Tibetan Americans

Tibetan Americans
Total population
26,700 (Central Tibetan Administration estimate, 2020)[1]
Regions with significant populations
California (mainly Northern California), Colorado, Minnesota, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Boston, Austin, Wisconsin, Chicago, Indiana, Oregon, Southern California, Los Angeles[2][3]
Languages
Tibetan, English
Religion
Tibetan Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Tibetans, Chinese Americans, Burmese Americans, Bhutanese Americans, Nepalese Americans and other Asian Americans particularly Americans of East Asian and South Asian descent

Tibetan Americans are Americans of Tibetan ancestry. As of 2020, more than 26,700 Americans are estimated to have Tibetan ancestry.[1] The majority of Tibetan Americans reside in Queens, New York.[4]

  1. ^ a b Baseline Study of Tibetan Diaspora Community Outside South Asia (PDF) (Report). The Central Tibetan Administration. September 2020. p. 45. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Tibetan Americans | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
  3. ^ Lee, Jonathan H. X.; Nadeau, Kathleen (21 December 2010). Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife [3 volumes]: [3 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 9780313350672.
  4. ^ "Most Significant Unreached People Group Communities in Metro NY". GLOBAL GATES. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2014.