Bengali Americans
Bangladeshi dialect Bengali: মার্কিন বাঙ্গালী (Markin Bangalee) Indian dialect Bengali: মার্কিন বাঙালি (Markin Bangali) | |
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The language spread of Bengali in the United States according to U. S. Census 2000 | |
| Total population | |
| 800,000 approx. (0.2%) alone or in combination 453,191 (0.2%) people speak the language in the USA | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, SF Bay Area, Detroit | |
| Languages | |
| Bengali, English | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Irreligion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bangladeshi Americans, Indian Americans | |
Bengali Americans (Bengali: মার্কিন বাঙ্গালী/মার্কিন বাঙালি) are American nationals or residents who ethnically, linguistically and genealogically identify as Bengalis. They trace their ancestry to the historic ethnolinguistic region of Bengal region, now divided between Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. Bengali Americans are also a subgroup of modern-day Bangladeshi Americans and Indian Americans.
Bengali Americans may refer to:
- Bangladeshi Americans, Americans of Bangladeshi descent who are predominantly Bengali Muslims and trace their origins from Bangladesh.
- Indian Bengali Americans, Americans of Indian Bengali descent who are predominantly Bengali Hindus and trace their origins from the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura.