Kyrgyz Americans
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 8,785 alone or in combination (2020 Census) Other Estimates >50,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Boston • New York City • Long Island • Philadelphia • Chicago • San Francisco • Arlington Heights (IL) | |
| Languages | |
| English • Kyrgyz • Russian • Dungan | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Islam Minority Orthodox Christianity • Tibetan Buddhism • atheism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kyrgyz Canadians, Kyrgyz Australians, Kazakh Americans, Mongolian Americans, Dungan Americans, Tibetan Americans |
Kyrgyz Americans (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз америкалытар) are Americans of full or partial Kyrgyz descent. The majority of Kyrgyz Americans have emigrated to the United States from Kyrgyzstan since the country's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.