Sammamish, WA: 12,100 residents of Indian descent, 2,362 in our $1M+ set

Sammamish has about 12,100 residents of Asian Indian descent, up 30% from about 9,300 in the 2015–2019 survey [1][2]. In a city of about 66,500, that is 18.2% of the population [1][3].

Our database places 2,362 people in Sammamish at an estimated $1M+ [6]. That is more than we place in Bellevue (1,410) or Redmond (1,442), two cities with larger Asian Indian communities [1][6].

• 12,122 residents of Asian Indian descent (alone or in combination) in Sammamish, Washington, 2020–2024 average [1], or 18.2% of the population [3].
• +30.5% versus the 2015–2019 estimate of 9,290 [1][2] (our calculation).
• 2,362 people in the HeyAlbert database placed in Sammamish, Washington at an estimated $1M+, of whom 79 are in our $5M+ bands [6].

How Sammamish compares with nearby places

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts 12,122 people who report Asian Indian ancestry, alone or with another group, in Sammamish [1], against 9,290 in 2015–2019 [2]. The table compares it with the places in King County that have the largest Asian Indian communities. Figures are for whole places, and some places extend into neighboring counties [1][2][4].

Place	2020–2024	2015–2019	Change	Share of place
Seattle	27,773	17,619	58%	3.7%
Bellevue	21,686	18,094	20%	14.3%
Redmond	17,271	13,371	29%	22.3%
Sammamish	12,122	9,290	30%	18.2%
Kent	5,317	4,558	17%	3.9%
Kirkland	4,706	3,407	38%	5.1%
Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP	4,438	3,702	20%	19.3%
Bothell	3,897	2,988	30%	7.9%

Asian Indian alone or in any combination. Sources: ACS 5-year estimates [1][2][4]; totals from Table B01003. Change and share are our calculations. Estimates carry margins of error.

Sammamish is the fourth-largest Asian Indian community in King County, after Seattle, Bellevue and Redmond [1][2][4]. Its share of 18.2% is close to Redmond's 22.3% and the 19.3% in the Union Hill-Novelty Hill area next door [1][2][4]. Seattle's community grew faster in five years, by 58%, but it is 3.7% of a much larger city [1][2][4].

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 [1][2][3][4][5]:

Place	Asian Indian residents	Total population	Share
Redmond	17,271	77,353	22.3%
Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP	4,438	23,047	19.3%
Sammamish	12,122	66,463	18.2%
Bellevue	21,686	151,847	14.3%
Bothell	3,897	49,610	7.9%
Kirkland	4,706	92,621	5.1%
Kent	5,317	135,603	3.9%
Seattle	27,773	754,195	3.7%

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 [1][2][3][4][5]; shares are our calculation.

What the HeyAlbert database shows in Sammamish, 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 2,362 such people in Sammamish, Washington [6]. 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
$5M+	79
$1M–5M	2,283
Total, $1M+	2,362

Source: HeyAlbert database [6]. Bands are estimates from public evidence; $5M+ combines our $5–15M and $25M+ tiers. Cells under 25 are suppressed.

City	$1M+	of which $5M+
Sammamish	2,362	79

Source: HeyAlbert database [6]. 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. Our records are matched on the city name Sammamish; the Census figures are for the whole place.

Of the 2,362 people in our Sammamish set, 2,283 are in the $1M–5M band and 79 in our $5M+ bands [6]. Fewer than 25 have a public giving signal, so we do not break giving out by cause [6].

Why our Sammamish, 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 [6].

Primary evidence for the estimate	People	Share
Home value (public assessor or listing records)	2,281	97%
Other public signals (executive roles, company filings, gifts, pay)	81	3%

Source: HeyAlbert database [6], people at $1M+. Categories under 25 not shown.

Home values support 2,281 of our 2,362 estimates and other public signals 81 [6]. Sammamish in our data is mostly a count of family homes valued high enough to put a household over $1M in net worth, and few of them reach $5M on the evidence we hold [6].

What it means if you work with these families

For advisors and nonprofits, Sammamish is a deep $1M–5M market: a large, growing Indian-American community and more than 2,000 households in our data at that level [1][6]. Our King County post and our Bellevue and Redmond posts cover the neighboring cities.

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 November 1, 2026 [6]. 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

• King County: Sammamish has the numbers, Bellevue and Mercer Island the top tier
• Bellevue, WA: 21,700 residents of Indian descent, 395 people in our $5M+ bands
• Redmond, WA: 22% of residents report Asian Indian descent; 1,442 in our $1M+ set
• Issaquah, WA: about 3,800 residents of Indian descent, 448 in our $1M+ set

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

Sources

1. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, places in Washington. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=040XX00US53$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
2. ACS 2015–2019 5-year estimates, Table B02018, places in Washington. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2019.B02018?g=040XX00US53$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
3. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003 (total population), places in Washington. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=040XX00US53$1600000 (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. HeyAlbert database, aggregate counts (snapshot as of November 1, 2026); how we build it is described on our methodology page. HeyAlbert. https://heyalbert.site/research/methodology/