State Brief · IN

Indiana

Capital: Indianapolis · Latest trade year: 2024

Exports to Romania: $29.5M
Imports from Romania: $69.4M
Trade balance: -$39.9M
Export CAGR: +17.4%

Trade history

Goods flow between this state and Romania

Annual goods trade between Indiana and Romania, in nominal USD. Data from the US Census Bureau Foreign Trade Division (2008–2024).

Exports vs imports

USD, nominal

Trade balance

Surplus / deficit

Peak imports

$69.4M

in 2024

Import CAGR

+34.4%

2010 → 2024

Exports YoY

+150.0%

2023 → 2024

Trade insights

What flows between Indiana and Romania

Plastics & Rubber Products make up 49.0% of what Indiana imports from Romania, while transportation equipment lead the goods Indiana sends back.

What Indiana imports from Romania

Total$68.7M

Plastics & Rubber Products$34.0M49%
Transportation Equipment$11.3M16%
Machinery, Except Electrical$8.1M12%
Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components$5.0M7%
Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities$3.9M6%
Food & Kindred Products$2.4M4%
Other sectors$4.0M6%

What Indiana exports to Romania

Total$28.1M

Transportation Equipment$14.8M50%
Computer & Electronic Products$4.4M15%
Machinery, Except Electrical$4.2M14%
Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components$2.0M7%
Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities$1.4M5%
Fabricated Metal Products, Nesoi$712K2%
Other sectors$602K2%

Community

The Romanian-American community

An estimated 7,477 residents of Indiana identify as Romanian-American — ranking #17 of 51 nationwide.

Community trends

How the Romanian community in Indiana grew

An estimated 966 Romanian-born residents call Indiana home. Arrivals peaked in the 2010s.

Romanian-born

966

ACS 2022

US citizens

38.6%

US average

Avg annual wages

$39K

US average

Bachelor's+

27.2%

US average

Education, citizenship, and wage figures shown are national averages for Romanian-born Americans — the sample for Indiana is too small for reliable state-level estimates.

Arrivals by decade

Romanian-born residents

Highlighted bar: peak decade. EU accession (2007) and post-2010 Schengen liberalization accelerated arrivals.

Arrivals by year

2005 onward

Age distribution

Today

Top counties

in Indiana

Marion County1,134
Hendricks County691
Allen County477
Hancock County224
Lake County139

Faith communities

4 Romanian-affiliated churches

The Romanian-American community in Indiana sustains 4 registered parishes across 3 denominations.

Orthodox (OCA) (2)Greek Catholic (1)Orthodox (Metropolia) (1)

View all 4 parishes

SS. Constantine and Helen Romanian Catholic MissionGreek Catholic
Indianapolis, IN
St. Mary's Romanian Orthodox ChurchOrthodox (Metropolia)
Fort Wayne, IN
SS. Constantine and Helen ChurchOrthodox (OCA)
Indianapolis, IN
Descent of the Holy Spirit ChurchOrthodox (OCA)
Merrillville, IN