Turkmen Americans

Turkmen Americans
Total population
	1,452 Turkmen alone; 3,270 Turkmen alone or in combination (2020 census)
Languages
	American English • Turkmen;
Religion
	Islam;
Related ethnic groups
	Central Asian Americans;

Turkmen Americans are Americans whose ethnic origins lie fully or partially in any part of Turkmenistan.

According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2020, there were 1,452 individuals with Turkmen as their sole ethnicity in the United States, and a further 1,818 who were Turkmen as well as another ethnicity. An estimated 1150 migrants from Turkmenistan received a green card between 2013 and 2017.

An ethnographic study of female Turkmen immigrants in California, found that the immigrant women followed networks of other immigrants to arrive in the United States, maintained social ties with family in their home country, and sent remittances as part of those ties.

In June 2025, second Trump administration prohibited Turkmeni nationals from receiving immigration, tourist, or student visas, in one element of its restrictive immigration policies. In December 2025, the administration imposed restrictions on more countries' nationals, but removed restrictions on non-immigrant visas for those from Turkmenistan. It began reviews of green card holders from designated "countries of concern" including Turkmenistan.

References

↑ "T01001: TOTAL POPULATION - Census Bureau Table". Retrieved 2026-05-14.
↑ "Chinese, Except Taiwanese, Was The Largest Asian Alone or in Any Combination Group; Nepalese Population Grew Fastest". United States Census Bureau.
↑ Gubaidullina, Mara; Idrysheva, Zhasira; Zhumatay, Gabit; Issova, Laura; Kulbayeva, Almagul (2020). "The Contribution of Migration to Sustainable Development: Western Vector of Migration from Central Asia (the US Case)". E3S Web of Conferences. 159: 02003. doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202015902003. ISSN 2267-1242.
↑ Babaeva, Maya (2011). In search of opportunity: The integration experiences of three immigrant Turkmen women in California. Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle. pp. 50–54.
↑ Bland, Stephen M. (2025-11-28). "Turkmenistan Included as Trump Tightens U.S. Immigration Ban After D.C. Shooting - The Times Of Central Asia". Retrieved 2026-05-14.
↑ "A Guide to the Countries on Trump's Travel Ban List | Council on Foreign Relations". www.cfr.org. 2026-01-14. Retrieved 2026-05-14.
↑ "Trump expands US travel ban to new countries". www.bbc.com. 2025-12-17. Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[1] "T01001: TOTAL POPULATION - Census Bureau Table". Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[2] "Chinese, Except Taiwanese, Was The Largest Asian Alone or in Any Combination Group; Nepalese Population Grew Fastest". United States Census Bureau.

[3] Gubaidullina, Mara; Idrysheva, Zhasira; Zhumatay, Gabit; Issova, Laura; Kulbayeva, Almagul (2020). "The Contribution of Migration to Sustainable Development: Western Vector of Migration from Central Asia (the US Case)". E3S Web of Conferences. 159: 02003. doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202015902003. ISSN 2267-1242.

[4] Babaeva, Maya (2011). In search of opportunity: The integration experiences of three immigrant Turkmen women in California. Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle. pp. 50–54.

[5] Bland, Stephen M. (2025-11-28). "Turkmenistan Included as Trump Tightens U.S. Immigration Ban After D.C. Shooting - The Times Of Central Asia". Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[6] "A Guide to the Countries on Trump's Travel Ban List | Council on Foreign Relations". www.cfr.org. 2026-01-14. Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[7] "Trump expands US travel ban to new countries". www.bbc.com. 2025-12-17. Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[note_n11-8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Part of the National Council of Churches

[note_n0-9] 1 2 Not in communion with the rest of the Catholic Church

[note_n6-10] Those are traditions and denominations that trace their history back to the Protestant Reformation or otherwise heavily borrow from the practices and beliefs of the Protestant Reformers.

[note_n3-11] This denomination is the result of a merger between Lutheran, German Reformed, Congregational and Restorationist churches.

[note_n1-12] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Part of the National Association of Evangelicals

[note_n4-13] 1 2 3 4 This refers to the denomination's heritage and not necessarily to the language in which the services are conducted in.

[note_n5-14] This is a reformed synod within the United Church of Christ that is distinct in heritage, doctrine and practice from the rest of the denomination.

[note_n2-15] 1 2 Outside the Anglican Communion

[note_n8-16] 1 2 3 4 5 6 This is more of a movement then an institutionalized denomination.

[note_n10-17] Denominations that don't fit in the subsets mentioned above.

[note_n7-18] Those are traditions and denominations that trace their origin back to the Great Awakenings and/or are joined together by a common belief that Christianity should be restored along the lines of what is known about the apostolic early church.

[note_n9-19] The Holiness movement is an interdenominational movement that spreads over multiple traditions (Methodist, Quakers, Anabaptist, Baptist, etc.). However, here are mentioned only those denominations that are part of Restorationism as well as the Holiness movement, but are not part of any other Protestant tradition.

Total population
1,452 Turkmen alone; 3,270 Turkmen alone or in combination (2020 census)
Languages
American English • Turkmen
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Central Asian Americans

Turkmen Americans

See also

References