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Azerbaijani Americans
Total population
14,205 and Iranian Azerbaijanis 40,400 (Census 2000) = 54,605
Regions with significant populations
New York City Metropolitan Area,Greater Houston, San Francisco Bay area, Greater Los Angeles, New Jersey, Chicago Metropolitan Area, Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and other.
Languages
Azerbaijani, American English Persian and Russian
Religion
Predominantly Shia Islam
Related ethnic groups
Turkish Americans
Turkish diaspora

Azerbaijani Americans (Azerbaijani: Amerikalı azərbaycanlılar) or Azeri Americans (Azerbaijani: Amerikalı Azərilər) are Americans of the Azerbaijani ancestry from Azerbaijan and Iranian Azerbaijan region or people possessing Azerbaijani, Iranian, and/or American citizenship. Most Azerbaijani Americans have immigrated to the United States from Azerbaijan, Iran, Germany, Georgia, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.

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