Amharic medical interpreters
Instant medical interpretation in Amharic, word for word, in seconds, on the devices your teams already carry.
There are 220,000 speakers of Amharic in the United States.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Darker states have more Amharic speakers; shading is logarithmic, relative to the state with the most speakers.
| State | Speakers |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 29,460 |
| Maryland | 28,990 |
| Georgia | 15,350 |
| Minnesota | 11,090 |
| Nevada | 9,676 |
| Colorado | 8,982 |
| District of Columbia | 5,709 |
| South Dakota | 1,538 |
State counts reflect the 15 most reported non-English languages in each state’s ACS table. States where Amharic falls outside the top 15 are shown without shading; the national total includes every state.
86,340
speakers of Amharic speak English less than “very well”: the federal threshold for needing language assistance.
39%
of Amharic speakers in the U.S. meet that limited-English definition.
29,460
people speak Amharic at home in Virginia alone.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Common questions about Amharic interpretation
Three states hold 34% of the nation’s Amharic speakers, and Amharic ranks in the published top-15 language tables of 8 states.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Opalite interprets word for word, capturing every detail a patient shares, and made fewer major and critical errors than certified interpreters in blinded testing. Opalite Guardian monitors quality in real time and automatically triggers re-translation when needed.