The number of Telugu speaking people in America has increased to 12.3 lakh!

Indians go to America for various reasons including higher studies and work. It has been revealed that the number of Telugu speakers among Indians living in America has increased by four times.

According to the statistics published by the US Census Bureau, the number of people who can speak Telugu in the United States was 3.2 lakh in 2016, and it has increased four times to 12.3 lakh in 2024.

Especially California is home to a large number of people who can speak Telugu. About 2 million people live in California. Texas is home to 1.5 lakh Telugu speakers. Statistics show that 1.1 lakh people live in New Jersey.

83,000 people in Illinois, 78,000 in Virginia and 52,000 in Georgia are Telugu speakers. This statistic shows that the number of people who can speak Telugu has increased 4 times in all the states. Out of the 350 languages ​​currently spoken in the United States, Telugu ranks 11th in the list of foreign languages ​​spoken by the most people.

60,000 to 70,000 students go to America annually. Ashok Kolla, president of the Association of Telugu Speaking People in North America, reports that 80 percent of them register with them.

75% of those who visit the US become permanent residents. Most of the Telugu-speaking people who immigrated to America earlier were entrepreneurs, but 80 percent of those coming to America today are young people. They mostly work in IT and finance sectors.

It has been revealed in these statistics that while Hindi and Gujarati were the most spoken Indian languages ​​in America, Telugu is now on that list.

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