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Singaporean Americans
Total population
	12,435 (2023)
Regions with significant populations
	Chicago; New York City; Seattle; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Houston; Honolulu;
Languages
	English; Malay; Mandarin; Tamil and Spanish;
Religion
	Buddhism; Christianity; Islam; Taoism; Hinduism;
Related ethnic groups
	Asian Americans; Singaporeans; Overseas Singaporean;

Singaporean Americans has colloquially been used to describe Americans with Singaporean parentage. Since the Singaporean government does not permit multiple- citizenships,[1] it is not lawful for a person to hold both the Singaporean and American citizenships. Therefore, "Singaporean Americans" generally does not indicate that the person holds both the Singaporean and American citizenships. Additionally, because Singapore is a multi-racial and multi-ethnic country, the term "Singaporean" describes citizenship, not an ethnic group.

There is a small community of Singaporeans in the United States, consisting largely of expatriate professionals from Singapore and their families as well as international students. The bulk of Singaporeans in the United States reside in metropolitan areas along a coastline, with the highest population located within the corridor connecting Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C.^[2] On the West Coast, most Singaporean Americans live within several hundred miles of Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area.^[2] The next highest concentrations are in Texas, followed by an enclave by the Great Lakes, near Chicago and Ann Arbor.

Top 10 U.S. metropolitan areas with large Singaporean Americans population

Rank	MSA	Region	Singaporean-Americans (descent)
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	Mid-Atlantic	533^[3]
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana	Pacific	505^[4]
3	San Francisco Bay Area	Pacific	368^[5]
4	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown	West South Central	269^[6]
5	San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara	Pacific	255^[7]
6	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy	New England	185^[8]
6	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington	West South Central	185^[9]
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	Pacific	173^[10]
9	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria	South Atlantic	165^[11]
10	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville	East North Central	136^[12]

Notable people

Ng Chin Han – Hollywood actor
Ross Butler – Actor
Pragathi Guruprasad - Playback singer
Neeraj Khemlani – Co-president of CBS News and CBS Television Stations
Shin Lim – Magician
Boon Thau Loo – Academic administrator, University of Pennsylvania
Corrinne May – Musician, singer, and songwriter
Julia Nickson-Soul – Actress
Sharon Tay – Journalist
Michael Yani – Tennis player
Gwendoline Yeo – Actress, musician, and writer
Daniel Chong – Animator, writer, director, producer, and the creator of Cartoon Network's We Bare Bears
Stuart Tay – Murder victim^[13]

References

^ "US Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
^ ^a ^b "Where do Singaporeans in the US live?". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
^ "2010 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^ "2010 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^ "2010 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^ "2010 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^ "2010 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^ "2010 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^ "2010 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^ "2010 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^ "2010 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^ "2010 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^ Gewertz, Catherine (1993-01-10). "Image in Death Doesn't Match Stuart Tay's Life". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-12-17. His parents, [...]immigrated from Singapore years ago[...]