According to estimates from the
American Community Survey for 2015–2019, the total population of Indonesian immigrants in the U.S. was 96,200. Of that number, the top 15 counties of residence were (total estimated for 2019–2023 from the same source was 98,600, updates for that period are in parentheses): 1)
Los Angeles County, California – 13,800 (11,800) 2)
San Bernardino County, California – 4,800 (4,700) 3)
Orange County, California – 4,600 (4,300) 4)
Queens County, New York – 2,700 (3,700) 5)
Alameda County, California – 2,700 (2,300 - now #8) 6)
Santa Clara County, California – 2,500 (2,600 - now #5) 7)
Harris County, Texas – 2,500 (1,900 - now #9) 8)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania – 2,000 (1,800 - now #10) 9)
King County, Washington – 1,900 (2,400 - now #7) 10)
San Diego County, California – 1,800 (2,500 - now #6) 11)*
Riverside County, California – 1,600 (1,300 - now #14) 12)
Contra Costa County, California – 1,400 (1,300 - now #15) 13)
Snohomish County, Washington – 1,300 (1,300) 14)
San Francisco County, California – 1,300 (1,100 - now #18) 15)
Maricopa County, Arizona – 1,300 (1,400 - now #12) • * (
Montgomery County, Maryland is now #11 with 1,600) (
Clark County, Nevada is now #16 with 1,300; #17 - #19, all with 1,100 are
San Mateo County, California, the previously covered
San Francisco County, California and
Sacramento County, California;
Fairfax County, Virginia is now #20 with 1,000)
Ethnicity Indonesian Americans are members of various ethnic subcategories such as
Minangkabau,
Minahasans,
Javanese,
Batak,
Balinese or
Tionghoa. However, the majority of Indonesians who came in the 1960s were
of Chinese descent. Unofficial estimates suggest that as many as 60% of the Indonesians in Southern California are
of Chinese descent. Interracial marriage is not uncommon, especially among the young, though the elderly often prefer that their children marry other Indonesian or Chinese. Many second-generation Indonesian Americans still feel a connection to their Indonesian identity through their ancestry despite often not having a complete grasp on the Indonesian language.
Religion {{Pie chart Indonesian Americans belong to many faiths including
Protestantism,
Catholicism,
Sunni Islam,
Buddhism and
Hinduism, although the first three are the most common. The first Indonesian church in the U.S. was a
Seventh-day Adventist Church established in
Glendale, California in 1972 with a predominantly Indo congregation (now located in Azusa, CA); however, as more
pribumi migrants joined the church, racial tensions arose, and the Indos withdrew to other churches. The second Indonesian church to be founded in the U.S. was a
Baptist church, started by an ethnic Chinese pastor and with a predominantly ethnic Chinese congregation. By 1988, there were 14 Indonesian Protestant congregations; ten years later, that number had grown to 41, with two Indonesian Catholic congregations as well. Catholicism is most present within Indonesian American communities in states like California, Georgia, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania where mass is offered weekly or monthly in the Indonesian language. The first Indonesian Mosque in the U.S. was the Al-Hikmah Mosque founded in
Astoria, New York, which is currently headed by
Shamsi Ali. In 2017, the Indonesian Muslim community in
Los Angeles purchased a former church at 1200 Kenmore Avenue and converted it into At-Thohir Mosque. There is also an Indonesian mosque in Silver Spring, Maryland named the IMAAM Center. This mosque is very active today through its regular services and community outreach, as it is an important hub for Indonesian Muslim life in America. Restaurants owned by Indonesian Americans are sites for cultural unity over shared meals and traditions. ==Media==