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 | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Islam Minority Orthodox Christianity • atheism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kyrgyz Canadians, Kazakh Americans, Uzbek Americans, Tajik Americans, Turkmen Americans |
Kyrgyz Americans (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз америкалыктар) 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.