 King County estimates, about 89% (our calculation) [8]. This is a home-equity market first: most people in our set sit in the $1M–5M band (11,427) [8].

Giving signals

178 of the 12,755 people in our King County, Washington set (1.4%) 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
Education	58
Community and ethnic organizations	47
Human services	38

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

178 people in our King County set have at least one giving signal [8]. Education (58), community and ethnic causes (47) and human services (38) lead [8].

What it means if you work with these families

King County is two markets for advisors and nonprofits: a large group of home-equity millionaires on the Eastside plateau, and a smaller, wealthier group in Bellevue, Mercer Island and Seattle. Outreach should treat them differently.

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 Washington: the fastest-growing big community
• The fastest-growing Indian-American counties in the US
• Where $25M+ Indian-American families live: cities and states in our data
• 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 King County, Washington at heyalbert.site.

Sources

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, all counties. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=010XX00US$0500000 (data: machine-readable)
4. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, places in King County, Washington. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=050XX00US53033$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
5. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, places in King County, Washington. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=050XX00US53033$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
6. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, county subdivisions in King County, Washington. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=050XX00US53033$0600000 (data: machine-readable)
7. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, county subdivisions in King County, Washington. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=050XX00US53033$0600000 (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/