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The Uzbeks of United States

The Uzbeks of United States, numbering approximately 27,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic ethnolinguistic people of Central Asia whose identity emerged through a long process of interaction and integration among Turkic, Iranian, and Mongol populations in the region. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Southern Uzbek is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Uzbek, Southern

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Uzbek
Primary Language(s): Southern Uzbek (uzs)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 27,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043674
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

78%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Southern Uzbek
Language Family: Turkic

100%
%
Uzbek, Southern Speakers

Media Resources in Southern Uzbek:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Southern Uzbek:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Uzbeks are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Uzbeks:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Uzbeks of United States

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
readLuke 5:27-28

Prat that God will prepare many hearts to meet Him when He says, “Follow Me!” and that they will respond in faith, leaving everything behind to follow Him.

Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
readPsalm 37:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will delight themselves in the Lord, trusting Him to give them the desires of their hearts.

Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the house of the LORD!
readPsalm 134:1

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who are in awe of Him and that, in service to Him, they will share the gospel with others so that they too may bless the Lord!

Uzbek, Southern (Afghan Uzbek) Across Countries (ROP3 - 110472) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
UzbeksPG043674UzbeksUnited States27,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern UzbekSunni Islam
UzbeksPG024602UzbeksTurkiye623,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern UzbekSunni Islam
UzbeksPG024394UzbeksPakistan993,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern UzbekSunni Islam
UzbeksPG024028UzbeksAfghanistan4,480,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern UzbekSunni Islam

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