Burmese Americans

Burmese Americans

မြန်မာဇာတိနွယ် အမေရိကန်
Total population
233,347[1] 0.07% of the U.S. population (2021)
Regions with significant populations
Indiana (Indianapolis/Fort Wayne) Minneapolis-St. Paul Dallas–Fort Worth New York, especially New York City, Utica, and Buffalo San Francisco Bay Area, Metro Atlanta Milwaukee, Tulsa, Battle Creek Des Moines Omaha Greater Los Angeles Kansas City Metropolitan Area [2]
Languages
English, Burmese, Karen, Chin, Rohingya, Arakanese, Thai
Religion
Theravada Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Burmese people, Bamar people, Karen people, Rohingya people, Burmese Britons, Burmese Australians

Burmese Americans (Burmese: မြန်မာဇာတိနွယ် အမေရိကန် [mjəmà nwɛ̀bwá ʔəmèjḭkàɰ̃]) are Americans of full or partial Burmese ancestry, encompassing individuals of all ethnic backgrounds with ancestry in present-day Myanmar (or Burma), regardless of specific ethnicity.^[3] As a subgroup of Asian Americans, Burmese Americans have largely integrated into the broader Southeast Asian and South Asian American communities.^[4]

In 2021, the Burmese American population stood at 233,347.^[3] Indiana had both the largest Burmese community^[5] and highest percentage of Burmese of any state.^[6] Indianapolis, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, and Fort Wayne are home to the largest Burmese American populations.^[7] As of August 2023, the Burmese population stands at 322,000, according to the Burmese American Community Institute.^[8]