Bulgarian Americans
Bulgarian Americans (Bulgarian: Американски българи) are Americans of Bulgarian descent.
| Total population | |
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| 100,557 (2019 Census) 250,000 + 30,000 students General assessments of Bulgarian diplomatic representations in the US (2010) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| California, with smaller communities in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Michigan | |
| Languages | |
| Bulgarian, American English | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Eastern Orthodox Christianity (Bulgarian Orthodox Church) Minority Atheism, other Christian groups, Islam (mainly Pomaks), & Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bulgarians, Bulgarian Canadians, Bulgarians in South America, Greek Americans, Macedonian Americans, Serbian Americans |
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For the 2000 United States Census, 55,489 Americans indicated Bulgarian as their first ancestry, while 92,841 persons declared to have Bulgarian ancestry. Those can include Bulgarian Americans living in the United States for one or several generations, dual Bulgarian American citizens, or any other Bulgarian Americans who consider themselves to be affiliated to both cultures or countries.
Bulgarian Americans include persons born in Bulgaria, in the United States, and in other countries with ethnic Bulgarian population. Because some Bulgarians are not American citizens, others are dual citizens, and still others' ancestors moved to the U.S. several generations ago, some of these people consider themselves to be simply Americans, Bulgarians, Bulgarians living in the United States or American Bulgarians.
After the 2000 U.S. census, the population grew significantly — according to the general assessments of Bulgarian diplomatic representations in the US for 2010, there were 250,000 Bulgarians residing in the country, and more than 30,000 students.