Demographics
The United States Department of State's International Religious Freedom Report 2004 found some 1.5 million adherents of Hinduism corresponding to 0.5% of the total population. Other sources cites the number higher upto 2.4 million . The Hindu population of USA is the world's eighth-largest. 10% of Asian Americans are followers of the Hindu faith.
American Hindus have highest rates of educational attainment and household income and also tend to lower divorce rates, among all religious communities. 48% of American Hindus hold a post-graduate degree. According to a study by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life in 2012, 48% of American Hindus have a household income of $100,000 or more, and 70% make at least $75,000, which is highest among all religions in United States.
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